My car is not working help

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I am making a car but the motors are nt able to lift the weight of the car I think they also stop randomly. I am using the L293D shield for Arduino.
Here's the code:-

#include <AFMotor.h>
#include <NewPing.h>
#include <Servo.h>

#define TRIG_PIN A0
#define ECHO_PIN A1
#define MAX_DISTANCE 200
#define MAX_SPEED 250  // sets speed of DC  motors
#define MAX_SPEED_OFFSET 50

NewPing sonar(TRIG_PIN, ECHO_PIN, MAX_DISTANCE);

AF_DCMotor motor1(1, MOTOR12_1KHZ);
AF_DCMotor motor2(2, MOTOR12_1KHZ);
AF_DCMotor motor3(3, MOTOR34_1KHZ);
AF_DCMotor motor4(4, MOTOR34_1KHZ);
Servo myservo;

boolean goesForward = false;
int distance = 100;
int speedSet = 0;

void setup() {

  myservo.attach(10);
  myservo.write(115);
  delay(2000);
  distance = readPing();
  delay(100);
  distance = readPing();
  delay(100);
  distance = readPing();
  delay(100);
  distance = readPing();
  delay(100);
}

void loop() {
  int distanceR = 0;
  int distanceL = 0;
  delay(40);

  if (distance <= 15) {
    moveStop();
    delay(100);
    moveBackward();
    delay(300);
    moveStop();
    delay(200);
    distanceR = lookRight();
    delay(200);
    distanceL = lookLeft();
    delay(200);

    if (distanceR >= distanceL) {
      turnRight();
      moveStop();
    } else {
      turnLeft();
      moveStop();
    }
  } else {
    moveForward();
  }
  distance = readPing();
}

int lookRight() {
  myservo.write(50);
  delay(500);
  int distance = readPing();
  delay(100);
  myservo.write(115);
  return distance;
}

int lookLeft() {
  myservo.write(170);
  delay(500);
  int distance = readPing();
  delay(100);
  myservo.write(115);
  return distance;
  delay(100);
}

int readPing() {
  delay(70);
  int cm = sonar.ping_cm();
  if (cm == 0) {
    cm = 250;
  }
  return cm;
}

void moveStop() {
  motor1.run(RELEASE);
  motor2.run(RELEASE);
  motor3.run(RELEASE);
  motor4.run(RELEASE);
}

void moveForward() {

  if (!goesForward) {
    goesForward = true;
    motor1.run(FORWARD);
    motor2.run(FORWARD);
    motor3.run(FORWARD);
    motor4.run(FORWARD);
    for (speedSet = 0; speedSet < MAX_SPEED; speedSet += 2)  // slowly bring the speed up to avoid loading down the batteries too quickly
    {
      motor1.setSpeed(speedSet);
      motor2.setSpeed(speedSet);
      motor3.setSpeed(speedSet);
      motor4.setSpeed(speedSet);
      delay(5);
    }
  }
}

void moveBackward() {
  goesForward = false;
  motor1.run(BACKWARD);
  motor2.run(BACKWARD);
  motor3.run(BACKWARD);
  motor4.run(BACKWARD);
  for (speedSet = 0; speedSet < MAX_SPEED; speedSet += 2)  // slowly bring the speed up to avoid loading down the batteries too quickly
  {
    motor1.setSpeed(speedSet);
    motor2.setSpeed(speedSet);
    motor3.setSpeed(speedSet);
    motor4.setSpeed(speedSet);
    delay(5);
  }
}

void turnRight() {
  motor1.run(FORWARD);
  motor2.run(FORWARD);
  motor3.run(BACKWARD);
  motor4.run(BACKWARD);
  delay(500);
  motor1.run(FORWARD);
  motor2.run(FORWARD);
  motor3.run(FORWARD);
  motor4.run(FORWARD);
}

void turnLeft() {
  motor1.run(BACKWARD);
  motor2.run(BACKWARD);
  motor3.run(FORWARD);
  motor4.run(FORWARD);
  delay(500);
  motor1.run(FORWARD);
  motor2.run(FORWARD);
  motor3.run(FORWARD);
  motor4.run(FORWARD);
}
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from the library site,

That the OP assigns a motor pin to GPIO_NUM_1 is very odd. It seems that the gpio number to be used should be PWM pins.

Anway that the library is no longer supported and was reported to have lots of bugs, good luck.

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Hello @Idahowalker and @Samar2013 .

I searched for AFMotor.h and found the "old" reference here: Adafruit motor shield page and here Adafruit AFMotor shield library ... which then led to the new shield and eventually to its library

4

The ancient technology L293 driver eats 2 to over 4 volts of the supply voltage and dissipates the power as heat. Modern motor drivers are much more efficient. Have a look at the line of motor drivers that Pololu offers.

5

strange arrangement.........

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