⟐ Commented November 10, 2025 at 5:01 MST

⟐ Answered February 25, 2026 at 5:46 MST

⟐ Answered September 19, 2022 at 15:29 MST

I opened the controller to check for any obvious signs (broken plastic, something missing, something burnt), but honestly couldn't find anything. I even took it off and tried pressing the sensor myself and nothing (I did the same with the L2 trigger to compare, and it responded perfectly). I used DS4Windows to test the buttons' response.

So that's the extent of my "knowledge", I don't know electronics enough to really know what's wrong other than what I did. Is there anything else I should be checking? Like something in the motherboard, or maybe a cable/flex I don't know about? I didn't take the battery off to expose the motherboard because I wouldn't know what to look for before asking.

I don't have the money to buy a new one right now (plus the rest of the controller works perfectly), and would like to avoid sending it to a "technician" to be charged a lot for something I could fix myself.

Thanks in advance for reading and any help you can provide!

⟐ Answer accepted July 28, 2025 at 18:56 MST

My controller is brand new (well it was not used but prob sitted in shop for a long time, bough it as damaged).

It does charge but only with EXT port, not usb. The light is working.

Known solutions, that did not work.

1) Its charging cable. - checked

2) Its charging PCB - swapped to working one, no resoult

3) Its chargign PCB ribbon cable - swapped, no resoult

4) Its connector on main PCB to charging PCB - well the light is working so doub it, but still can actually be it.

5) Battery is not working - well, it is, it charges and i also swapped it.

6) Try reseting ds4 - tried, no resoult.

Since it charges through EXT and not USB i assume the fault is on the usb - main pcb line and its probably not charging chip. How and what to check to confirm it?

⟐ Commented March 01, 2025 at 5:17 MST

When I press the L2 button, the analog is apparently triggered up.

If I move the left analogue and press L2 again, the problem disappears, but on some drives it returns.

What could be the problem? What do they suggest?

Here's a video of the problem: https://youtu.be/u6hUOQScQnw

Thank you.

⟐ Answered August 15, 2020 at 17:21 MST

⟐ Answered August 24, 2023 at 3:15 MST

I read on this thread that this issue is caused because of dirt between the contact surfaces of the cable sheet and the trigger and the solution was to just clean them. I've replaced the cable sheet before so I knew how to clean it safely, and so I did, but after I reassembled everything the r2 trigger stopped working all together. The reading in DS4Windows show that the R2 is completely dependent on the left stick now. It doesn't spontaneously activate itself now, but the &&^&^$^ left stick is controlling it.

Here is a demonstration. Can anyone help me out with this? What could be the issue? I found this thread on IFixit which describes the exact problem, but its for the Xbox controller. I don't seem to understand what parts are the DS4 equivalent to be able to narrow down the problem for myself.

⟐ Commented January 31, 2024 at 9:55 MST

JDS-050:

JDS-040:

⟐ Answered November 03, 2023 at 1:05 MST

(the replaced stick is stuck to the left, the R2 & L2 is pressing on its own *not physically).

After that i dissasemble it again and check the potentiometer with a multimeter and its all in a normal range(i don't really know what the numbers meant but it's the same as the original one). Any ideas what causing them?

I have a theory because i also found out that the 12-pin ribbon cable (from the back casing to the board) is messed up

is that the source?

⟐ Commented January 23, 2023 at 8:25 MST

⟐ Answer edited March 13, 2022 at 6:52 MST

⟐ Answered May 05, 2020 at 0:06 MST

⟐ Commented May 22, 2023 at 15:07 MST

Can anyone help me please

Thanks

⟐ Commented May 26, 2020 at 23:26 MST

The controller works when connected and is detected by my pc with no problems. However, it DOESN’T GET CHARGED by the usb cable. I checked different usb cables and even bought and swapped the charging port, but had no success charging it.

The battery still works and is the reason why the controller is still useable, because it doesn’t draw its power from the usb cable for some reason. It REQUIRES the charged battery to work WHILE WIRED. The thing is, I have to remove the battery from the controller and charge it by connecting the positive and negative wires from a usb cable directly to the battery and plug it to USB wall charger with the correct voltage and amps. After waiting for it to charge fully I can connect it back to the controller and use it.

Is there a way to fix this? I’ve searched for a similar problem on the internet, but it’s never quite the same as this one.

⟐ Answered January 02, 2023 at 16:43 MST

I tried it without the battery and only with the battery; it works fine, but there is no charging at all

How can I fix the issue?

⟐ Answered July 09, 2025 at 2:38 MST

⟐ Commented June 02, 2025 at 12:59 MST

⟐ Answered March 09, 2025 at 12:26 MST

I then called playstation support and they were completely unhelpful. They told me to take the controller to gamestop and have them check all the buttons and functionality. They said this because I do not own a playstation console, but only use it for my iOS devices. Gamestop plugged it in and found that all the buttons worked correctly including the PS4 button. They said however that the microUSB port is notorious for becoming loose. He suggested to replace the microUSB port or try a different dock that uses the EXT port to charge. I purchased an EXT port dock and got no response. No LED’s or any other sign that the controller is charging. So I determined to replace the port as described on another iFixit article, but I decided to attempt connecting the DS4 to my windows PC. It worked! I was able to use the controller with the cable connected as long as I didn’t move the cable around very much. This suggested that the microUSB port is intact as long as a good connection is made.

When I plug the controller into the PC it gives a slow green blinking light as though it is charging. It will stay that way for hours, but the moment I pull it off of the cable there is no response from any of the buttons and all the LEDs remain off. Normally I would just send it into SONY as its covered under warranty, but since COVID-19 is out there I hoped there was something else I could try. Does this sound like a battery issue? I would appreciate any suggestions!

Summary of steps taken:

• cleaned all connections within charging ports
• reset controller via rear pinhole reset button.
• unable to charge with EXT port dock
• unable to charge with microUSB dock. also tried different microUSB cables.
• able to connect to PC via microUSB with slow green blinking light, but nothing once removed from cable
• verified all buttons work correctly on windows 10 when plugged in via microUSB

⟐ Answered June 07, 2024 at 22:27 MST

⟐ Answered December 04, 2022 at 5:39 MST