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DualShock 4: R2 seems to be broken, can I replace it myself?

Wed, 20 May 2015 23:18:08 -0700

The R2 trigger is jammed up and gets stuck ... I observed that it was broken at one edge. I am unable to fix it from the outside but before opening it up I wanted to check where I can buy the spares. And if there are any alternatives.

DualShock 4: Why does my x button only work on main screen

Sun, 12 Apr 2015 05:45:39 -0700

my x button only works on main screen if I try 2 play a game it does not work

⟐ Commented 4월 12, 2015 at 5:45 GMT-7

DualShock 4: orange pulse no repsonse from controller

Thu, 23 Apr 2020 07:29:07 -0700

i think my controller got water damage (thanks to my 2 year old). there was just a little bit of water near/in the charging port while it was charging. It didnt leak out water or anything. I have not seen anyone post anything similar to what it does. If i try to charge it, it glows orange for about a second and stops. it is unresponsive after. when you press the ps button nothing happens, not even from the light. it will only glow once until you disconnect the charger. Once you reconnect it will glow again. the factory reset button does not work and nothing i do will get it to work or connect to the ps4. is it the battery? or am i out of luck and have to buy a whole new controller? i dont have the money for a new one right now. thank you!

⟐ Answered 4월 23, 2020 at 7:29 GMT-7

DualShock 4: PS4 Controller not charging

Sun, 22 Jan 2023 22:11:11 -0700

My controller was fully functional until a month ago more or less when was the last time I used it, then it remained stored in my PS4 suitecase, then two nights ago I plugged it on my cell phone charger (Android, output 5V 1800 mA), I saw the orange light going on, so I turned around and went to sleep, the next morning I went to my friend's house and I gave him my controller so he could sync it with his PS4 but it didn't recognize it, so we thought his cable was the problem, when he tried with his controller, it charged it but not on mine, so I returned to my place, turned on my PS4 to find out my battery was almost dead, so I took it apart to check what the problem might be, to do so, I also took apart my another controller, replace the battery from one to another and both batteries charged in the good controller but neither in the defective one, so I discarded the battery problem, then I interchange the back part of the controllers (The one with the USB port with the ribbon cable on it) and to my surprise none of the controllers charged, when putting them back, again one controller was charging and the other one wasn't, so I'm not sure if my problem is in the USB board or my mother board, I hope someone can help me out with this issue since I've no money for a new controller. Ahh by the way the deffective controller is the camouflage edition (Gray and white) regards.

⟐ Answer edited 1월 22, 2023 at 22:11 GMT-7

DualShock 4: L2 and R2 input when moving analog sticks

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 02:07:25 -0700

I have the old ds4 with jdm-001 motherboard. When I move left analog up in ds4windows I see l2 input and it stops as soon I move analog to right, down or left. Same thing happens when I move right analog to left it triggers r2 press (it stops when moving analog to up, right, down). Someone opened the controller before, it's posibble someone messed it up. Any ideas?

⟐ Answered 11월 05, 2021 at 2:07 GMT-7

DualShock 4: L2 and R2 /buttons 7 and 8 stuck after cleaning

Mon, 28 Oct 2019 06:54:13 -0700

Hi guys, I had a rather trashy looking but fully functional dualshock 4 - so I ordered a new shell, buttons, ribbon cable, etc from ebay to rebuild it. Basically everything is brand new except for the battery, motherboard, and usb board. Upon reassembly the controller works fine in the PS4 menus, but not at all in game, which lead me to suspect a stuck button. I plugged the controller into a windows 7 PC to test it, and in the controller settings *(where you test the joysticks and button assignments) it is saying buttons 7 and 8 are constantly pressed (L2 and R2 triggers) but the triggers respond OK on the analog testing axis. So while it appears the buttons are stuck, they aren't. any ideas? everything in the controller is new - new conductive film, new buttons, new rubber membranes, new shell, etc so I know it isn't a case of a dirty pad or contact. the L2/R2 springs are new as well, and everything feels like it is installed correctly.

