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Out of control - only goes full speed backwards!

Out of control - only goes full speed backwards!

I've bought a zoomer dino on Ebay, but I think its faulty. I cannot control his movements - he moves a few times and then goes full speed backwards. It doesn't stop, inevitavly bumps into something and then keeps on spinning his wheels (while upside down) on max speed. I also have problems getting it into gesture mode. I tried pushing the button on his back but without success. My son loves his dino, but it's no fun with it being completely out of control and racing backwards all the time. Any help appreciated!

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bert [Entry]

"@pvh, P Vanhemert, stefanie powers, If able to return it as defective for exchange/refund. There is probably an internal problem with the circuitry. If not returnable, 1st link below is a disassembly guide that can get you inside the zoomer dino to check for loose wires/connections/damaged components on board/etc. 2nd link is a troubleshooting link. Good luck. I hope this helped you out, if so let me know by pressing the helpful button.

Zoomer Dino Boomer Main Circuit Board Replacement

Zoomer Dino Boomer Troubleshooting"
bert [Entry]

"Mine does this sometimes. He seems to favour reverse to going forward - so he spends a lot of time exploring backwards.

I found that if you hold the base of his tail while he stands up and steady him until he's balancing by himself, it helps him get into a more stable mode of operation, and I get fewer reversing issues.

I realise the OP posted 2 years ago, but hope that helps someone who gets here via Google :-)"