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Repair guides, disassembly, and troubleshooting information for the fourth generation Sony PlayStation 5 DualSense controller, successor to the DualShock series. Identified by model number CFI-ZCT1W and motherboard model BDM-040.

Some buttons on Dualsense not working

I'm trying to fix my brother's dualsense controller; He got it used from a rental store, so I don't know what may have happened to it before that that may have caused this. When my brother first asked me to take a look at it, all the buttons worked except for the d-pad, which didn't work at all. I took it apart and cleaned the buttons, etc., they weren't that dirty. I didn't see any signs of damage that I could recognize. Now I've put it back together, and you can navigate the PS5 menu with the D-pad but it always moves to the left, as if the left D-pad button is always pressed (which it's not). And now some of the face buttons, namely the X and Square buttons aren't working, even though they were working before. Any help to get the controller working would be greatly appreciated; I'm very much an amateur, and I assume I'm probably making a basic mistake.

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Hi there!

I would replace the button circuit membrane and see how that goes!

The closest guide is this one: Sony DualSense Controller Buttons Replacement - iFixit Repair Guide (When you arrived at step 32, it should be revealed).

Be aware that you have bought the EXACT same model as the original one! Some of them looks the same, but they ARE different.

When you did replaced this, you should be good to go!

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