2001 Club Car Sputtering, Barely Charging

GolfCartBeanBagBoys07 · 04-16-2019, 08:11 AM

Hello, I am new to the Golf Cart world. Well, sort of. I worked at a Golf Course for many years, but we always had gas carts, so I am new to the Electric Golf Cart World haha.

We just bought a used 48V 2001 Electric Club Car. It ran pretty well last fall, only ran it 4-5 time for about 20-30 minutes a clip. After the winter, I charged her up and ran it once! Took about a 10 minute ride around the neighborhood, and as I am pulling back to the backyard it started losing power.

So, I charged it up, and boom nothing. At most, I am getting a consistent sputter. Nothing is moving, and the horn/lights won't even come on. The batteries were tested by a buddy, and they seem to be charging, but very very slowly. The charge is only charging at like 5 amps or less, often it shuts off before ever finishing the charge job.

Am I having a charger problem? A motor problem? Or a battery problem?

TahoeDawgZ71 · 04-16-2019, 08:26 AM

Sounds like a bad connection somewhere. Inspect all of your power cables on your batteries and make sure none of them are corroded and/or about to break off.

Fairtax4me · 04-16-2019, 08:41 AM

Like Tahoe said, bad connection. Check the battery cable ends. ANY corrosion needs to be removed, and if cables are damaged they need to be replaced ASAP.

Also check the voltage of each battery. You should have above 8 volts one each battery. Preferably you need 8.49 volts per battery if they have a full charge. Any that are below 8 volts minimum are a problem.

GolfCartBeanBagBoys07 · 04-16-2019, 08:52 AM

...I will double check when I get home tonight, but have a feeling my buddy was saying there was only like 2-3 volts per battery, meaning 12-18 volts total? - May not be enough to get the charger running?

Fairtax4me · 04-16-2019, 09:57 AM

If they're that low the charger wouldn't even turn on.
If you have one or two that are that low, the charger may turn on, but it may not be able to charge them properly.
Any battery that is that low is DEAD, and there is no bringing it back. If that's the case you need an entire new set of batteries.

GolfCartBeanBagBoys07 · 04-16-2019, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fairtax4me

If they're that low the charger wouldn't even turn on.
If you have one or two that are that low, the charger may turn on, but it may not be able to charge them properly.
Any battery that is that low is DEAD, and there is no bringing it back. If that's the case you need an entire new set of batteries.

I'm sorry, he just told me that 5 of the 6 batteries were at 6, one was at ~2.

04-16-2019, 08:11 AM	#1
GolfCartBeanBagBoys07 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 4	2001 Club Car Sputtering, Barely Charging Hello, I am new to the Golf Cart world. Well, sort of. I worked at a Golf Course for many years, but we always had gas carts, so I am new to the Electric Golf Cart World haha. We just bought a used 48V 2001 Electric Club Car. It ran pretty well last fall, only ran it 4-5 time for about 20-30 minutes a clip. After the winter, I charged her up and ran it once! Took about a 10 minute ride around the neighborhood, and as I am pulling back to the backyard it started losing power. So, I charged it up, and boom nothing. At most, I am getting a consistent sputter. Nothing is moving, and the horn/lights won't even come on. The batteries were tested by a buddy, and they seem to be charging, but very very slowly. The charge is only charging at like 5 amps or less, often it shuts off before ever finishing the charge job. Am I having a charger problem? A motor problem? Or a battery problem?

04-16-2019, 08:26 AM	#2
TahoeDawgZ71 revolutiongolfcars.com Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Golf Car Capital of The World... Augusta, Georgia Posts: 10,224	Re: 2001 Club Car Sputtering, Barely Charging Sounds like a bad connection somewhere. Inspect all of your power cables on your batteries and make sure none of them are corroded and/or about to break off.

04-16-2019, 08:41 AM	#3
Fairtax4me Bonafide Nincompoop Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Charlottesburg Va Posts: 8,987	Re: 2001 Club Car Sputtering, Barely Charging Like Tahoe said, bad connection. Check the battery cable ends. ANY corrosion needs to be removed, and if cables are damaged they need to be replaced ASAP. Also check the voltage of each battery. You should have above 8 volts one each battery. Preferably you need 8.49 volts per battery if they have a full charge. Any that are below 8 volts minimum are a problem.

04-16-2019, 08:52 AM	#4
GolfCartBeanBagBoys07 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 4	Re: 2001 Club Car Sputtering, Barely Charging ...I will double check when I get home tonight, but have a feeling my buddy was saying there was only like 2-3 volts per battery, meaning 12-18 volts total? - May not be enough to get the charger running?

04-16-2019, 09:57 AM	#5
Fairtax4me Bonafide Nincompoop Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Charlottesburg Va Posts: 8,987	Re: 2001 Club Car Sputtering, Barely Charging If they're that low the charger wouldn't even turn on. If you have one or two that are that low, the charger may turn on, but it may not be able to charge them properly. Any battery that is that low is DEAD, and there is no bringing it back. If that's the case you need an entire new set of batteries.

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