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I followed this...took the controller apart. It's about a month old, so no dust or anything. I repositioned the rubber pad under the D pad, but didn't think that would do anything. Took me a while to get it back together because of the two bottom ribbons...then things weren't aligning eight, but I finally got her all put back together and it actually works like a charm. Saved me $70. Thanks for the video.
Thats exactly what happened to me! I had some ps4 controllers for 6 goddamn years and they never broke, but i bought a ps5 in november and it already broke. I swear sony made them easier to break for us to buy more...
Solution 6 wound up being my saving grace. The down button on my d-pad (only that one) stopped working after my roommate used it last night. This saved me, thank you.
They soldered the usb port to the main motherboard, meaning if the usb port breaks there’s nothing you can do other than learn microsoldering or get a charging dock that uses the pins on the bottom
Thnx. I think my issue was the membrane came loose. The little plastic part it slides over. I did everything else and put back together and it all worked out. Saved me quite a few dollars. Be careful about the start and snapshot buttons. I had to use a paper clip to avoid taking back apart to line them up with the rubbery backing.
Thank you, my down d-pad was stuck tried all methods until I tear down the controller , cleaned the compartment of the d-pad with ear cleaner as you said and returned everything. Working great as new now ❤
Perfect tutorial. Was able to open mine up, clean it out (kiddo spilled OJ on it so the sensor-film was sticky), and put it back together in less than 30 minutes. Didn't even break a hinge! I actually found I could use my thumb nail to open it up for the most part, and a small thin spoon for the LB/RB and that last bit of prying off. Great video and frankly great controller, too.
THANK YOU I fixed mine :)! My dpad and r1 stopped working after a drop. I took it apart with your instructions and wiped with alcohol wipes. Everything on the board stayed smoldered on and I fixed my issue. Liked and subbed! Ty kind sir
A very good guide. I tried your suggestions up to 5. I was not prepared to open it, so I did one hail mary: hit the left side of the controller around 5 times with the palms of my hands. That fixed it.
Everything short of taking the controller apart didn’t work. I was a bit nervous to open it but your guide was great and it worked. Had a dpad button not working and was able to fix it.
IT Guy Here; my issue was d-pad left and right only weren’t working (top bottom did, brand new ps5) & I tried everything i could think of without opening controller (vacuum, reset, etc.). Saw this and the “blow-into-old-school-nintendo” method w/ mouth finally got it working. thank you!
You’re amazing. The only thing that worked was taking it apart and putting it back together. Your walk-through of how to take it apart was so simple and easy. There are some I saw that made it way complicated. Keep up the good work.
You are a LIFESAVER!!! This was easy to follow, and very well explained. Tbh, this was the by far the easiest PlayStation controller I’ve ever worked on! My controller’s dpad is now working again! Cheers!
If I'm being completely honest I've no idea how mine broke but when I started taking it apart with the battery still connected and was testing the button it magically started working again so I decided to clean it and put it back together and everything started working again and the weird thing is it wasn't just the d-pad that stopped working originally now it magically works again thanks for showing how to properly clean it and take it apart
GUYS I HAVE THE FIX IF YOU DROPPED IT !! Turn your controller upside down and tap it a lot of times , press the opposite arrow and blow and then it should start working again !! I think it's some dust or a connector that moved
Thank you bro, I have taken apart 4 PS3 and 5 PS4 pads (magnetic buttons, custom shells, scuff etc). I've done 3 PS3 revisions and 3 PS4 revisions. Never taken apart a PS5 dual sense, my D pads down button was not working.. after dismantling it had no dirt, no wear or tear? After reassembling the pad is working perfectly, so thank you. Also omg those six axis and early dual shock 3 pads were so fiddly, PS4 ds4 a little less, PS5 pads it seems are easy to tear down. Lol I was dreading it.
Thank you! I had to resort to solution 6. The down button on my d-pad suddenly stopped working. Which was strange because the controller had seen little use. Wiping the contact pad with alcohol seemed to fix it and saved me a buying a new controller!
Thanks for the guide. My niece spilled something sticky in the face buttons, so I needed to take it apart to clean it. All other guides I found only focus on replacing the sticks.
thank yooou soo much 4 the detailed solutions and steps n moore importantly 4 the detailed disassembling guide. i followed ur steps cleaned the membrane and yea the d pad started working as good as new. life saviour fr
Had to do solution 6. The black rubber nubbin wasn't poking through the hole completely when pressed (as if it got moved or dislodged) so I had to take it apart and reposition it. Thanks so much!!!
