When operating duratrax evader ext truck goes forward when told t

If this is truly a escape your transmission is finished.

The control module for that is 400 dollars and the switch is 110.

Did you get a small hex tightener with yours?
if so loosen the rear wheel nuts until it turns easily but not too much so it wobbles around

You see the little knobs on top of the controller?
Turn the RIGHT one until its fixed just keep twiddling with it

you probably solved the problem by now, but the linkage is reversible in the control console, pretty straight forward when you open it up..

I show your car uses 8 “AA” batteries, 6- or 7-cell NiCd or NiMH battery.
Radio Shack or The Shack will have a replacement and the store people should be able to guide you to the correct plug and polarity. NiCD and NiMH batteries are easy to work with, buy, replace and charge. If you use 8 AA batteries, that is 8 X 1.5 (volts) = 12 Volts DC. NiCD and NiMH style batteries should deliver about the same but dont expect to get performance from a NiCad battery as they dont offer enough power.

I suggest reprogramming the esc

Recheck your belts, does your engine have a pto

Try to program the speed controller, or re-program. Make sure your wire into the receiver is facing the correct direction, and make sure you have a charged battery.

I believe that reverse is operated by a brake band. So it seems to be stuck. It is operated by a piston, and the seal could have swelled and caused too much friction. But you could loosen up the adjustor so that it is disengaged, in order to get forward gears again. Perhaps you can force the piston to retract as well, once you drop the pan again.