Thrustmaster T248 paddle shifters problem

Zalesky · Jun 15, 2022

Hello,
Yesterday my brend new T248 arrived and had a lot of fun with it. Until today, when during driving session my upshifting paddle upshifted by itself and then stopped working completely until i unplugged thr wheel from my pc and plugged it back in again. I run the newest firmware and it happened twice already, can you help?

ilikecar · Jun 16, 2022

I just had this problem as well except it was with my left paddle for downshift. It just completely stopped working and had me freaked that my wheel was already dead. I'm going to keep an eye on it but I had the same solution as you which was to unplug it from usb to recalibrate the wheel. Will report back if I have further issues. I believe thrustmaster products work best on older style usb ports and I have noticed that it sometimes has "quirks" on my rig not sure if that helps.

Zalesky · Jun 18, 2022

ilikecar said:
I just had this problem as well except it was with my left paddle for downshift. It just completely stopped working and had me freaked that my wheel was already dead. I'm going to keep an eye on it but I had the same solution as you which was to unplug it from usb to recalibrate the wheel. Will report back if I have further issues. I believe thrustmaster products work best on older style usb ports and I have noticed that it sometimes has "quirks" on my rig not sure if that helps.

So plug it in to USB 2.0 instead of 3.0? I might give it a try even thou this is a "brand new" thing and should work with USB 3.0, thanks for the info.

Edit: i tried it with an 2.0 USB: same thing happened..... I think i really need to go though everyones favourite return policies and find out if i can still either swap for a new one or refundit completely.

ilikecar · Jul 7, 2022

Ah sorry to hear that. Hope you can get a replacement that works better. If you end up getting something different I would be curious what you choose to go with. Best of luck!

kaku88 · Aug 28, 2022

Hi me too. I have the same problem with my left shift paddle, most of the time it happens when I've been playing for more than 30 minutes, but sometimes it fails after 15 minutes, others after an hour, I haven't been able to find a pattern in it. If I remove the USB and plug it back in it fixes it. I don't know what it could be, it's a bit strange. I'm going to take a warranty with thrustmaster to see how they solve it for me

warsasur · Sep 23, 2022

I just bought the new Thrustmaster t248 and I noticed that while racing my upshifts and downshifts are not recognized sometimes. At first, I thought it was just some issue I was only having in iRacing but when I pulled up the Thrustmaster control panel and started using the paddle shifters I noticed that every now and then they wouldn't register as an input. I have tried this with some of the other buttons and it also happens from time to time (specifically the x, o, triangle, and square).
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warsasur · Sep 23, 2022

I also noticed that when iRacing or the control panel would not register the input the + or - on the wheel's digital screen would still appear and indicate a shift. I have the latest firmware installed for the base but could this just be bugs that will work out in future firmware updates? Or should I be concerned that my buttons are faulty? I personally feel like the bottoms themselves are fine since the + and - still appear when the "ghost input" occurs and it could just be bugs that will be fixed over time. What is everyone's advice? Should I wait it out and see if firmware updates fix the issue? Or should I try and contact Thrustmaster about a faulty wheel?

asdasdasd556 · Feb 16, 2023

Hello, I did buy t248 and I immediately noticed the exact same problem with my left paddle, anyone has ideas? tried reinstalling drivers, restarting pc and so on, its worked for like 30min, then like someone said it will downshift by itself and quit working until I unplug and re-plug again.

Mantas E. · Feb 24, 2023

Hi. Same here. After about 30 min playing, left paddle shifter stops working. I unplug usb, wait 5 sec and plug in again. Then it start working again. It happens often.

asdasdasd556 · Mar 12, 2023

labutis, use the refund policy, there is nothing else you can do.

BrunoBæ · Mar 12, 2023

Just saw this thread by incident.
My unqualified guess is that it is a HW problem.
Sounds like Thrustmaster are using too cheap/bad switches.
Refund is the only solution - at least if you dont want to take a gamble that a replacement from TM will be better.

SouFFr · Aug 28, 2024

Hi, I had the same problem as you on the T248, have you fixed it since then? Or have you sent it back to CCS, or even changed the steering wheel?

If not, for those who are interested in how I fixed the problem, I removed the steering wheel from its base and disassembled the steering wheel, and I checked the welds, and also disconnected the cable that connects the paddles to the steering wheel, and reconnected them correctly. There must surely have been an assembly problem on the production line for some steering wheels, because the problem is very precise and similar between those who have it. So anyone who still has this problem, get your screwdrivers!

For those who are not used to this kind of manipulation, this video may be useful! :