Thumbstick issue

If you are having the issue where, for example, playing call of duty and having turning issues, sprinting issues, or any issues with your thumbsticks, you can open it, clean it, and boom, perfect. If you cannot open it, then click your thumbsticks down,
and exhale air inside the thumbsticks really hard and your thumbsticks should be working perfectly. If you are having sticky buttons, It is your sweat. If it is broken, then you take gears of war way too seriously

Hi and thanks for reaching out. I hope you’re doing well. I'm an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft user like you and I'll be happy to help you.

It sounds like there may be an issue with the left thumbstick on your Xbox Series X controller. It's possible that the thumbstick is not properly calibrated or that there is some debris stuck under the thumbstick. To fix this issue, you can try the following steps:

1. Calibrate the thumbstick.

2. Clean the thumbstick and the area around it. Use a soft cloth and some rubbing alcohol to gently clean the thumbstick and the area around it. This can help remove any dirt or debris that may be causing the issue.

3. Check for debris. If there is debris stuck under the thumbstick, it could be causing the thumbstick to register as being pressed when it is not. Carefully inspect the thumbstick and use a small tool, such as a toothpick or a pin, to remove any debris that you find.

4. Check the controller's firmware. Make sure that you have the latest firmware installed on your controller.

If none of these steps fix the issue, it's possible that there is a problem with the controller itself. In this case, you may need to consider sending in your controller to have it repaired/replaced.

Thanks for sharing this information. If you can feel the thumbstick tension being different too, it is probably a hardware issue and the thumbstick would need to be replaced.

Hello dempseyjosh,

Thank you for reaching out to us about your issue!

The Xbox Accessories app will allow you to map one of your paddles to the right thumbstick button and map the right thumbstick button to nothing. To un-map the right thumbstick button, you will have to map the paddle to the button first then remap the right thumbstick button to the "Unmapped" option.

I now have 2 controllers that have developed this creeping forwards of the left thumbstick issue.

It has made playing The Golf Club almost impossible as each time i try to line up a putt, before i know it im aiming 80ft longer than i wish to be putting. For me, this issue seemed to have gotten much worse the last time it suggested i update my controllers.
As both of my controllers are very clean and in great condition this is not a problem caused by me. What are my options???