Bruce J Posted September 3, 2018 Report Share Posted September 3, 2018 My Xi5 has worked fine for the 3 years I’ve had it. I took it off the boat a couple weeks ago and put it back on yesterday. Now it doesn’t respond at all to the remote. It has power when I deploy it, all the lights are on and it beeps. But no response from the remote to any function. I changed the batteries and tried resyncing the remote. It replied with some beeps, so it must be sending out some signals, but still none of the motor functions work. What else can I try before I take it in for service? Is there any other way to operate the motor if the remote doesn’t work? I don’t have a foot pedal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soflah3 Posted September 3, 2018 Report Share Posted September 3, 2018 Is there an app available for the motorguide units? With the MinnKota you ca: connect and control with your phone. May be a good way to eliminate if it’s a bad remote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce J Posted September 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2018 That’s a good question, but I haven’t seen or heard of a Motorguide app and none shows up on an App Store search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASB Posted September 3, 2018 Report Share Posted September 3, 2018 Try resetting power to trolling motor by diconnecting breaker for a a few seconds. is there any corrosion inside the remote. I went through several remotes in my xi5 due to corrosion around the battery contacts. also see if you can try someone else’s remote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce J Posted September 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 Thanks, ASB. I did reset the power a few times, and I checked the remote for corrosion when I changed the batteries. While there might have been a little discoloration on the contacts, it didnt look like corrosion to me. And with the new batteries the motor did beep when I tried resyncing the remote. So it seemed to be sending something to the motor, but it might not have been what it wanted to hear. I’ll try another remote if I can find one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamborghini Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 Bruce how did you fix the problem , as my motorguide is doing the same thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLP72 Posted April 16, 2022 Report Share Posted April 16, 2022 Going on my 3rd remote for my Motorguide Xi3 which is less than a year old. They claim the remote is water resistant but it absolutely is not. Heavy fog will find its way to the remote internals and you won't know until it stops working halfway in during a fishing trip. At over $100 each, I'm very unhappy with the reliability of this remote. It's a $20 remote at best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FINCHASER Posted April 17, 2022 Report Share Posted April 17, 2022 Been running Xi5's for 10 years.... only had 1 remote go bad after several years of use. Had a few go overboard and have theyve been exposed to heavy rain while out fishing as well and never saw any water intrusion 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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