I can tell your new to this hobby every rc has its issues and being this axial first attempt at 1/8 scale its expected to have some issue. The Losi lst has had its issue through the years as well. I know I owned quite a few of them there was the LST, LST 2, LST RAMONATOR, LST AFTER SHOCK, LST MUGGY TRUGGY VERSION, LST XXL, LST OCTANE, LST XXLE, I have owned at least 4 versions of this truck look at how it evolved over the years. I say they had 9 trys to get it right. Another was the tmaxx I can go all day on that one with all the issues but they also have evolved over the years. The axial yeti will evolve eventually as well. If you want bullet proof with very little issues by a truggy preferable a Mugen