Kid Trax Red Fire Engine Electric Ride-On

Wed, Jul 21, 2010

Fire engine electric ride-on with two-speed transmission is ideal for little riders ages 2 to 5
Includes fire truck, megaphone, spray hose, battery, charger, and removable rescue items
Allows speeds up to 2.5 MPH and 5.0 MPH with reverse at 2.5 MPH
Simulates real rescue experience with working megaphone and 1-liter fire hose
One-year limited warranty for Fire Engine; six-months for battery

Amazon.com Product Description
Little ones can rush to the rescue on this electric ride-on fire truck by Kid Trax. Flashing emergency lights, a working fire hose, and lighted dashboard make each ride thrilling for youngsters ages three and up. The two-speed transmission has speeds at 2.5 mph and 5.0 mph, with reverse at 2.5 mph. Forward and reverse motion is controlled by a clutch located at the bottom of the seat. Parental control ensures safety as the child drives this ride-on. A working megaphone allows the toddler to call out to victims and the little hero can then put out the blaze with the 1-liter capacity super-spray hose. Fire truck gauges, sturdy grab bars, and pre-applied graphics add to the fun. The truck also has ignition, acceleration, horn, and siren sounds (from controls built into the steering wheel) to create a realistic experience for your little firefighter. Not only is this fire engine loads of fun, it is safe and built to last. It features a long-lastin… More >>

Kid Trax Red Fire Engine Electric Ride-On

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6 Comments For This Post

D. Mcconnaughey Says:
July 21st, 2010 at 2:57 am

I have two boys who love the red fire engine. I will never forget the first time they drove it out of the garage with their red jackets and black fireman hats on. It’s been two years since that first drive and now one of the plastic gears that rotate the rear wheel is stripped. Does anyone know where I can find a replacement gear?

Thanks!
Rating: 4 / 5

Meghan Hyland Says:
July 21st, 2010 at 4:44 am

We purchased a Kid Trax Fire truck from Toys R Us in 2008. Our two children loved it and used it a lot that year. It was a pain but we loaded and unloaded to take it everywhere. We put it away for winter in our basement and pulled it out n 2009. It ran a little but kept dying fast. We latter found that the battery was not holding a charge for long, 10 to 15 min max., and then it would take 4-6 hours to charge it. We decided it was time to get a new battery. SO…. we went back to Toys R us to get one only to be told that do not carry that brand, and could not get us a battery. So with the invention of the Internet, we got on Kid Trax web site, which is a division of Dornal Industries, Which is owned by Pacific Cycle, but is made in China. (See where I’m going with this) after all was said we found we were able to order the battery from them on there web site. the cost was 80.00 and we added it to out on line cart. When we went to check out the total was almost 197.00 I thought I must have clicked too many, but that was not the case. Shipping was from China, and it was 117.00, and it would take 8-12 weeks to arrive. (Dam talk about a slow boat from china) I guess UPS dose not cover that part of china. We decided not to purchase it, and it Sat all summer of 2009 with out use. Late in 2009, I started reading web site reviews about problems with this Co, and there kid cars, and getting batteries. There is several out there on how to convert the battery over to a Power wheels battery, however this too could be costly, unless you find someone getting rid of an old 12 V vehicle that you can operate on and remove the Plug connection from. I personally would never purchase a Kid Trax, Dornal Industries, Pacific Cycle Child Vehicle again. POWER WHEELS is the way to go, they have service centers all over the US. (However none of which will sell me the part I need to convert my Kid Trax to there battery) On a better note I did find a company that will refurbish my existing battery for 44.00. They open up my sealed battery and remove the dead cells and replace them with new cells and then seal up the battery again. They are called battery Plus. Check them out at [...]

