Xbox pro elite V2 paddles not working

GeoffKeeler · Dec 6, 2021

I have had my controller, an elite V2 for about a year now and it has worked fine, but in the past week (literally the week after it went out of warranty) the left bumper stopped working, it was an easy fix I just sprayed some electrical contact cleaner and it was fine but now a couple days later one of the paddles has stopped working , it worked around 50 percent of the time but it started working less and less, so i thought lets just use some more contact cleaner . Now it has completely stopped working and it is not an issue with one of the paddles touching the button as i took the paddle off and repeatedly pressed the actual button and still no response, I don't know whether i used too much contact cleaner or if it just broke on its own but does anyone know any fixes?

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MateusFontana

Hello, how are you? Hope you're well. My name is Mateus. I'm an Independent Advisor and I'll be glad to help you today.

First, welcome to the Xbox community. For this type of problem, the best thing to do is to take the control to technical assistance, because any procedures that we suggest to you to repair a hardware problem, could cause more problems or damage the product permanently.

In some cases Microsoft offers technical support for devices that are out of warranty, however, this has a price, and may be different for each region. You can check this information at the link below.

https://support.xbox.com/en-us/help/hardware-network/warranty-service/getting-your-product-serviced

*Thank you in advance for contacting the community, I hope this can help you. Let me know if you have more questions, please.

JackTheCreeper

I think it'd be nice if they added the rubberized grip to every standard controller. If they added the paddles that would allow different input binding, it'd kinda negate their marketing for the Elite Controller V2.

lackoftraction

To be very, very clear, the problem is that the newest firmware updates to Xbox elite 2 controller has broken the functionality of the paddles. As of the latest firmware, the paddles are completely disabled when in default profile. The paddles used to work in default mode, and now they don't. Steam can corroborate this: last year Steam added functionality to customize the outputs of the elite controllers paddles, which means that the paddles used to output a unique signal instead on only emulating other controller buttons.

A quick internet search reveals numerous accounts from users who had used steam to customize the paddle outputs, proving that the paddles used to work. You can also see a growing number of recent complaints from Elite controller users who are realizing that their paddle inputs are now broken. This is not an isolated occurrence, the elite controller was broken by the latest firmware updates, and people are realizing it.

The changes made to the Xbox elite 2 Controller paddles in the latest firmware updates NEED TO BE REVERTED.

ZeroMoustafah

This was my only complaint about this controller. Fortunately the paddles from my spare Elite 1 fit and work perfectly. I was hesitant at first as I discovered the joysticks weren't compatible from the elite 1 to the elite 2 but the paddles do work. I've
been playing with the bigger paddles on my elite 2 since Thursday afternoon and I haven't noticed or had any issues.

SamVanOV

Wow didn’t know I could use v1 paddles on v2. I’m testing the following and so far it feels nice

top row: small paddles from v1, upside down

bottom row: small paddles from v2, upside down

Feels natural to me! Thanks for the great suggestion!

Xbox pro elite V2 paddles not working