My PS4 Controller is dead

My controller would not charge or connect, tried resetting, tried turning off ps4 for 3 minutes and then pressing ps and share button, tried another USB socket, tried another lead. Nothing. Ordered and replaced charging port and ribbon cable, nothing. Ordered and changed battery, nothing. I didn't want to order a new motherboard as is as much as a third party controller that works. In frustration dismantled whole controller, cleaned all contact points with alcohol, took opportunity to clean all dirt and grime from buttons etc. There is a small, rectangular contact point where the ribbon conductor film folds under the plastic holder and contacts the main board, cleaned both parts of the contact with alcohol. Finally in a desperate attempt I removed, cleaned and resoldered the 4 connections on the battery connection port on the main board. Assembled controller and it finally worked. Almost didn't believe it when it flashed blue. Would only recommend the soldering to someone with a fine point soldering iron tip and confidence to solder small components but it is well worth cleaning all the contacts with alcohol in case this helps and only required one additional screw to be removed. Hope this helps someone

I would double check the battery connection, if that's ok, I would then replace the motherboard. iFixit sells them, I have included the link to the part...

DualShock 4 Controller Motherboard and Midframe Assembly (JDM-011)

your USB port is most likely your problem. you can replace the entire board but the USB port can be fixed with some soldering experience.

It pend to me and then I play xbox in ps4 controller and I can’t play fortnite now noooooo I want to play fortnite I haven’t play fortnite for long time

Try to install a ps4 controller driver on your pc and attach the controller via usb. And then in the device settings check if the other buttons are working. What happened to me before is that the ‘ middle PS button’ was busted so it wont turn on and I thought it was dead. And it appears to be not charging because the battery was already full.

If that’s the case, just replace the ribbon inside (it’s pretty cheap and easy to do).

If the DS4 no longer responds with the PS4 then more than likely it's broadcasting a normal Bluetooth signal. To remedy this, I suggest cracking the controller open and replacing the USB board/ribbon cable. And to answer another persons question as to why you'd just buy the motherboard, the motherboard at $38 is actually cheaper than a new controller, which costs about $65-70 each.

Get a charging dock my controller was dead did everythi g I could ,the I found a guy who posted about getting a chargi g dock and I did that for 20 bucks and it worked right away ...it charges from the bottom side of the controller.

Buy another controller

You find something long and think like a bobby pin and reset the controller

How can u fix the Controller sir are completely dead

Hello, I think im related to the problem, as most of Us here i was charging my controller with my phone charger, (closer than console) and suddenly it turned off and never came back up again, luckily i had another two dualshock 4, one with analog drift and one with R3 not responding.. after few beers ive came to conclusion that ive seen enough TronicsFix to have basic skill/ enough experience and out of 3 of those dead boys i have made a working one…. But i had to rip off both of motors for vibration and ive realised after few days that battery dies instantly, and it really dont hold charge… im using my green camo monstrosities i dont have any other options, but if someone have solution to bad battery im happy to check it out. Thanks.!

Hi guys, I found these 5 tricks to know what's wrong with your dead controller. If none of these work, it's probably a problem with your motherboard.

Here is the link : https://youtu.be/I7HDa6UExQ4

I had a issue with my controller where it would lose connection and appear to power off when I signed into my account. It would function on the blue screen before the sign in. What I did to fix it was to power off the PS4 and then I held the power button until I could hear to beeps. I plugged the controller in and selected “Reset Default Settings”. This walked me through the process of setting up my controller, network and time again. No data was lost. After that my controller functioned correctly.

It’s probably a fuse somewhere on the motherboard.