View original (French)

PS3 controller issue: it works by itself

oussalya -  
Hello,
I have a problem with my DualShock 3 controller for PS3. When I play FIFA 13 (that's the only game I have), it randomly decides to pass, shoot, etc.
The same thing happens in the game menus; no matter how much I press X to select a menu, it doesn’t work. I have no issues with the analog sticks, but there’s a problem with the L1/2, R1/2 buttons and the cross, square, circle, triangle buttons since I have no control over them.
I often find myself putting down my controller only to see it playing by itself (moving forward, making passes, dribbling, shooting, tackling…).

I even used the reset button on the controller, but nothing changes; it becomes unplayable again as soon as I turn it on.

I’d like to know if anyone has had the same problem, and if so, if they managed to fix it.

1 answer

  • Votes
  • Date
  • Descending date
  1. Regis59 Security Contributor
    Well, your controller is crap, change it.
    Or if you dare to take it apart, be careful, it's a pain to put back together.

    "Impossible is nothing"
    1. oussalya Author
      Yeah, but paying €50 for a new controller really annoys me. I just took it apart and noticed it was incredibly dirty inside, so I'm trying to clean out all the dust, and then I'll see if there's anything else visually wrong instead of just looking at my controller from above and buying another one at the first issue.
    2. Regis59 Security Contributor
      Ok.
      Yes, clean it well, check if you have anything broken or misplaced.
      Be careful when you reassemble it, it's tricky. Take your time, don't get worked up, otherwise you'll cause more damage than anything else.
    3. oussalya Author
      So when I opened it, I saw that it was full of dust. I don't know if that's normal, but on the side where we place our palm to hold the controller, I have 4/5 metal pieces on one side and only 1 on the other...
      I don't know if it's broken or if that's how it is, so I didn't have too much trouble putting it back together.
      So after cleaning and reassembling, I turned the controller back on, and during an 8-minute match at halftime, I didn't have any particular issues except for one moment where I couldn't control anything, but that stopped a few seconds later.
      So in the end, I think I'm going to buy another one.
      Anyway, thanks for the tips on reassembling the controller; you have to be precise and calm ^^
    4. Regis59 Security Contributor
      ;-)
    5. lejoueur123
      me too, it's the same for me but on BO2
      I think it's because my little brother dropped it a lot of times
      so it might be because of that that the controller plays by itself.