Force feedback not working

The controller works fine, but it is a crapshoot when I start each session as to whether or not the Force Feedback works. About half the time that I start a Practice Session, Qualification, Sprint or Race I need to pause the game, crawl out of my racing set up, unplug and replay in the wheel, then the feedback works. I shouldn’t need to do this. To prevent racing without feedback online, I am required to unplug and replay for every session just to be safe.