New Ultrex 112...spot lock keeps disengaging

[seabass03]

worked fine the last month, now this... any good ideas...Im stumped

[lojack]

One thing I know of to check, if you haven'y already, the foot pedal is very sensitive.  Make sure there is nothing impeding its path.  Cables lying next to it or plastics or something in the tray well can disengage the spot lock.  Is the pedal mounted down?  Touching the side of the tray would disengage the spot lock also.

[Dutch]

All I can think of is the sensor calibration and or boat off set may need to be redone.

[seabass03]

Marine Repair Center says sensor board...after two months??

[snagged in outlet 3]

9 hours ago, seabass03 said:

Marine Repair Center says sensor board...after two months??

Yep.  Mine was replaced in the first 3 months too.  

[seabass03]

3 hours ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

Yep.  Mine was replaced in the first 3 months too.  

Has the repair lasted?

[snagged in outlet 3]

27 minutes ago, seabass03 said:

Has the repair lasted?

Yep.  Almost 3 years now.  It was happening to nearly all of them.

[Bill Babler]

Good friend has had 3 boards go out on his. Got fed up last week, took it off when back to the boat dealership,  carried it into service bay, threw it on the floor and walked out without saying a word. 

His first one the lower  unit leaked and spewed water out the head. Mine did the exact same thing and then it had a board in the foot pedal go out. They gave him a new updated 2021. 2 boards later he has had a dose. 

That product has been on the market forever and it’s still a huge piece of excrement. 

Just ticks me off that people’s trust and hard earned time and money have to put up with this. 

 

 

[pjlures]

Consider that all the new trolling motors have as much electronics in the them as first space rocket to the moon it surprises me they hold up as good as they do. Garmin had a  recall I was told last summer. It took motorguide months to get theirs out there. I've had my ultrex for over a couple of years. Occasionally it seems to go off spotlock but could be I hit the button. Over all it's been pretty good. They all amaze me. Nothing is perfect except my grandchildren. 

[dtrs5kprs]

5 hours ago, Bill Babler said:

Good friend has had 3 boards go out on his. Got fed up last week, took it off when back to the boat dealership,  carried it into service bay, threw it on the floor and walked out without saying a word. 

His first one the lower  unit leaked and spewed water out the head. Mine did the exact same thing and then it had a board in the foot pedal go out. They gave him a new updated 2021. 2 boards later he has had a dose. 

That product has been on the market forever and it’s still a huge piece of excrement. 

Just ticks me off that people’s trust and hard earned time and money have to put up with this. 

 

 

Y'all are making me like my old Tours even more.