Why is my right trigger loose. I came back from work the other day and my trigger had no...

Hi Forrest, my name is Rodrigo. I'm an Independent Advisor and a member of the Microsoft community and I'd love to assist you today.

I am sorry to hear that.

If your controller is still under warranty, please, submit a repair request.

Register your device on this link: https://support.xbox.com/help/hardware-network/warranty-service/register-your-product

Then, fill out the repair form: https://account.microsoft.com/devices/select-device-for-repair

You can check the warranty terms here: https://support.microsoft.com/help/...ce-plans-and-terms-conditions-for-your-device

I hope this helps.

Someone has said what I have been pointing out for a few months now. The Xbox One controllers are poorly/cheaply made. I got sent out 5 defective day one controllers after sending the one that came with my console in. The most recent one came in yesterday
and right out the box they sent it in the left trigger hits something not allowing the trigger to move all the way down. Its a shock to me that they sent it to me in poor condition, meaning they don't inspect the controller before sending it out. I bought
a ps4 and the next step is to get rid of the Xbox One all together. I have had numerous problems with the controllers I bought from gamestop and walmart too, issues like triggers grinding, triggers squeaking, buttons not working, loose bumpers, controller
disconnects and a whole lot more, all I have been able to get out of microsoft is to send the controller into them at my expense.

Both my day one controller and the controller that came with my Titanfall bundle are loose and creaky on the right side. I much prefer the rock solid feeling of the 360 controller. I hope they fix this because we shouldn't have to wait 10 years for controllers
that don't creek. I also prefer the "straight back" trigger pull of the 360 compared to the XB1 that seems to pull at an angle.

Hmm I've changed my triggers to the back paddles now and it works, do you mean making right trigger do left trigger things and vice versa?

Had the same problem. Day one the left trigger was physically stuck. After applying some pressure and wiggling around a bit it released and started working fine for a couple of months. Then one day it got stuck again. So I did the same thing to free it up
and it worked for a couple of months. Today the trigger was logically stuck ON making it impossible to play some games. Since the warranty is only a whopping 90 days I decided to open it up.

You can pull the side panels of the controller off with your fingers. This exposes a slight view of the trigger switch. What I found was a loose screw magnetically stuck to the magnet that makes up the trigger switch. What was happening was if the screw
was stuck between the magnet and the PC board it prevented the trigger from closing. If the screw was moved to the side, but still stuck to the magnet, the trigger worked fine. With some small pliers I was able to remove the screw.

Unfortunately this did not fix my logically stuck trigger. I think what happened was after months of the screw moving around in there it scraped up the circuit board breaking the circuit.

I took the controller apart further to see if my theory was correct. (FYI in addition to the four screws under the side pieces, there is a screw under the battery compartment sticker.) I didn't see any obvious damage from the screw but I can't see what's
causing the broken circuit. I didn't see any places where the loose screw could have come from.

If you have a sticking trigger you might want to open up the side and see if it is a loose screw before it gets worse like mine.