I followed this video's instruction and it fixed my controller's up input that was not working on my d-pad! Thank you so much for the attention to detail and thorough explanations 😁🙏
Man you are a god, i dropped the fucking controller right after the ELDEN RING DLC CAME OUT and the right dpad stopped working, I ONLY HAVE LIMITED TIME BEFORE I HAVE TO GO BACK TO MY JOB AND MY RESPONSIBILITIES. YOU SAVED MY WEEKEND, may your life and future generations prosper
Thank you sooo much. I’m not sure what my issue was exactly but I followed solution 6 since I basically tried the others already, put everything back together and bam it works like new!
Dude, I must apologise in advance for my language. But I fucking love you. I thought I was gonna have to shell out ££ for a new controller. Now it works perfectly again! Gracias Amigo! ❤️
Great tutorial. I'm pretty sure I have a defective circuit membrane. My up button on the d-pad just stopped working yesterday and i've tried everything to fix it.
Great video . Thank you. I had to do step 6. Was easy with your explanation. When I opened up my controller I had so much hair i was actually shocked. Perks of having a dog hahaha. But it works like a charm now! I can actually game again.
Thought my controller was deas..left.on DPad wouldnt work. 30mins later after cleaning all contacts w alcohol its back up and running. Great video thank you!! Also no leftover parts xD
I'm still not sure what happened but removing the membrane and putting it back on again somehow fixed the problem. After I put the controller back together again everything worked like normal.
Thanks for the video me and my dad did this and it worked we fixed the controller by taking it apart and putting it back together thanks for helping us fix this I will defiantly be liking ❤❤
Fixed! Thank you my dude. My left d-pad wasn’t working and it seemed like no amount of hitting the back of the controller or blowing into it would work. After opening it up it appeared that my problem was that the membrane was kinda “stuck down” behind the left d pad. I can see how shaking, blowing and hitting the controller from the back could have worked with more perseverance. Is fun to open it up anyway innit, like lego. Got me a 4000 gigawatt battery in there now too 😎 It’s like Christmas up in this bitch
Ended up having to disassemble my controller since the right button on my d pad just stopped working. Not sure what step fixed the issue but when I put everything back together the controller worked perfectly
Well it appears to have worked, by doing that whole process cleaning the ⬆️ on the D pad & blowing out any crud or dust n dirt build up in the sticks all fixed the issue. The issue being my 10.5 ur old son’s 11yr old friend was getting his ass handed to him my my boy on some good ol MK11 that he decided pounding the controller with the heel of his hand was perfectly acceptable. Well we didn’t realize when pushing up on the D pad it wouldn’t go up & when I would press to the right with the stick it would go forward one & would flip back to the left 2 times. So after cleaning it all & putting it back together it was working perfectly again. Thank u for the break down of how to strip it & make sure everything was clean & not damaged. I believe it may have gotten food crud down in it & my son’s 11yr old friend throwing tantrums dunked it up. At least now I don’t have to buy another new controller & put another $50 on top the price of some more external save drive memory extension. I’ gonna go 4 the terabyte internal extended hard drive. That way I got the 500 on the system, or mid 65bs ish. Thanks agiinn& great advice on photo each step 🤜🤛
great video ,only 1 thing. i wish u showed when u put it back together. i got mine back together and it works now but it took me a lot longer than it should’ve lol.
I have another solution; just did it right now. If the D PAD is not working) press pressing the controller down with your palms behind and front of the grips and all over your controller frame. (So not the bottons and Touch pad)
In my case the controller did fall and up arrow stopped working. Tried cleaning, blowing, smashing with no result. At some point came across this comment by suggesting to press the frame around grips. I tried and noticed that it works when enough force is applied, also just near the up button. Seemed I needed to bring even more force and bend it a little over my knee, but now it seems to work normally i.e no force is needed when I tap the button.
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Thank youuuuuuuu
I followed this...took the controller apart. It's about a month old, so no dust or anything. I repositioned the rubber pad under the D pad, but didn't think that would do anything. Took me a while to get it back together because of the two bottom ribbons...then things weren't aligning eight, but I finally got her all put back together and it actually works like a charm. Saved me $70. Thanks for the video.
Thats exactly what happened to me! I had some ps4 controllers for 6 goddamn years and they never broke, but i bought a ps5 in november and it already broke. I swear sony made them easier to break for us to buy more...
Solution 6 wound up being my saving grace. The down button on my d-pad (only that one) stopped working after my roommate used it last night. This saved me, thank you.
