What a DUD! Bought this new. Return not available. After having to hire someone to put it together, it doesn't work!!! Battery will not charge. Any way to rectify this problem, other than throwing the thing away?? What a DUD! Bought this new. Return not available. After having to hire someone to put it together, it doesn't work!!! Battery will not charge. Any way to rectify this problem, other than... » Read More What a DUD! Bought this new. Return not available. After having to hire someone to put it together, it doesn't work!!! Battery will not charge. Any way to rectify this problem, other than throwing the thing away?? « Show Less
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A lot of people plug the charging cable into the wrong place. Do a google search on the Internet for the Lil' Rider and you should find out out where the plug goes. Toy has been long gone from my house so I forgot where it is. It was a great toy when we finally found all the hidden stuff.....ran well and kept a long charge. Would I have bought it knowing our problems? NO
48634
I bought one for my youngest grandson 2 years ago. I didn't have any problem with the battery charging but power cord did have a connection issue in the other power connector. Also the actual bike broke in half my grandson was only 2 and was under the weight limit as he was only 22 lbs at that age. You're right its a dud!!
1088071
I doubt the seller will take returns (they typically dont on this type of item for health reasons) so you may want to keep trying. Are you sure you have the batteries in correctly? There's a + and - sign on the plastic.
251567
I agree. Send it back. Mine has been perfect. Changed the battery once and it works great.
1411310
Same problem here, my battery seems however not to charge at all. Did you find a solution/problem?thanks!
355040
Hey, I had a problem with one of the battery. It didn't charge too but he other is still working. I went to their web site and found there is no way in returns in this company. I had to suck it up and go to another company. Sorry, but it's how this company works with no returns even no way of contacting anyone. Hope this helps, tell others...
2279301
We've had no problems with ours and liked it so much we bought a second one for the "other" house. But I can't imagine why you didn't just return your dud...isn't that the point of purchasing through Amazon? They back pretty much anything sold through their site.
2165851
don't bother , just return it . mine charged once then had a melt down , get your money back and buy a factory correct battery
1716228
It would not even charge, I had to return mine and just purchased external batteries.
2195011
Is it possible the battery is not charged? The instructions suggest it is necessaryto discharge fully then recharge. It may be it came discharged, and must be on charge to be recognized, I bought an inexpensive battery and it lasted aboutthree days, then began indicating it should be replaced. The only other possibilitywould be an incorrect battery?Best regards,Sammy
247753
mine wouldn't charge when I got it sent back...maybe that's what happened to it was overcharged before I got it??
1472145
There's a switch on the bottom that you turn on. If it doesn't work, it's probably defective just like mine was. Mine never worked. I tried putting in brand new batteries so many times and it never worked. Super disappointing. Send it back for a refund.
2203295
We just had a similar incident with one of ours. we just let it run itself down till there was NO battery life left. I almost threw it out because I thought it was broken! I decided to charge it one more time to see if I could get it to work and it had reset itself and came on and worked properly. just let it go till it is dead dead dead and then try recharging it and see if that works
1814330
Yep. Battery does not seem to charge. I think we got taken by a company that is "dumping" a bad product on the consumer thinking most of them will not return it for a refund because of the hassle involved.
2195677
don't count on any new battery to be fully charged! mine had a charge but I'm sure it was not 100% charged. Once installed your system should start charging it.
922066
YES, I just bought it, put new batteries in and it didn't work, bought more new batteries(in case the one's I bought were old) still doesn't work. I am fixing to research if I can get my money back from Amazon.
222709
I had the same problem, the battery does not hold the charge, I returned after trying to charge it for 48 hours
1117976
not sure...when you installed the battery was the unit plugged in or not? if it was plugged in, try unplugging it after powering it off, intall battery, then try the power buttonwhat happens next? is it just dead or do you get lights at all even for a moment? mine just worked and was not an issue.....did you dbl check the model numbers? and it fits ok, not wobbly?mine has been working like a champ....no complaints at all!!!!