Rating: 1 / 5

Scott B. Vitale Says:
July 21st, 2010 at 6:03 am

This firetruck was roughly $250 when it was carried in the toy stores a little more than a year ago and now Amazon rapes you for a sale price of 450+ because they are the only place you can get it from. This truck is no where close to being worth the inflated price (actually almost $300 higher than MSRP). The only reason I did purchase this truck was because I told my little boy that I would get him this truck when he got big enough to play on it; I was over the barrel on this purchase. When I got the truck I had to spend 6 hours fixing the forward/reverse control lever since it was sheared off at the base upon opening an undamaged box. When you are on the line at Christmas you will do whatever it takes to have a fully functioning firetruck Christmas morning and trying to get a new control from the mfg 2 days before christmas is not my idea of coming through on a promise. My son oblivious to the cost and repair that had to be done enjoyed this truck immensely and in reality that is all that matters. Would I have bought this truck if the promise did not exist? Probably… but that is only becuase I love to spoil my son and I have the money; for someone who doesn’t this price is no better than the gas gouging that was going on from the oil companies… supply and demand. My rating is based off of my sons enjoyment and not my dis-satisfaction of the gouged price or broken part.
Rating: 4 / 5

Sandra Says:
July 21st, 2010 at 8:41 am

I got this for my son 2 years ago. It was great to see the expression on his face and worth the $$$. But now the battery is dead and I can’t find one. I called Kid Trax and they told me to google “12 volt battery” so I did, but I can’t find one that has the same plug in device on the side. So basically I am left with a hunk of plastic in my garage that I can’t sell, or give away, because the battery is next to impossible to find. There are definitely less expensive ways to see that smile on your kids face, we play lots of board games indoors and I shoot hoops with him in the yard. Definitely think twice before spending the money.
Rating: 3 / 5

Amy Moye Says:
July 21st, 2010 at 10:34 am

I would have rated this more stars if the replacement parts were easier to find. It’s a cute little truck and my kids love it…but when I started trying to replace the battery after it died, I started finding all these reviews similar to my own about how the batteries wear out and can’t be replaced. The battery is made by Safety First and is a 12 volt battery, which in itself isn’t hard to find. But they have a proprietary plug on it so that you can’t just get any generic 12 volt battery…you have to get that brand and its impossible to find…even if you go to the Safety First website you can’t find it. If you are lucky enough to find one, they cost about $90 plus shipping/tax.

I did have an excellent customer service experience at Battery Giant, however. I found a generic 12 volt battery and they asked me to send in my old Safety First battery and they retrofitted the plug for me onto the new battery from the old one so I could use it! For FREE! It was $40 plus shipping and I had to pay a few bucks to ship the old battery back, but it saved me a lot of money on buying the Safety First brand and they shipped it back to me very quickly. [...]

I now check to see how easy the battery replacement is when I buy toys like this.
Rating: 2 / 5

vinandjuice Says:
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:11 am

I’ve had this truck for 3 years, and both of my boys have gotten much enjoyment out of it. I too had issues with the battery, but had the truck rewired to fit a power wheels battery. I don’t recall exactly, but I think it cost less than $100 including the new battery, which is still going strong.. it was 2 years ago when we had it rewired. We have a battery shop nearby that does the work. Not impossible to fix.

D. Mcconnaughey Says:
July 21st, 2010 at 2:57 am
I have two boys who love the red fire engine. I will never forget the first time they drove it out of the garage with their red jackets and black fireman hats on. It’s been two years since that first drive and now one of the plastic gears that rotate the rear wheel is stripped. Does anyone know where I can find a replacement gear?

Thanks!
Rating: 4 / 5
Meghan Hyland Says:
July 21st, 2010 at 4:44 am
We purchased a Kid Trax Fire truck from Toys R Us in 2008. Our two children loved it and used it a lot that year. It was a pain but we loaded and unloaded to take it everywhere. We put it away for winter in our basement and pulled it out n 2009. It ran a little but kept dying fast. We latter found that the battery was not holding a charge for long, 10 to 15 min max., and then it would take 4-6 hours to charge it. We decided it was time to get a new battery. SO…. we went back to Toys R us to get one only to be told that do not carry that brand, and could not get us a battery. So with the invention of the Internet, we got on Kid Trax web site, which is a division of Dornal Industries, Which is owned by Pacific Cycle, but is made in China. (See where I’m going with this) after all was said we found we were able to order the battery from them on there web site. the cost was 80.00 and we added it to out on line cart. When we went to check out the total was almost 197.00 I thought I must have clicked too many, but that was not the case. Shipping was from China, and it was 117.00, and it would take 8-12 weeks to arrive. (Dam talk about a slow boat from china) I guess UPS dose not cover that part of china. We decided not to purchase it, and it Sat all summer of 2009 with out use. Late in 2009, I started reading web site reviews about problems with this Co, and there kid cars, and getting batteries. There is several out there on how to convert the battery over to a Power wheels battery, however this too could be costly, unless you find someone getting rid of an old 12 V vehicle that you can operate on and remove the Plug connection from. I personally would never purchase a Kid Trax, Dornal Industries, Pacific Cycle Child Vehicle again. POWER WHEELS is the way to go, they have service centers all over the US. (However none of which will sell me the part I need to convert my Kid Trax to there battery) On a better note I did find a company that will refurbish my existing battery for 44.00. They open up my sealed battery and remove the dead cells and replace them with new cells and then seal up the battery again. They are called battery Plus. Check them out at [...]

