Hoverboard Not Working [How To Fix]

If your hoverboard is not working there could be many reasons for that. This article will help you identify and solve the problem . . .

Hoverboard Not Working – – Why and How To Fix

If your hoverboard stops working, the problem could be that your hoverboard has a bad gyroscope. To solve the problem you will have to replace the gyroscopes. And make sure you don’t ride the hoverboard until you replace the bad gyroscope. If you want to see how to replace your gyroscopes follow the steps below . . .

Step 1. Make sure you put the hoverboard off before starting this fix.

Step 2. Flip the hoverboard over and keep the backside up.

Step 3. Get a Phillips head screwdriver and unscrew all the screws on the side of the hoverboard that has the bad gyroscope( Some screws are different from the others so don’t mix them up).

Step 4. Carefully remove the cover on that side of the hoverboard because there are wires connected to it.

Step 5. Disconnect all the wires that are connected to the cover of the hoverboard and then set the cover aside.

Step 6. There might be some glue on the wires that you want to disconnect. Simply get a needle nose plier and use it to remove the glue.

Step 7. You will see the gyroscope right next to the hoverboard’s wheel.

Step 8. Get your Phillips head screwdriver and use it to remove the screws that are holding the gyroscope in place.

Step 9. Carefully take out the old gyroscope and disconnect the wire that is connected to it.

Step 10. Set the gyroscope aside.

Step 11. Get a new gyroscope and put it in the place of the old gyroscope.

Step 12. Connect the wire that you disconnected from the old gyroscope to the new gyroscope.

Step 13. Get the old screws that you removed from the old gyroscope and use them to hold the new gyroscope in place.

Step 14. Reconnect the wires that you disconnected from the hoverboard’s cover and put the cover back on.

Step 15. Use your Phillips screwdriver to screw the screws that you removed before back in their places.

Step 16. Make sure your hoverboard is fully charged before you put it on again.

Step 17. Put the hoverboard on and try riding it around for a while to see if it is working properly.

Hoverboard Calibration Not Working – – Why and How to fix

If you try calibrating your hoverboard and it doesn’t work the problem could be that when the hoverboard was still in the calibration process it was moved. If you move your hoverboard while it is still calibrating, you will have to start the calibration process from the top again. If you want to recalibrate your hoverboard, follow these quick and easy steps . . .

Step 1. Make sure the hoverboard is off before you start calibrating it.

Step 2. If the hoverboard comes with a remote and you put it off from the remote you will still have to put it off from the power button on the hoverboard to make sure it is off.

Step 3. Keep the hoverboard on a flat and level surface and face sure it is well balanced.

Step 4. Make sure both sides of the hoverboard are well aligned.

Step 5. Press and hold the power button for about thirty seconds until you hear a beeping noise and the hoverboard’s light starts flashing.

Step 6. When you see the flashing lights, leave the hoverboard alone for about thirty minutes until the flashing lights stop.

Step 7. Press the power button again to put the hoverboard off and to lock the calibration.

Step 8. Turn the hoverboard back on and check if it is working like it’s supposed to.

Hoverboard Beeping And Not Working – – How to fix

If your hoverboard keeps beeping and it doesn’t work you will have to calibrate your hoverboard. Calibrating your hoverboard is simply resetting it.

Hoverboard Power Button Not Working – – How To Fix

If your power button stops working you will have to replace it. To replace the power button, follow the steps below . . .

Step 1. Look for the side of your hoverboard that has the power button.

Step 2. Use a Phillips head screwdriver to unscrew all the screws on that side of the hoverboard(Some screws will be different from the others so make sure you don’t mix them up).

Step 3. Set all the screws that you removed aside, there should be eight screws in total.

Step 4. Carefully take off the hoverboard’s cover because there are wires connected to it .

Step 5. If you want to, you can disconnect all the wires that are connected to the cover of the hoverboard to make your work easier.

Step 6. Look for the wire that is connected to the power button and disconnect it from the hoverboard.

