PS3 Wireless Afterglow Controller Troubleshooting

This troubleshooting page will help you diagnose problems with the PS3 Wireless Afterglow Controller.

Trigger buttons are unresponsive or missing.

Trigger buttons must be replaced entirely for the proper functioning of the controller. Use this guide.

When buttons feel loose or flimsy, the spring component of the button may be broken. In this case the spring would need to be replaced.

Joystick is broken or the controller guides itself during game play.

The entire controller must be taken apart. Replace the entire joystick with a new one. Use this guide to replace it.

Dirt on the joystick maybe causing the controller to do so. The controller should be taken apart and cleaned with alcohol and coated with fresh lube after cleaning.

If problems persists, control stick spring is probably broken.

Either the controller is not charging or the battery is not lasting the usual 24 hour life.

Try to connect controller directly to console and press the PlayStation button on controller to sync with system, sometimes this fixes the problem.

If none of the previous solutions work; the battery that holds power for the controller after being disconnected from the PlayStation might need replacing.

The mini USB port is broken and preventing proper function of the controller.

For this problem, the whole mini USB port would need to be replaced.

Take controller apart and re-attach the cable.

Re-attach or replace the cable that connects the mini USB port to the rest of the controller.

The controller does not vibrate when it should during game play.

Make sure that the vibration feature is on and that the game is capable of using the vibration feature.

Reset the entire PlayStation system by holding the reset button down.

If all previous solutions fail, your vibration motors need to be replaced. Use this guide to do so.