⟐ Commented 10월 28, 2019 at 6:54 GMT-7

DualShock 4: Dualshock4 after analog replacement, not turning on

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 05:22:59 -0700

I had stick drift on one of my Ds4 v2 contoller (JDM-055), i decided to replace it with hall effect sticks, when i tried to desolder 1 pin had trouble coming loose, 1 of the big pins from module, i kept reapplying solder and desoldering with pump, i finally tried to pry the other loose pins, they all came loose except this one last pin, i treid to heat it again, it came off, but the circular ring on the pcb which touches the vias came off during last heating, i didnt see any traces from this pin, so i continued with replacement, replaced everything, but accidentally when adjusting my pcb holder, the plastic which has the battery pin connector came loose, it was still connected to pcb on the soldered part, but the plastic side kinda came loose, i tried applying hot glue and secured it, assembled everything and tried turning on, i got no power, so i connected back panel too to check power while wired, still no power, controller appears dead. Is it because of the loose battery pin or the burnt pcb pad

⟐ Answer accepted 12월 08, 2025 at 5:22 GMT-7

DualShock 4: Controller won’t power on or charge

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 03:23:52 -0700

To give yall some background context: I tried to solder on some brand new TMR joysticks onto my PS4 JDM-055 controller. After soldering them, it worked for a little bit. I wanted to resolder one of the sticks and I think I shorted the controller. As you assumed it no longer turns on. I don’t know what to do from here on out cause I don’t know where a certified technician in my area would be and I just want my controller to work again.

If any of yall could help that would be much appreciated

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⟐ Answered 11월 04, 2025 at 3:23 GMT-7

DualShock 4: PS4 still has stick drift after joystick module replacement

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 18:52:09 -0700

Help! I have changed both the joystick modules on my ps4 controller, I got the modules from eBay. It all works but it appears that the drift is still there which is completely bizarre.

I did find a calibration tool online that I thought had worked but when you unplug and plug the controller back in and check gamepad tester the drift is still there, I’m not certain the drift is exactly the same as it was before with the old joysticks but I’ve got my suspicions that it is.

Help please, it took me ages to change these modules and I just want it to be fixed so I can fix up some more 😀

Thanks!!!

⟐ Answered 10월 18, 2025 at 18:52 GMT-7

DualShock 4: My ps4 controller turns on itself without pressing the ps button

Sat, 11 Oct 2025 23:17:05 -0700

This happened a few days ago, my controller stopped turning on manually when I press the ps button, even when I connect it using a USB to the console it lights orange but when you press the ps button it doesn't turn on. Worst of all it keeps turning on itself then when you log it in to a user it says battery low and it disconnects and after a period of 4 minutes it keeps turning on itself and goes off over and over again, so what could be the problem?

⟐ Commented 10월 11, 2025 at 23:17 GMT-7

DualShock 4: Home-Button not working

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 06:25:03 -0700

Hey,

I recently replaced the battery in my controller as well as the conductive silicone pads for the button inputs.
When I connect the controller to my PC via cable, it powers on normally, connects successfully, and all buttons work in the Gamepad Tester—except for the Home button.

I’ve already tried resetting the controller multiple times using the button on the back, but it didn’t help.

Is there anything else I can try or check?

⟐ Commented 7월 30, 2025 at 6:25 GMT-7

DualShock 4: I want to ask if someone is familiar with the schematics

Fri, 02 May 2025 05:04:45 -0700

My ps4 controller keeps turning off after I dropped it, when I took a look inside I noticed a component must have gotten removed by the drop. I wanted to ask if someone knows what component it was so I can try to find a replacement.

⟐ Answered 5월 02, 2025 at 5:04 GMT-7

DualShock 4: Wired Connection not working

Mon, 08 Jan 2024 08:18:07 -0700

I have a ds4 controller that works via Bluetooth but is unable to work with a wired connection to the PlayStation and pc. I figured the port wasn’t working so I decided to swap the port with another controller whose analog sticks are broken. This new port works perfectly but when making the swap, the controller still doesn’t show up as a wired connection.