Solztion 6 is after watching houndered of times cant open Controller
Hola. Y cuando lo tienes abierto que hiciste exactamente? Me pasa exactamente lo mismo. Saludos
Wow Sony really went out of their way to make it as big of a pain in the ass as possible to fix these things. DS4 way easier to take apart
They soldered the usb port to the main motherboard, meaning if the usb port breaks there’s nothing you can do other than learn microsoldering or get a charging dock that uses the pins on the bottom
DS4, lol
@@ThatGuyFriend205 That's what it's called you twat
just had my d pad broken, up and down not working, im just gonna get a new one instead, fuck all this lol
@@ThatGuyFriend205 dual shock 4
Thnx. I think my issue was the membrane came loose. The little plastic part it slides over. I did everything else and put back together and it all worked out. Saved me quite a few dollars. Be careful about the start and snapshot buttons. I had to use a paper clip to avoid taking back apart to line them up with the rubbery backing.
Thanks! I was not sure how to open the case and you helped me to not destroy my controller.
Thank you.
Thank you, my down d-pad was stuck tried all methods until I tear down the controller , cleaned the compartment of the d-pad with ear cleaner as you said and returned everything. Working great as new now ❤
Perfect tutorial. Was able to open mine up, clean it out (kiddo spilled OJ on it so the sensor-film was sticky), and put it back together in less than 30 minutes. Didn't even break a hinge! I actually found I could use my thumb nail to open it up for the most part, and a small thin spoon for the LB/RB and that last bit of prying off. Great video and frankly great controller, too.
2 d pad buttons werent working. Disassembled cleaned and reassembled and now works! Thank you so much.
THANK YOU I fixed mine :)! My dpad and r1 stopped working after a drop. I took it apart with your instructions and wiped with alcohol wipes. Everything on the board stayed smoldered on and I fixed my issue. Liked and subbed! Ty kind sir
A very good guide. I tried your suggestions up to 5. I was not prepared to open it, so I did one hail mary: hit the left side of the controller around 5 times with the palms of my hands. That fixed it.
Wtf I just did it it worked
@@skyedog1482 I know! I was shocked that it fixed the issue.
Your fucking crazy that just worked I’ve been stressing that I was gonna need to buy a new controller
WTF THAT WORKED FOR ME OMG THANNKKKK YOUU
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH RIGHT NOW THANK YOU
Everything short of taking the controller apart didn’t work. I was a bit nervous to open it but your guide was great and it worked. Had a dpad button not working and was able to fix it.
Guys just go as far as you can. I gave up as soon as i saw circuits and put it back together and it somehow fixed my problem
Thanks for the fix! Cleaned the film with alcohol and it started working! Great explanations and visuals, would definitely recommend!
I hit the d pad a few times with a tv control and now its working 😂
Man thank you lmaooo I just did the same thing!
Out of all the solutions in this whole comment thread, yours was the only one that worked for me. Ungabunga for the win. Thanks hero o7
😂😂 it worked for me aswell
🤣
WORKED 😂
Thanks! Great video. Saved me the cost of a replacement controller!
Thanks for the donation!
IT Guy Here; my issue was d-pad left and right only weren’t working (top bottom did, brand new ps5) & I tried everything i could think of without opening controller (vacuum, reset, etc.). Saw this and the “blow-into-old-school-nintendo” method w/ mouth finally got it working. thank you!
You’re amazing. The only thing that worked was taking it apart and putting it back together. Your walk-through of how to take it apart was so simple and easy. There are some I saw that made it way complicated. Keep up the good work.
You are a LIFESAVER!!! This was easy to follow, and very well explained. Tbh, this was the by far the easiest PlayStation controller I’ve ever worked on! My controller’s dpad is now working again! Cheers!
If I'm being completely honest I've no idea how mine broke but when I started taking it apart with the battery still connected and was testing the button it magically started working again so I decided to clean it and put it back together and everything started working again and the weird thing is it wasn't just the d-pad that stopped working originally now it magically works again thanks for showing how to properly clean it and take it apart
Solution 6 was it for me. It worked and now my controller is back to normal. Thanks
GUYS I HAVE THE FIX IF YOU DROPPED IT !! Turn your controller upside down and tap it a lot of times , press the opposite arrow and blow and then it should start working again !! I think it's some dust or a connector that moved
Thank you so much this really helped
Hero we needed. W
Saved me from buying a new controller for my bf since I dropped his. Thank you so much.
Bro, I fucking love you lol
Thank you, it worked
Thank you bro, I have taken apart 4 PS3 and 5 PS4 pads (magnetic buttons, custom shells, scuff etc). I've done 3 PS3 revisions and 3 PS4 revisions. Never taken apart a PS5 dual sense, my D pads down button was not working.. after dismantling it had no dirt, no wear or tear? After reassembling the pad is working perfectly, so thank you.
