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Brand new PS4 controller not charging

Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2018 12:46 pm
by False
Anyone familiar with this happening? PS4 Pro brand new. Controller came out of the box plugged in and charged fine. Now no matter where I plug it in it wont charge, the yellow light wont go on.

I plugged it into my pc and it lit up and then charged from the wall but now it wont charge again. Very odd

Re: Brand new PS4 controller not charging

Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2018 12:51 pm
by darksideby182
I presume you have tried charging it with the PS4, if not unplug the PS4 for a few minutes then plug back into the mains and try charging it through the PS4 i think by holding the share button down to resync.

If not try this link

https://hardware.support.eu.playstation.com/en_GB#/

Re: Brand new PS4 controller not charging

Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2018 1:11 pm
by False
:(

was hoping I wouldnt have to exchange it as I dont have the purchase information, it was a gift

Re: Brand new PS4 controller not charging

Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2018 3:41 pm
by Peter Crisp
This could be a wild goose chase but I think you may be able to call Sony directly as the pad will have a barcode on it so they'll see it's a new pad and be able to exchange it.
I'd like someone else to confirm or debunk this though first as it's just a hunch.

Re: Brand new PS4 controller not charging

Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2018 3:44 pm
by darksideby182
Peter Crisp wrote:This could be a wild goose chase but I think you may be able to call Sony directly as the pad will have a barcode on it so they'll see it's a new pad and be able to exchange it.
I'd like someone else to confirm or debunk this though first as it's just a hunch.

If you go through the playstation webpage above it does ask for the barcode off the controller so it may work.

Re: Brand new PS4 controller not charging

Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2018 3:58 pm
by Wedgie
Yeah, barcode.

Re: Brand new PS4 controller not charging

Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2018 4:17 pm
by False
lovely thanks

Re: Brand new PS4 controller not charging

Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2018 7:48 pm
by Albert
I had this issue a few weeks back and it ended up being the usb cable even though it worked with other stuff. . might be worth trying a different cable.

Re: Brand new PS4 controller not charging

Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2018 11:27 pm
by False
The plot thickens

Moved wires etc around and different plugs blah blah

Controller lights up yellow like its charging and goes off straight away

Re: Brand new PS4 controller not charging

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2018 10:34 am
by Yorkcityknight
False wrote:Controller lights up yellow like its charging and goes off straight away


Mine have done this a few times. Pressing that little reset button on the back sorts them out.

Re: Brand new PS4 controller not charging

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2019 6:15 pm
by False
I tried the rest thing and no dice

What does seem to get it is if I hold the cable down at a weird angle so I guess I just got a defective one