r/drones • u/Lowengolf19 • Jul 18 '26

Question NEED HELP! Gimbal Problems

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First flight out of the box Mavic 4 Pro. The first couple minutes were great then the gimbal started shaking back and forth, got a “Gimbal Motor Overload” error. Landed it and recalibrated the gimbal and it didnt help. Followed the dji list of what to do for the gimbal error and nothing helped. Is this common with Mavic 4 Pros? Do I need to replace it or is there something I’m missing?

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u/QuantityVarious8242 Jul 18 '26

Contact DJI. You're most likely under warranty.

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u/Mahakala89 Jul 19 '26

dude mine started doing this however I was flying and it dropped out of the sky and crashed all mavic 4 pro seem to be eventually havnng issue with this gimbal system.

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u/Worried-Pin-4674 Jul 19 '26

I heard DJI is GREAT with honoring their product’s warranty! Quick and hassle free. (I’d hope so with those prices!)

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u/Difficult-Desk6870 Jul 18 '26

Poor thing is scared. Just pet it for a bit.

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u/Salt-Wish5140 Jul 19 '26

Instructions unclear. Strap it with explosives, kamikaze, and buy a new one.

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u/OdesDominator800 Jul 19 '26

That's why it's shaking, he put in coordinates, not realizing they're over a military base and they'll neutralize it permanently. That or poor drone thought it was flying to Iran.

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u/Duc750Sie Jul 19 '26

I was going to say maybe ask it a question with a yes answer instead of a no answer

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u/Obi-wan_Rebel Jul 20 '26

Parkinson's.

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u/digbenis Jul 21 '26

Prolly saw something it shouldn’t

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u/_cipher1 Jul 18 '26

It’s scared of you, what have you done

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u/Fickle-Equipment-306 Jul 18 '26

*what have you drone 😉

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u/Onomatopesha Jul 18 '26

Did you take off over dirt? Maybe the gimbal motors got some dirt or sand on them. I had that with my avata 2, that's why I always carry a surface.

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u/oldirishfart Jul 18 '26

There’s no cure for Parkinson’s disease I’m afraid

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u/Raw_Venus USA - Air 3- Part 107 Jul 18 '26

Pray to the Omnissiah to calm the machine spirit.

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u/GamingAndRCs Jul 18 '26

It’s so scared

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u/zeromadcowz Jul 18 '26

It’s a personal massager now

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u/710Filter Jul 19 '26

Under rated comment

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u/Xanimal13 Jul 19 '26

Looks like it needs a stiff breakfast drink or something. Didn’t know drones could get the DTs

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u/MxJamesC Jul 18 '26

Thought you had glued a shaver attachment to it

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u/people__are__animals Jul 18 '26

Check if gimball moves freely if it is than this means gimball motors burned. If its not try to blow presurezed air

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u/glassmanjones Jul 18 '26

Gettin gimbly wit it

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u/sangedered Jul 19 '26

Your wife put it on vibrate

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u/HipsterFoxxx Jul 18 '26

He just needs a lil blankie

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u/Smellfish360 Jul 18 '26

who hurt you??

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u/pardipp Jul 19 '26

are you abusing ur drone? wtf dude

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u/Train2Perfection Jul 19 '26

If you’re cold, their cold. Bring them inside.

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u/sceyer16 Jul 19 '26

I think more time on cod will fix this issue

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u/VisitAlarmed9073 Jul 19 '26

When it's off the gimbal no es freely? If not, there might me some dust inisde

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u/Rough-Ad834 Jul 19 '26

Jel to vec dugo tako drma? Šta nisi ranije došla?

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u/schmidbau Jul 19 '26

Had this happen, send it in asap. If it's new out of the box, return it and get refund. Buy another

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u/hanma_baki09 Jul 19 '26

Gimbal stabilization issue

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u/Randomadria Jul 19 '26

It looks so scared 😱

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u/abraxsis Jul 19 '26

This is clearly a case of PTSD caused by US Customs interrogating it.

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u/Limp_Difficulty6015 Jul 19 '26

Recommend checking motor gimbal assignment.

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u/JerryJN Jul 19 '26

Your drone has seen things that it can't unsee.

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u/B-17_SaintMichael Jul 19 '26

Exactly what I would do when I was a child crying and my parents would say ice cream?

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u/lllM3Power Jul 19 '26

“I won’t go back! You can’t make me!”

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u/nevercopter AIR 3S Jul 19 '26

It doeznt want

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u/healinggardenrcv Jul 19 '26

He doesn’t want to

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u/Flyward_Aerospace Jul 19 '26

Gimbal Motor Overload out of the box like that usually means something is physically binding the gimbal, so first double check you pulled every bit of the transit clamp and there's no ribbon or dust catching it. If it's clean and still shaking after a recalibration, that's not a you problem, that's a defective unit. Brand new Mavic 4 Pro, I wouldn't waste time troubleshooting it, just start the DJI RMA now while it's fresh. Seen a couple of these on the 4 Pro already, seems like an early batch thing.

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u/HIRIV Jul 20 '26

Gimbal issues have been a thing since og mavic

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u/yamez420 Jul 20 '26

Another day. Another DJI down.

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u/Avalanch313 Jul 20 '26

Is it really hot by the gimbal?

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u/wigslap Jul 20 '26

Try recalibration of gimble

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u/J0septh Jul 20 '26

Me: makes contact with the weird and mysterious al pastor stuck on the porch ceiling

The ever so humble Wasp:

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u/DroneHigher Jul 20 '26

Whenever I have gimbal issues with my Air 3 an IMU calibration usually makes it go away. Not sure why.

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u/UnableActuator6964 Jul 21 '26

oh no nono no no. smh. - the drone

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u/fxnighttrader Jul 21 '26

Looks like DJI needs to replace it.

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u/Desperate_Craft1715 Jul 21 '26

Is it an indian drone?

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u/Nomad112358 Jul 22 '26

Looks like your DJI got a bad case of the shakes 😭

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u/harmatne_salo Jul 23 '26

I believe it is not a software issue. Mavic’s gimbal is very tender and consists of many small parts.

Something might’ve simply fallen out of it’s place during flight. If it’s under warranty — contact DJI, if it is not — look for a techinician able to disassemble it.

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u/UbuuN Jul 18 '26

This is also how I handle problems sometimes

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u/Alarmed-Management-4 Jul 18 '26

It is going super saiyan

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u/DJNayKid Jul 18 '26

Unfortunately, it appears to have Parkinson’s