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Valve Index Controller: Right controller Tracking issue

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 19:45:43 -0700

Smacked my right index controller and the tracking on it doesnt work anymore

Valve Index Controller: How do I fix the finger sensors? Power cycling did not work

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 17:25:30 -0700

Ive tried going through steam support and they said this site was the only option besides buying a new controller. the left hand middle and ring fingers always act as thoug Im touching them even though I am not. is there a way to fix this?

Valve Index Controller: Middle finger tracking failure

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 15:03:32 -0700

The finger tracking is starting to show a lot of wear, and the ones on the left hand have stopped tracking the middle finger entirely, leaving me no choice but to flip the bird when I want to clench a fist. Is there anything I can do to troubleshoot this?

⟐ Edited by author December 15, 2025 at 15:03 MST

Valve Index Controller: How to fix analog button (B button)

Sun, 09 Nov 2025 18:16:15 -0700

My index's b button stopped working and I cant find a fix

Valve Index Controller: no light, controller will not track but can still move in game

Sat, 06 Sep 2025 04:12:22 -0700

my left controller will not track at all and light wont come on. In game i can still move around and access the steam menu but my hand will not track no matter what i do i would love to know how to fix this if at all possible and what board needs replacing

Valve Index Controller: Stuck in error state

Sat, 02 Aug 2025 10:11:30 -0700

The grip came apart on the inner side and it caused a small tear in the ribbon cable (the big ribbon cable). Now the controller can't leave the error state, it always flashes red from charge or power on and after hard resets. I think replacing the big ribbon cable would fix it, is there somewhere i can buy it and instructions to replace it?

Open to any suggestion of what's causing this

This is the only damage that i could find. It's a very small tear. I suspect that this is the problem because the grip was loose on that side, it put stress right on that cable. I started getting the error state about 4 months ago, hard reset had always gotten it to work again. Recently the grip broke off and hard resets don't fix it anymore, so i took it apart and this is the only thing that looks wrong.

⟐ Edited by author August 02, 2025 at 10:11 MST

Valve Index Controller: system button doesnt work

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 03:36:42 -0700

System button has no input so cant start the controller unless i connect it with usb. Is it damaged for good or maybe there is some cleaning solutions perhaps?

Valve Index Controller: Trigger on Controller Popped Off / Came Out

Sat, 21 Jun 2025 14:54:23 -0700

Please see this video for reference.
Does anyone know a way to fix this? It doesn't seem to want to stay in on its own anymore.

Valve Index Controller: Trigger is super easy to pull

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 18:51:34 -0700

After accidentally hitting the controller against the wall, the trigger suddenly became super easy to pull, searched up a little and i think it might be a spring or something that got loose. How would I go about fixing this?

Valve Index Controller: usb-c port got loose

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 01:27:19 -0700

dear i realize this might be not gonna be answered becouse its an co operation between steam and you guys but how do i fix an loose charging port

Valve Index Controller: Trigger plastic broken, replacement part?

Sun, 12 Jan 2025 00:05:22 -0700

Where can I buy or print the trigger? I don't need the mechanical parts,just the plastic piece.it gets stuck down or won't go down.

Valve Index Controller: How do I replace the touch sensor in the thumbstick

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 19:53:31 -0700

I'll also be needing the part name as well

I simply cannot afford new controllers

Valve Index Controller: Left Controller buttons and joystick have stopped working

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 00:18:49 -0700

My left controller now no longer works in regards to any analog input EXCEPT the system button. The system button turns it on but it does not pair. It does pair if plugged in, whether to the computer or to the usb on the front of the headset. When I do this I can now use it and it tracks hand position and finger position. But I am not able to move in any game or hub with the joystick and cannot use the buttons.

By extension this means I cannot manually pair it either since the b button does not work. This caused me great frustration be fore I thought to plug it in and try it. Since the re pair instructions say to hold System plus b to re pair.

Is there any precedent of this occurring? Is there a guide for taking apart the controller and Identifying the problem? And if not where would this problem be? somewhere on the board I presume.

Thanks in advance for any replies.

Valve Index Controller: I broke the wire tied to my joystick, can this be repaired?

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 06:02:54 -0700

My joystick poped out and i teared the cable while trying to put it back in, is there i way i can fix this?

Valve Index Controller: Why do my grip sensor no longer work?

Wed, 29 May 2024 14:34:16 -0700

After removing the grip cover the wire connecting the sensor to the controller got pulled out and now is hard to keep in place and when put together the controller goes to full Pull and wont really respond to inputs on the grip sensor, is there a way to fix it?

Valve Index Controller: Controller won't always read stick input fully

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:01:30 -0700

I assume this is a similar issue to the stick drift and that following the same guide for that could work out, but Thought I may as well post a question first to see if anyone has a better idea of it.

Basically if I fully tilt the joystick on my left controller forward it will (inconsistently) read as only being about 60-70% forward. This means if I want to move at a decent clip in any games I've gotta go sideways or backwards, lol.

I'm hopeful that inconsistent nature of the issue could just mean it needs a cleaning especially since the controllers is in pretty good physical integrity (It has a hit a wall or three, but never so hard as to chip any plastic or anything. Just some paint streaks on it now, lolol) but impacts at all could totally have knocked something loose internally.

I think what caused it is the same as most- playing a game that has you click down on the stick to do something like running, so you end up pressing forward and down on the stick multiple times and the potentiometers get real sad about it

Any insight or educated guesses would be awesome to hear, thanks for taking the time here in any case!

Valve Index Controller: Not charging when I plug it in.

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 01:07:46 -0700

my index controller has working fine and i woke up and it will no longer charge, the light doesnt light up when i plug it in, there is no hair in the port when i shine a light inside it it doesnt look broken or anything. i dont know whats wrong but i cant hard reset it and i cant charge it what do i do!

⟐ Commented March 27, 2024 at 1:07 MST

Valve Index Controller: left trigger stopped tracking,

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:54:06 -0700

how to fix or just send bacl

Valve Index Controller: What connector do I need to replace the grip ribbon cable holder?

Mon, 27 Nov 2023 17:21:00 -0700

My ribbon cable was coming loose and for a while I was able to push it back in and it worked OK but this time I've broken the black peice off that holds the ribbon cable in place for the grip.

Can anyone suggest a suitable replacement part?

Valve Index Controller: How can I fix my thumb stick after it popped off?

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 05:46:34 -0700

Recently borrowed a friends controller after mine just stopped working and while I was playing I heard a pop and the thumb stick flew off. It was only the top and I think I linked the image. Would it be possible to glue it or something without damaging the controller? What else could I do?

⟐ Edited by author September 26, 2023 at 5:46 MST