A while back, I needed a second Xbox 360 controller, so I bought one of the sleek black ones. This one soon became my controller of choice, simply because of the color. Sadly, a problem has recently appeared with my joystick. Now I didn’t think much of it until I was in a game with two other people with almost the exact problem.
Those are odds you can put money on.
Follow the jump for the details.
The problem with the controller is that if I push the joystick to a certain position, the movement will stick until I push in a different direction. It’s not especially obtrusive in many games, but in certain ones like GTA IV, it sticks out like a sore thumb. Mine sticks to the left, and of the two people who I’ve discussed these problems with, one sticks to the left, and one sticks forward.
So of course, I thought I would ask the community if they’ve run into this problem. Three people in the same room with similar problems seems a bit to coincidental to me.
Question: Are you experiencing problems with your Xbox 360 controller. (note what type of problem)
- Yes, with an Elite
- Yes, with a non-Elite Wireless
- Yes, with a non-Elite Wired
- No, with an Elite
- No, with a non-Elite
A forum poll has been set up, and I hope everyone out there can quash my fears of defective controllers.
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Yes, i have problems with a black wireless controller bought seperately. The left thumb stick sticks to the right. It annoyed me and i turned back to my old crappy white one.
left thumbstick moves right… BUT, im not even touching it… It’s a white…
Yes
I have a non elite wireless. But its nothing to do with the joystick.
I dropped it once and now my A, B and RB fail to work :/
Its pretty Tacky
No, with an Elite and No, with a non-Elite i have both and no problems yet had them both for about 5 months now and i have dropped mine on a few occasions.
yes i have this problem with one (i have two launch white controllers) of my controllers, and i have had the problem since i took it out of the box.
Yes, with a non-Elite Wireless
Both of my orginal controllers have faults
1. The left thumb stick keeps pushing up! (fallen of son many buildings in GTA cus of it!
2. The other controllers D-pad will not work with out a hefty ‘Click’
The thing is I went out only yesterday to buy my third controller and guess what… straight ouuta the blister pack and it sticks to the left! Poor old Nikco just walks in friggin circles! So that went back this morning. Really not sure wether to get anthour or just but a cheepo wired no MS one????
All Controllers are the white versions
My Elite’s controller (that came with it) pulled to the left on it’s own. 1st noticed in R6V2 when I was trying to take cover and my guy would look out left with out me pushing it and getting me killed.
Then Niko just started walking around in Circles on his own.
Shipped it to M$ last week on my own dime – grrrrr.
My left thumb stick moves up if not manually re-centered on my white controller. I didn’t even realize it until playing Mass Effect when I noticed the Mako would slowly creep forward on its own. I think the stress on this sticks is wearing out the springs and causing them to drift. It sucks…but you can BET that M$ isn’t going to address the issue.
Oh, and mine was not even 1 month old yet.
yeah i am having a problem with my non elite wired but it isnt 2 do with the joystick the B button sticks …..annoying!!! anyways the same thing happened with my ps2 controller make you havnt put anything sticky on the bottom of the controller by accident that mite fix it lol (and clean it off)
Nope, no problems at all! (I have a standard white wireless controller – five of them. (Before you ask: it’s because I have two 360s, okay?))
Oh wow
well i have 3 controllers and ive never had these kind of problems i may be one of the lucky ones i guess
My Ps3 controller does that….it sticks forward….
yes, i have a regular wireless
its so annoying when sniping
Yes, with a non-Elite Wireless.
I’ve had two different non-Elite wireless controllers do that to me. They worked ok at first, but soon after it started happening. And I take very good care of my video games and equipment, so it’s not from mistreatment.
Yeah, with the standard controller.
It’s my left bumper button… half the time it just never “clicks” like how it should, meaning it doesn’t register it…
I can’t even BEGIN to tell you the number of times I’ve died on Halo/COD/GTA4 because I can’t reload/throw grenades/shoot…
Not had any problems with either of my controllers, had them for over a year now. Though, typically, I’ll go to play GTA tonight and I’ll end up with sticky-sticks :/
btw that’s not a euphemism for anything
My non-elite wireless controllers left thumbstick sticks forward. Sucks in GTAIV when you’re on one of those cranes sniping and you accidentally walk right off it.
This post is funny cause Doc and I were just talking last night about the same problems we were having with our controllers … Both keep pushing up for some reason.
I thought I was the only one with this problem. I’ve got an elite, and the thumb stick sticks at times. I wonder how long it will take for Xbox to notice this problem.
I have the same problem as alot of people. In GTAespecially I’m near the edge of a building with a sniper but then when I start aiming but choose to reposition, the left thumstick moves to the left on it’s own so I end up falling to the ground. Am using a black controller with white console
I don’t really want to buy a new controller because they are somewhat expensive at £35 each. Maybe if I have to get a new one I’ll buy a blue one
I too have this problem mainly with Virtua Tennis 3 but now Unreal Tournament 3
there is a forum topic on xbox.com under unreal tournament 3
Yes i have this problem too, with 3 controllers, 1 being the green controller that came with the halo edition, it sticks forward, and 2 limited edition halo 3 controllers stick left. i smashed 1 stick on the table , to see if it would fix it, but it broke the stick.
I contacted microsoft but they started about frequencies flying through my room, yeah right.
I orderd a new whtie one and ill just take of the casing and put my halo 3 casings on it
this problem has to be taken care of , they got to replace the sticks with proper sticks of better quality
Both, left and right, of the analog sticks on my standard wireless controller have this problem. They both wobble freely slightly. They will both stick to the left in about half of the games I play. I’m currently playing Ninja Gaiden 2 with this problem. It really takes away from enjoying the game to its fullest. I’m going to take it apart soon to see if it’s a fixable problem. Will post with results…
I know now how it happens…..The controller will most probably get accuracy problems when they have been dropped. if the stick falls on the floor, the irons inside get bend , SO BE CAREFULL WITH YOUR CONTROLLERS
dropping the controller can also cause the LB or Rb button to break