The motor is mounted on the drivers front corner and the receiver is just in front of the rear diff mount between the battery and the drive shaft.

I hope it's not the radio. I was thinking it may be the motor to esc connections so I ordered some 4mm male bullet connectors to try instead of directly soldering the wires with a female sleeve.

I also plan to try a different receiver and if that dosent work I will borrow a radio and receiver to try.