Rating: 1 / 5
Scott B. Vitale Says:
July 21st, 2010 at 6:03 am
This firetruck was roughly $250 when it was carried in the toy stores a little more than a year ago and now Amazon rapes you for a sale price of 450+ because they are the only place you can get it from. This truck is no where close to being worth the inflated price (actually almost $300 higher than MSRP). The only reason I did purchase this truck was because I told my little boy that I would get him this truck when he got big enough to play on it; I was over the barrel on this purchase. When I got the truck I had to spend 6 hours fixing the forward/reverse control lever since it was sheared off at the base upon opening an undamaged box. When you are on the line at Christmas you will do whatever it takes to have a fully functioning firetruck Christmas morning and trying to get a new control from the mfg 2 days before christmas is not my idea of coming through on a promise. My son oblivious to the cost and repair that had to be done enjoyed this truck immensely and in reality that is all that matters. Would I have bought this truck if the promise did not exist? Probably… but that is only becuase I love to spoil my son and I have the money; for someone who doesn’t this price is no better than the gas gouging that was going on from the oil companies… supply and demand. My rating is based off of my sons enjoyment and not my dis-satisfaction of the gouged price or broken part.
Rating: 4 / 5
Sandra Says:
July 21st, 2010 at 8:41 am
I got this for my son 2 years ago. It was great to see the expression on his face and worth the $$$. But now the battery is dead and I can’t find one. I called Kid Trax and they told me to google “12 volt battery” so I did, but I can’t find one that has the same plug in device on the side. So basically I am left with a hunk of plastic in my garage that I can’t sell, or give away, because the battery is next to impossible to find. There are definitely less expensive ways to see that smile on your kids face, we play lots of board games indoors and I shoot hoops with him in the yard. Definitely think twice before spending the money.
Rating: 3 / 5
Amy Moye Says:
July 21st, 2010 at 10:34 am
I would have rated this more stars if the replacement parts were easier to find. It’s a cute little truck and my kids love it…but when I started trying to replace the battery after it died, I started finding all these reviews similar to my own about how the batteries wear out and can’t be replaced. The battery is made by Safety First and is a 12 volt battery, which in itself isn’t hard to find. But they have a proprietary plug on it so that you can’t just get any generic 12 volt battery…you have to get that brand and its impossible to find…even if you go to the Safety First website you can’t find it. If you are lucky enough to find one, they cost about $90 plus shipping/tax.

I did have an excellent customer service experience at Battery Giant, however. I found a generic 12 volt battery and they asked me to send in my old Safety First battery and they retrofitted the plug for me onto the new battery from the old one so I could use it! For FREE! It was $40 plus shipping and I had to pay a few bucks to ship the old battery back, but it saved me a lot of money on buying the Safety First brand and they shipped it back to me very quickly. [...]

I now check to see how easy the battery replacement is when I buy toys like this.
Rating: 2 / 5
vinandjuice Says:
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:11 am
I’ve had this truck for 3 years, and both of my boys have gotten much enjoyment out of it. I too had issues with the battery, but had the truck rewired to fit a power wheels battery. I don’t recall exactly, but I think it cost less than $100 including the new battery, which is still going strong.. it was 2 years ago when we had it rewired. We have a battery shop nearby that does the work. Not impossible to fix.

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