I can provide pictures or answer any questions to help troubleshoot this issue. At this point I’m more intrigued on how to get it working than anything else. Any hardware that I should be looking at that could be the culprit here?

Worth noting: Since the wired connection wasn’t working, i decided to download ds4windows to see how the Bluetooth connection to the pc would hold up vs input lag. During this process, I was changing settings on ds4 along with the controller device in my pc control panel. I disabled a driver that a video recommended during this. Not sure if I might have done something to alter the controllers ability to recognize the wired connection.

Thank you!

This has been solved. Needed to get the correct usb connection for the controller model. Ordered this online and now the controller works fine.

⟐ Answer accepted 1월 08, 2024 at 8:18 GMT-7

DualShock 4: ps4 controller malfunctioning L2 R2 buttons auto pressed

Mon, 14 Aug 2023 23:44:57 -0700

ps4 controller malfunctioning L2 R2 buttons auto pressed, even i apart controller and remove its conductive film, both buttons pressed automatically, any solution ?

Problem video video can be seen here : https://youtu.be/CAQji7M6nZw

⟐ Answered 8월 14, 2023 at 23:44 GMT-7

DualShock 4: Why is their something lose inside my controller?

Tue, 14 Feb 2023 17:13:56 -0700

I think something that got lose inside my controller, whenever i shake it there's a noise inside that sounds like something is shaking in there. The controller works fine though, this has happened to both of my controllers.

⟐ Commented 2월 14, 2023 at 17:13 GMT-7

DualShock 4: Face buttons not working (Square, X, Circle, Triangle)

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 14:21:47 -0700

Hi! I recently opened up my controller to replace the micro-USB port (worked swimmingly!), but now a few buttons aren't working. As said in the title, the face buttons (square, x, circle and triangle) all aren't working. Additionally, the PS button isn't working. All other buttons are looking fine. I opened it up and checked the membrane-type thing to see if it looked weird, or anything that might be stopping it from registering inputs, but it seems fine. Any ideas for any troubleshooting to get these buttons working again? Thanks.

⟐ Answered 7월 13, 2022 at 14:21 GMT-7

DualShock 4: Controller will connect to PC but not PS4

Fri, 26 Jun 2020 00:10:01 -0700

Hello all. My PS4 controller seems to not register at all on my PS4, no light on the light bar to indicate charging and nothing happens when pressing the PS button.

However, when I connect it to my PC and do the test it connects and all buttons register when pressed. Also connect using the DS4 Windows app. Blue light shows and even changes colour when I change it. Also works perfectly fine as a controller on games. Any suggestions?

⟐ Answered 6월 26, 2020 at 0:10 GMT-7

DualShock 4: R2 input when L2 trigger

Thu, 11 Jun 2020 12:01:28 -0700

When I push L2 up in ds4windows I see R2 input. Any ideas?

⟐ Answer edited 6월 11, 2020 at 12:01 GMT-7

DualShock 4: R2 and L2 button doesn't spring back

Mon, 17 Feb 2020 16:53:59 -0700

I have a problem that my R2 and L2 button doesn't spring back. I was opening it up to fix L3 button but now I have problem with R2 and L2 button..

⟐ Answered 2월 17, 2020 at 16:53 GMT-7

DualShock 4: Dualshock 4 cannot find motherboard part number

Sun, 05 Jan 2020 04:12:08 -0700

Hello, I am trying to replace my motherboard and battery on my dualshock 4. However I’ve looked and I can’t figure which motherboard or battery I need. The controller is a CUH-ZCT1U. Thank you in advance for any help anyone can provide.

I was able to find the number for the motherboard it’s JDM-030

⟐ Answer accepted 1월 05, 2020 at 4:12 GMT-7