Motor Guide trolling motor "Shorting out" (foot control)

I put "shorting out" in quotes b/c I don't know what else to call it.

Sometimes while operating the trolling motor, I'll try and execute a turn (with the foot control), and it will just cut off. Then if I go farther that way or back the other, it will come back on. Eventually I can get it to steer in the direction I want, but it's just a pain.

I don't know where to start looking. I haven't tried disassembling the foot control. Is that the first place to start? What should I look for? I don't even know what the guts of one look like, but I thought I'd ask here before tearing into it.

Have any of you had this problem? I'd appreciate any thoughts.

Sounds like you have a short in the wiring. Pull the top of the head off. The wiring bundled with the steering cable runs into the head and is held stationary until the 90 degree turn where the wiring drops into the hollow center of the shaft. This transition from the head and into the top of the shaft to run down to the motor in the foot is where the short typically occurs. Every time that the shaft is turned, the wiring moves. It is this repeated movement that over time can cause a short in the wiring. 2 to 4 screws should gain access to the head. Number of wires will vary by model and the number of speeds, etc. Splice out the short and get back on the water.