Bought this for my 3 1/2 year old for Christmas- with so many complaints on the tires slipping you would think power wheels would try something different, like one ruber strip or something. I have pushed this riding toy more than it has gone on its own. Also, for the size and voltage of this vehicle 5mph is really too slow, there should be some way to adjust it. Sorry to be so negative, just hate to see so much money wasted. I am going to try the bands so I'll write again.