WTF?!? brand new car not working

[Driftwood]

My friend gave me a Z-car for my birthday a few months ago and i finally tried to get it to work today...but it wouldnt!!!

The car and charger are brand new, and i put brand new batteries in the charger. I charged the car 3 times like the instructions said and when i tried to use the car...it just wouldnt move. the steering and the motor wasnt budging....What could the problem be?

It's the silver 27Mhz one...

Thanks for anyhelp

[Driftwood]

ok...i took apart the car and tested the voltage on both the charger...and battery on the car.

The charger reads 3.78V
Battery reads .19V while charging
Battery reads 0V right after charging

Could the battery be the problem?

[SHIFT_DRIFT]

dead battery.
(takes in charge but power wont goto load)