Community AdminCommunity Admin@SSMikeGesus Hey, there isn't a need for a wheel, just a pad should be fine.
Reinstalling generally isn't effective, so if you haven't started yet please hold off.
For some folks a hard reset by holding the front button until a shutdown, then disconnecting the power for a minute, might work, but unfortunately not for everyone.
This is being looked into in this thread: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues/Controller-not-working-on-heat/m-p/8688180#M4563
Reinstalling worked for me
I'll try to reinstall the game once I get back home and see if it works on my end
