Battlefield 6 controller vehicle controls not working: vehicles won’t accelerate or move
No matter what I do, I cannot get ground vehicles to drive forwards. I’ve changed my binds, tried different controllers, used every controller setting there is and can only drive in reverse. Not sure what is causing this, I’ve searched everywhere and I seem to be the only one experiencing this so far. I’m stuck on the campaign mission where driving is absolutely necessary which is unfortunate because I’ve really been enjoying playing it so far!
(CM edit - Updated post title to be more descriptive)
Hey, petsfart and everyone else here who chimed in through the months of experiencing this.
I recently had this happen to me in the last few weeks and shrugged it off as I'm more of a helicopter pilot most of the time, until I finally reached the breaking point where I had to use a Humvee to escape a heated moment in RedSec, only to not have the acceleration work at all. I was a sitting duck. :(
I checked the controller settings in Battlefield 6 to make sure they were correct and reset to default (I'm not one to have the custom bindings)
I searched our forums and came across this post in hopes of a workaround, since I found one before for an unrelated issue.
This is how I fixed it:- I am on Xbox and have a Series X controller
- I updated the firmware on my Seriex X controller, thinking it was that, but the results were the same
- I confirmed I had the latest Xbox software update
- I went in-game with my other original Xbox controller, and it worked fine. This led me to believe it's controller-related
- I went to the controller settings on Xbox, where you can recalibrate it. Everything worked well until I tested out the left trigger, and it wasn't registering my pulls at all when I got down to the lowest dot setting on the back
- I know my controller has dropped here and there and has had it for a while, so I suspect something was blocking the trigger on the inside. I shook the controller and heard some rattling
- I ended up pulling off the grip (which I don't recommend since it can't be put back on and may pull apart the plastic on your controller). I noticed extensive cracking in the plastic and a significant gap around the left trigger. I used a flathead screwdriver to pop up the trigger a bit, try to loosen it slightly, and rattled my controller around. A couple of small plastic pieces fell out
- Loaded up the game, and it is now the humvee is moving
Looking back, I also noticed that when I pulled up my map, it would randomly start to slowly zoom back out. This indicates the left trigger was being initiated. I suspect this is causing the vehicle to brake, which is why it wouldn't accelerate.
This is anecdotal, but I wanted to share what I did to find what worked for me. If others are experiencing this even after testing multiple controllers, we encourage them to make reports. From my side, it looked like a hardware issue. Given the few, sporadic reports over the last 6 months, it is possible that it is controller-related.
I attached a picture of my battle-scarred controller, which has now been revived and is ready to get out there on the battlefield.