Also omg those six axis and early dual shock 3 pads were so fiddly, PS4 ds4 a little less, PS5 pads it seems are easy to tear down. Lol I was dreading it.
The right d pad button stopped working lastnight. Followed entire walkthrough, put together and it works!! Thanks
Glad it helped
Thanks brother. My wife had a tool kit for the PC and I used that to take apart the controller back working now lol
Thank you! I had to resort to solution 6. The down button on my d-pad suddenly stopped working. Which was strange because the controller had seen little use. Wiping the contact pad with alcohol seemed to fix it and saved me a buying a new controller!
This was helpful. I was afraid something was damaged, but it turned out to be a strand of hair between the connector.
Thanks for having the clearest and most thorough video for this. Got mine to work again-saved me the cost of having to get a new one!
Taking it apart and cleaning fixed my right D-pad button.
Thanks
I tried a few things and it worked idk what I did that worked but thank you
Excellent video. Fixed my Dpad!
Very helpful. Triangle was not working. Took it aprt, cleaned the contacts and works like new. Thank you!
The piece of card trick worked! Thank you!
It was incredibly useful, thank you brother!
Thanks for the guide. My niece spilled something sticky in the face buttons, so I needed to take it apart to clean it. All other guides I found only focus on replacing the sticks.
Thank you for the video! It took me forever to put everything back together, but it was way better than the other tutorial that broke my 1st remote
thank yooou soo much 4 the detailed solutions and steps n moore importantly 4 the detailed disassembling guide. i followed ur steps cleaned the membrane and yea the d pad started working as good as new. life saviour fr
Ur a legend man. I thought i‘ve broke the controller but surprisingly not. Much love from switzerland.
I did solution 6 and fixed my UP d-pad button! Yeah!!!
Thanks for the detailed exploitation!
Got the tool kit off amazon and followed all the steps u showed. You’re a life saver fr😭🙏🏽
Been like 8month that i tried to find a way to repaired it thanks man
YES IT WORKED thank you so much man! Ur step by step of taking apart the controllers helped a lot!
Had to do solution 6. The black rubber nubbin wasn't poking through the hole completely when pressed (as if it got moved or dislodged) so I had to take it apart and reposition it. Thanks so much!!!
I followed this video's instruction and it fixed my controller's up input that was not working on my d-pad! Thank you so much for the attention to detail and thorough explanations 😁🙏
This saved my controller! A piece of debris got under my d pad and once I cleaned it, its working good as normal! Thanks for the help
Thank you so much for this repair video.
For me it was the cleaning part that fixed my problem.
Kind Regards
Thanks so much! Me and my dad did this together and we had a blast; or at least me.
Man you are a god, i dropped the fucking controller right after the ELDEN RING DLC CAME OUT and the right dpad stopped working, I ONLY HAVE LIMITED TIME BEFORE I HAVE TO GO BACK TO MY JOB AND MY RESPONSIBILITIES. YOU SAVED MY WEEKEND, may your life and future generations prosper
solution 6 solved the problem. My right d-pad wasn't working and now it is. Thanks!
Thank you so much! Saved me from having to throw away a perfectly good controller!
Last solution always work, trust me all u need it skill and patience
Thank you!! So glad I dont have to have to waste money on repairs or a new controller!
Super helpful, ripped off the built in mic and speaker but at least it’s working now lol
Thank you sooo much. I’m not sure what my issue was exactly but I followed solution 6 since I basically tried the others already, put everything back together and bam it works like new!
I cannot thank you enough for this video.
thank you so much. I fixed my broken controller. I feel like a tech god now, haha
Goated with the sauce... Thanks a million, it took solution six but you got me there.
Bro it worked i am worried about that but finally it is fixed TYSM bro
THANK YOU MY MAN YOU ACTUALLY SAVED ME FROM ANOTHER 80 DOLLARS OF CONTROLEERS
Dude, I must apologise in advance for my language. But I fucking love you. I thought I was gonna have to shell out ££ for a new controller. Now it works perfectly again! Gracias Amigo! ❤️
I'm happy to hear it.
Great tutorial. I'm pretty sure I have a defective circuit membrane. My up button on the d-pad just stopped working yesterday and i've tried everything to fix it.
I’m suprised this worked lol I thought I broke it great video thank you
Thanks bro I was able to fix my controller directional buttons
Wanted to say thank you. This fixed my problem!
Thanks for the tear down the pressure pad was ripped but was able to fix it using a ps4 pad just had to cut it to fit in the controller 😀
Amazing.
