Great Video. I just had the same issues this weekend. My Ultrex works with the remote but it won't work with the pedal to the left side. It will turn to the right but it won't turn to the left. Thanks for the video, it saved me a huge headache!

So many videos out there with only half the info needed to troubleshoot the problem. I’m ordering a steering sensor tomorrow. 🤣. I had the same problem/symptoms that you experienced and your video helped to confirm I needed the steering sensor. Great informative video.

You speak my language on troubleshooting. Very informative and to the point. Just got one of these units so knock on wood!

awesome video saved me hours of frustration ! thank you for your help . 👍👍 what a great thing to do, sharing your expertise !!!!

I replaced my steering sensor board in my Ultrex last year (June of 2023) because the motor would just spin all the way around as soon as I turned the motor switch on. The new steering board fixed the problem. This year (June of 2024) my motor will not turn in either direction - by foot pedal or by the i-Pilot remote. There is no voltage coming out of the main control board (black and white wires) to the steering board, so I suspect that the main control board is bad now.

Thanks for the info, great job!

great vid

my power assist motor came loose, the four little bolts came off, and the wires broke off the motor.

I have an Ultrex, too. It seems they have an inordinate amount of issues that go back to control board problems. Mine still works but nav and spot lock features are non-functional. Was told by Minnkota that connections in tje foot pedal have a tendency to corrode and that causes them to fail.

I have the same issue but minn kota also told me that it could be a voltage issue. I just checked this morning and my 2nd battery out of my 3 trolling motor batteries blew and had a crack so I wasn't getting a full 36v. I was probably getting less than 24 under load. Hopefully that's the issue and not my steering sensor. 😫😫

Sooo frustrated! Help if u can. In short, my pedal turns right but stuck trying left/down. I CAN control it with Humminbird solix unit (everything works). I replaced the steering sensor as you mentioned. It didn’t fix the issue. So I ordered a new module and that didn’t fix it. Uggg!! The two tiny wires from pedal to motor head look ok. When unplugged neither left or right pedal functions as expected. Plugging back in, right turn works again but left still stuck. Do u think testing those two wires from under pedal/module will tell me anything? Any suggestions much appreciated.

Mine just went out on me yesterday, wont turn left using the pedal, but if I hit the spot lock button on the right side of the pedal it works just fine. So I'm thinking the control board is the problem?

Did you touch both black an white wires with leads or did you test 1 wire to a ground o

Were you still able to use the on/off prop when having this issue? We are unable to turn the trolling motor left or right and the prop switch does not work at all.

Just curious wasn’t the steering sensor under warranty?

Did you order part from Minn Kota or a service repair center? Do you have minn Kota s number you called?

My motor automatically turns all they way to the right. And then you cannot steer back to the leftt. Did yours do that?

Ours is not tuning at all, we can move it by hand but the pedal doesn’t work and the remote won’t turn it either