Step 7. There might be some hot glue at the end of the power button’s wires. Peel it off and throw it away.

Step 8. There might be a nut holding the power button in place. Unscrew it and slide the power button out.

Step 9. Get a new power button and slide it in .

Step 10. Use the old nut that you removed before to hold the power button in place.

Step 11. Make sure the hoverboard is fully charged before putting it on again.

Step 12. When the hoverboard is full, try turning it on to check if the power button is working.

Hoverboard Lights On But Not Working – – Why and How to fix

If your hoverboard lights come on but the hoverboard doesn’t move this means your hoverboard has bad gyroscopes. To solve the problem you will have to replace both gyroscopes. and How to fix

If you try plugging your hoverboard and the charger doesn’t work, you will need to reset your hoverboard. To reset your hoverboard, follow these quick and easy steps . . .

Step 1. Put the hoverboard off before you start the calibration process.

Step 2. Keep the hoverboard on a flat and level surface and make sure it is well balanced.

Step 3. Make sure both sides of the hoverboard are well aligned.

Step 4. Press and hold the power button for about thirty seconds until the lights start flashing and you hear a beeping noise.

Step 5. When you see the flashing lights, leave the hoverboard alone for about a minute until the flashing lights have stopped.

Step 6. Press the power button again to put the hoverboard off and to lock the calibration.

Step 7. Put your socket on and plug the hoverboard’s charger inside the light should be green.

Step 8. Plug the charger into the hoverboard. If the light is red this means the calibration worked and the hoverboard is charging.

Step 9. Charge the hoverboard for 2 – 3 hours until it is full.

Step 10. Unplug the hoverboard.

Hoverboard Not Working – – FAQs

Hoverboard Right Side Not Working – – Why?

If the right side of your hoverboard is not working this means that the gyroscope on that side of the hoverboard is bad. You can solve this problem by replacing the gyroscope on the right side of the hoverboard.

Hoverboard Right Wheel Not Working – – Why?

If your hoverboard’s right wheel is not working, this could mean that the wheel motor on that side of the hoverboard is bad. You can solve the problem by replacing the wheel motor.

Hoverboard Sensor Not Working – – Why?

If your hoverboard’s sensor is not detecting the pressure that you put on it, the problem could be that the hoverboard needs to be calibrated.

Hoverboard One Wheel Not Working – – Why?

If your hoverboard’s wheel is not working the hoverboard could have one of the three problems: One the wheel is locked, two the gyroscope is bad or three the wheel motor needs to be replaced. If you check and see that the hoverboard wheel is not locked, then you might need to replace the wheel motor and/or the gyroscope.

Hoverboard One Side Not Working Red Light – – Why?

If one side of your hoverboard doesn’t work and the hoverboard is also flashing a red light, this could mean that your hoverboard has some loose wires inside. To check the hoverboard for loose wires, follow these simple steps . . .

Step 1. Turn the hoverboard off.

Step 2. Get a Phillips head screwdriver and unscrew both sides of the hoverboard( Some screws are different from the others so don’t mix them up).

Step 3. Carefully take off the hoverboard covers because there are wires connected to them.

Step 4. Check inside the hoverboard for loose wires.

Step 5. If you see any disconnected wires just reconnect them.

Step 6. Put the hoverboard covers back on and put the screws back in their places.

Step 7. Put the hoverboard on and try riding it to see if it is working properly.

Hoverboard Remote Control Not Working – – Why?

If you bought a hoverboard remote control and it doesn’t work, open up the hoverboard and check if it has a remote PCB. If it doesn’t have one, this means your hoverboard can’t work with a remote control but if it has one try disconnecting and reconnecting the wires in the hoverboard this should make the remote control start working like it is supposed to.

Half Of The Hoverboard Not Working – – Why?

If one side of your hoverboard is not working, this could mean that your hoverboard has a bad gyroscope. You will have to replace the gyroscope immediately before the bad gyroscope.

Hoverboard Left Side Not Working – – Why?