Saw your video and fixed my dpad. Thanks
Thank you so much, my left dpad wouldn’t work and when I did solution 4 I pressed on it and it worked.
the first one worked somehow bro thanks
Great video, had this issue with right and down dpads, after following step 6 it's working like a charm
Thank you for the detailed instructions. Helped a lot.
Great video . Thank you. I had to do step 6. Was easy with your explanation. When I opened up my controller I had so much hair i was actually shocked. Perks of having a dog hahaha. But it works like a charm now! I can actually game again.
Thought my controller was deas..left.on DPad wouldnt work. 30mins later after cleaning all contacts w alcohol its back up and running. Great video thank you!! Also no leftover parts xD
I'm still not sure what happened but removing the membrane and putting it back on again somehow fixed the problem. After I put the controller back together again everything worked like normal.
Cool. That kind and of thing happens.
Omg thank you so much this really helped out my problem d pad and one of them werent pressing down correctly
Thanks for the video me and my dad did this and it worked we fixed the controller by taking it apart and putting it back together thanks for helping us fix this I will defiantly be liking ❤❤
That’s fixed it right up! Thanks dude!!😊
Fixed! Thank you my dude. My left d-pad wasn’t working and it seemed like no amount of hitting the back of the controller or blowing into it would work. After opening it up it appeared that my problem was that the membrane was kinda “stuck down” behind the left d pad. I can see how shaking, blowing and hitting the controller from the back could have worked with more perseverance. Is fun to open it up anyway innit, like lego. Got me a 4000 gigawatt battery in there now too 😎 It’s like Christmas up in this bitch
Ended up having to disassemble my controller since the right button on my d pad just stopped working. Not sure what step fixed the issue but when I put everything back together the controller worked perfectly
Thanks
Thank you for saving my controller
SOLUTION 1 WORKED THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
The problem with my remote was the rubber padding under the D pad. I fixed it after taking it off and putting it back on it in and it works perfect.
This has happened to me like 3 times and what helped me is that i dropped it from like 2 feet a few times and it started to work again😂
Saw someone comment " bang it on a table" and I don't wanna do it cuz I didn't think it's work, but as soon as I did it it worked bru😂
had this problem with the up d-pad, then i just smashed the left side of the controller really hard on my knee and it worked,
Thank you, blast of compressed air did the trick! 🎉
Thank you, the solution 6 really helped me out! It is fixed now! Keep up the good work!
Well it appears to have worked, by doing that whole process cleaning the ⬆️ on the D pad & blowing out any crud or dust n dirt build up in the sticks all fixed the issue. The issue being my 10.5 ur old son’s 11yr old friend was getting his ass handed to him my my boy on some good ol MK11 that he decided pounding the controller with the heel of his hand was perfectly acceptable. Well we didn’t realize when pushing up on the D pad it wouldn’t go up & when I would press to the right with the stick it would go forward one & would flip back to the left 2 times. So after cleaning it all & putting it back together it was working perfectly again. Thank u for the break down of how to strip it & make sure everything was clean & not damaged. I believe it may have gotten food crud down in it & my son’s 11yr old friend throwing tantrums dunked it up. At least now I don’t have to buy another new controller & put another $50 on top the price of some more external save drive memory extension. I’ gonna go 4 the terabyte internal extended hard drive. That way I got the 500 on the system, or mid 65bs ish. Thanks agiinn& great advice on photo each step 🤜🤛
Fantastic guide, mate. Thank you kindly.
Solution 6 saved me, I have now become addicted to cleaning my controllers
great video ,only 1 thing. i wish u showed when u put it back together. i got mine back together and it works now but it took me a lot longer than it should’ve lol.
THANK YOU SO MUCH BRO, IT WORKED🫶🏽
Thanks a lot it took me some time But it Worked 😇
Thank you, you saved me bro😭🙏
I have another solution; just did it right now.
If the D PAD is not working) press pressing the controller down with your palms behind and front of the grips and all over your controller frame. (So not the bottons and Touch pad)
In my case the controller did fall and up arrow stopped working. Tried cleaning, blowing, smashing with no result. At some point came across this comment by suggesting to press the frame around grips. I tried and noticed that it works when enough force is applied, also just near the up button. Seemed I needed to bring even more force and bend it a little over my knee, but now it seems to work normally i.e no force is needed when I tap the button.
IT WORKED‼️🙌🏾
Thanks✊🏾
your the best ever thank you so much I thought I was going to buy another controller
Your awesome your step by step on how to fix my controller help so much had to go in an clean the membrane for my d-pad thank you tons
Glad it helped, and thanks for letting me know what part helped.
Thanks it helped a lot with fixing it
Thank u so much for ur videos the d pad worked bc of solution 1