Minn Kota Pontoon Freshwater Electric-Steer Bow-Mount Trolling Motor with Digital Maximizer & PowerDrive Foot Control, 48" Shaft

I have been running this trolling motor for about 6 years now, and the only problem has been the foot controls. The foot controls seldom last more than a year, so I have had to buy a lot of them. Once Minn Kota was kind enough to send me one free, but it lasted less than 4 months. When the foot control is working, it is great. Advice - keep a spare foot control on board. Good motor for the price. Better price than most.

Right out of the box and as soon as it was deployed the motor was extremely noisy (like a lawnmower) . I called Minkota customer service and was told I would have to take it in for warranty service. Now I'm waiting for the motor to be repaired and I was also told Minkota's website was down and that delayed part ordering. I was also told that there have been several issues with Minkota motors, espescially if ordered online. I don't know if I will ever see the motor before the summer ends. I should have just returned it to Amazon but now that I took it to the warranty servicer it's out of my hands and I'm stuck. PS. This motor was to replace a previously purchased same model motor which quit working after a year and a half or so of use.

The motor does not turn left or right anymore. Looked online and it looks like I need a replacement part. Also the foot pedal sticks.

No longer works. After 8 weeks of working fine it just stopped working! The motor continues humming even though the control panel is turned off. I spent $900 and they only cover for first 30 days? That’s not right. Half the summer without the boat. A very important week with the kids and their cousins visiting the lake and the boat is not operating. Very very disappointed.