If the left side of your hoverboard is not working this means that the gyroscope on that side is bad. To solve the problem you will have to replace the gyroscope.

Hoverboard Motor Not Working – – Why?

If your hoverboard’s wheel motor is not working the problem could be that the hoverboard fell inside water and it spoiled the wheel motor. To solve the problem you will have to replace the wheel motor. To replace a wheel motor follow these simple steps . . .

Step 1. Use an Alan wrench to remove the nuts that are holding the hoverboard’s wheel in place.

Step 2. Use a screwdriver to unscrew the screws holding the motor in place.

Step 3. Put a new motor in the place of the old motor.

Step 4. Reassemble everything and check if the hoverboard works.

New Hoverboard Not Working – – Why?

If your new hoverboard isn’t working, follow these steps to make it work. . .

Step 1. Take the hoverboard out of the pack.

Step 2. Bring out the hoverboard’s charger.

Step 3. Turn your socket on and plug the charger in it. The charger light should turn green.

Step 4. Plug the charger into the hoverboard. The light should be red now.

Step 5. When the light turns red, leave the hoverboard to charge for about three hours but do not charge it overnight.

Step 6. When the light turns green the hoverboard is full.

Step 7. Unplug the charger and put the socket off.

Step 8. Put the hoverboard on by pressing the button that is right beside the charging port.

Why Does Only One Side Of My Hoverboard Work?

If only one side of your hoverboard is working The problem is that the hoverboard has a bad gyroscope. You can solve the problem by replacing the gyroscope.

Hoverboard Bluetooth Not Working – – Why?

If your hoverboard bluetooth is working there can be four different reasons for that. Keep on reading to see what the problem might be . . .
1 Charging problems

If your hoverboard is not charging well this can make the bluetooth not to be able to connect. To check if your hoverboard charger is still good, put your socket on and plug the hoverboard’s charger inside the light should be green. Plug the charger into the hoverboard and the light should turn red. If the light doesn’t change from green to red your hoverboard’s charger is bad.

If your charger is not the problem you will need to check for . . .

2 Battery problems

To check if your battery is still in good condition follow these simple steps . . .

Step 1. Try turning your hoverboard on.

Step 2. If the hoverboard’s light is normal this means the battery is still good.

Step 3. If the hoverboard’s light turns orange this means the battery is bad. You will have to replace the battery.

If you want to replace your hoverboard’s battery by yourself go to the link below.
Hoverboard Charging [How To, Problems & Solutions] (zimhoverboard.com)

If the charger or battery is not the problem then your hoverboard might have . . .

3 Loose wires

To check your hoverboard for loose wires simply open up the whole hoverboard with a Phillips head screwdriver and check if the wires are their places.

If your hoverboard doesn’t have loose wires, charging problems or battery problems, your hoverboard might have . . .

4 A bad motherboard

To know if your hoverboard’s motherboard is bad, check the hoverboard for beeping noises. If you hear any beeping sounds your motherboard is bad and in need of replacement.
If you want to see how to replace your motherboard, go to the link below
Hoverboard Beeping [Problems & Solutions] (zimhoverboard.com)

If your hoverboard has one of these problems, try fixing them and the bluetooth should start working properly.

Hoverboard Balance Not Working – – Why?

If your hoverboard doesn’t balance well it might have some disconnected wires inside. To check for loose wires open both sides of the hoverboard with a Phillips screwdriver and check if any wires are disconnected.

Hoverboard Not Working On One Side – – Why?

If your hoverboard is not working on one side the problem would most likely be that the hoverboard has a defective gyroscope. To solve the problem, simply replace the bad gyroscope.

Hoverboard Not Working Red Light – – Why?

If your hoverboard is not working and it is flashing a red light the problem is that the hoverboard has some loose wires. To solve the problem, simply open the hoverboard and tighten any loose wires you see there.

Hoverboard Not Working Right – – Why and How to fix

If your hoverboard is not working like it is supposed to, the problem could be that the internal circuits are bad. You can solve the problem by replacing the circuits.