# New Singer Sewing machine Doesn't work? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 6, 2011, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-singer-sewing-machine-doesnt-work/588106 "2011-07-06T22:58:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Acid\_Lamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-singer-sewing-machine-doesnt-work/588106/1 "2011-07-06T22:58:43Z")
Hey we just picked up a Singer Curvy 8770 and there is a strange issue. Whenever the needle reaches the highest position, the machine beeps and locks up. The LCD doesn’t display any error message and it can only be cleared by lowering the needle and turning it off and back on. Just throwing it out there to you guys to see if anyone might know what’s up. It’s too late to call them, and the only other person asking the same question online has not gotten an answer either. ---
**Author:** ![Renee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/renee/32/287_2.png) [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-singer-sewing-machine-doesnt-work/588106/2 "2011-07-06T23:43:02Z")
I don’t know, but I’d return it. I bought a new singer sewing machine last year, and the thing was nothing but trouble. (Replaced it with a Jenome.) I’ll never buy a singer again. ---
**Author:** ![Acid\_Lamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-singer-sewing-machine-doesnt-work/588106/3 "2011-07-07T00:14:23Z")
> [@Renee](#): > > I don’t know, but I’d return it. I bought a new singer sewing machine last year, and the thing was nothing but trouble. (Replaced it with a Jenome.) I’ll never buy a singer again. We’ve had great luck with singers in the past, and this one comes highly rated. I suspect it is faulty. No point in doing that until I call up tomorrow morning. ---
**Author:** ![Sandra\_Battye](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sandra_battye/32/552_2.png) [@Sandra\_Battye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sandra_Battye)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-singer-sewing-machine-doesnt-work/588106/4 "2011-07-07T00:26:55Z")
I don’t have a Singer but this is from the manual > [@](#): > > Machine does not sew. > > - Power switch is turned off.- Turn on the switch. > - Buttonhole lever is not raised when sewing stitch patterns. > – Raise buttonhole lever. > - Buttonhole lever is not lowered when sewing buttonhole. > – Lower buttonhole lever. I assume you checked these items, but just in case… I also was steered away from the Singers when I bought a new machine. Something about the company was sold or relocated a few years ago and the recent machines are not what they used to be and used cheap plastic parts. Sorry I can’t remember any more after 4 years. I bought a Juki HZL-e61 and I’ve been very happy with it. Did you buy from a sewing machine store or a fabric shop? I bought from [this place](http://www.sewingmachinesplus.com/index.php) (the brick and mortar store, not on-line) and they spent a couple of hours with me trying everything in the store. Of course, that only helps if you’re in SoCal. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-singer-sewing-machine-doesnt-work/588106/5 "2011-07-07T00:49:10Z")
Have Patrick Stewart take it in for repairs. They’ll definitely fix it if he commands, “Make it sew!!” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Acid\_Lamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-singer-sewing-machine-doesnt-work/588106/6 "2011-07-07T00:58:41Z")
> [@Sandra\_Battye](#): > > I don’t have a Singer but this is from the manual > I assume you checked these items, but just in case… > > I also was steered away from the Singers when I bought a new machine. Something about the company was sold or relocated a few years ago and the recent machines are not what they used to be and used cheap plastic parts. Sorry I can’t remember any more after 4 years. I bought a Juki HZL-e61 and I’ve been very happy with it. Did you buy from a sewing machine store or a fabric shop? I bought from [this place](http://www.sewingmachinesplus.com/index.php) (the brick and mortar store, not on-line) and they spent a couple of hours with me trying everything in the store. Of course, that only helps if you’re in SoCal. Yep tried all that and then some. We bought from a fabric shop, we can return or exchange if necessary. Our local places are run by shady Israeli vacum cleaner salesman. I’d rather deal with corporate culture than THAT nonsense. ---
**Author:** ![Sandra\_Battye](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sandra_battye/32/552_2.png) [@Sandra\_Battye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sandra_Battye)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-singer-sewing-machine-doesnt-work/588106/7 "2011-07-07T03:38:21Z")
Sorry that I don’t have more suggestions. Good luck. ---
**Author:** ![Acid\_Lamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-singer-sewing-machine-doesnt-work/588106/8 "2011-07-07T14:48:49Z")
Update: Machine board was faulty. We exchanged it for a new one that works perfectly! THanks for all the help