Deebot N8 Pro keeps driving in circles — driving wheels error. Anyone found a fix?
I have a Deebot N8 Pro that’s about 3.5 years old, and it has recently stopped working properly.
Whenever I start a cleaning cycle, it mostly just drives in circles and barely moves forward. After a while, it gives me a “Driving Wheels” error. Occasionally, I also get a “Bumper Stuck” error or a “Clean Drop Sensors” error.
I’ve checked everything I can think of. The bumper seems fine, I’ve cleaned the drop sensors, and I’ve thoroughly cleaned the robot and checked the wheels. The driving wheels error is by far the most common one.
I searched on this sub and found several posts from people experiencing very similar issues. Some mentioned that turning the robot off for 30 seconds and restarting it temporarily fixed the problem, but that hasn’t worked for me.
What’s weird is that I actually had the exact same issue a few months ago, but somehow it fixed itself after a while and the robot went back to working normally. Now the issue has come back, and it’s been a few weeks with no improvement.
Before I give up on it and am forced to buy a new one, I wanted to ask:
Has anyone with an N8 Pro (or a similar Ecovacs model) experienced this and actually managed to fix it?
Any troubleshooting tips or repair experiences would be greatly appreciated!