Repair services for my xbox elite controller 2, Left thumbstick has stick drift and is...

same.

my 1st elite: crash gumi grips. send back to service, but i buy a new one for this 2 week. Try this new: right stick drift to right...

ok, my 1st elite came back, try this. left stick drift to right (fresh new controller from ms service)

ok i sent back this 2 broken Elites.

1-2 week done, get 2 new fresh Elites... tested... both new Elite's (my 3rd and 4th) left sticks drift to right...

my last 5 Elites broken, 3 fresh from Xbox Support. Thats a big joke.

yes, left thumbstick break, drift.... is a very well known problem. Google it and you'll find 100's of post on this faulty part with controllers. I own 2 white lunar and 1 black one, all have left drift. I also have a 4th controller that will not turn on.

The controllers thumbsticks are junk in my opinion.

Found your post googling how to solder, trade in.....what to do after my 3rd controller left thumbstick started sticking last night.

The problem is not just the on elite 2 controllers its a issue with all controllers that use the PDP program because i have 3 afterglow controllers that have problems with joy stick drift i also have 2 power A controllers that have problems with joy stick
drift as well and my brother has an elite 2 series controller that also has the same problem

The actual thumbstick sensors used in the controls are the exact same ones that were used in 360 and are used in all gamepads for pc and playstation (i have repaired old controllers with ghosting thumbsticks a lot), I don't know anyone that has had a thumbstick
break repeatedly in a short amount of time as it requires a lot of use or accidental damage to break them.

Does it fully stop working or does it start stick drifting/ghosting?

If it drifts/ghosts then they are easy to repair yourself if out of warranty.

Hello!

My Xbox Elite Series 2 Controller has a very deffective left-thumbstick (lags to the point that I cannot make any menu selections or move correctly) and a drifting right-thumbstick (moves without my thumb).

I have had this controller for about 8 months and absolutely love it but also understand that I am out of its warranty and cannot afford to purchase a new one.

Can I have this repaired without having to purchase an entirely new unit?

Thank you!

You could do a out of warranty repair but you do know its 1year warranty right?