Can We Fix This Xbox 360 Controller That Won't Turn On?

In this video we troubleshoot and fix an xbox 360 controller that wont power on even with fresh batteries.

Video Index
0:00 Intro and problem
0:36 Fix #1 (fresh batteries)
0:57 Fix #2 (different battery back + fresh batteries)
1:10 Fix #3 (clean corrosion)
2:31 Fix #4 (open xbox 360 controller)

Troubleshooting Steps
1) Put in fresh batteries
2) Try another battery back.
3) Clean off any corrosion that you see on the controller battery terminals.
4) Try polishing the terminals if they are really bad.
5) Open up the xbox 360 controller and look for other forms of corrosion, clean that with isopropyl alcohol.

Hopefully one of these 5 troubleshooting steps will help you repair your xbox 360 controller that wont power on.

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[oldskewel]

Thank you! I took my 360 out of the archive a week ago and was heart broken that 3/4 controllers wouldn't work no matter how I messed with the batteries and battery packs. I wasn't keen on buying new ones since I know they were very lightly used to begin with, so you saved me big time! I didn't really consider internal corrosion since I stored them without batteries. My whole crew send their thanks!

[Showtime_Reezy]

Thank you, this video helped! It took a lot of time and effort, but got the proper connections working again. I kept cleaning then testing and wasn't getting it to still work. I went in with a flashlight to find every little bit of corrosion. Eventually I worked a Q-tip in tight spaces. And boom! Finally got it to stay on. Thank you, again. Very helpful video. You're awesome!!!

[hostilewerewolf]

dudeeee i thought i was doomed. ive had this console for about 9 years so i was bummed out that the controller stopped working until i found this. literal lifesaver, thanks so much! :')

[jeremykuhn]

Thank you for making this video, I couldn't for the life of me figure out why my controller stopped working, and I followed your advice step by step and now it works perfectly again

[Itsnotanymore-kudz]

What a coincidence, always wanted to fix my old 360 controller

[Trailerparked]

Thanks for the great video. Took some tinkering (I even put the charger packs under a fan to air them out) but I managed to figure out that the charger packs were the problem, while also learning how to clean out the inside of these controllers for the future. Getting some rechargeable packs tomorrow so hopefully I won’t have this problem again. Thanks!

[shoukon]

You're literally a wizard dude, this is exactly what I needed! Thank you so much.

[themidnighthumor]

This totally worked. Thank you so much. Back to my 7 years old play file of Arkham City!

[antonnaucler]

Thank you man!! Panicked when it didn’t work because I just wanted to play without ordering a bunch of stuff. Great video, thank you again!

[Chrisboidude]

I wasn't expecting this to work but it actually did! Thanks so much.

(BTW I used lemon juice instead of white vinegar but it still worked 💪.)

[jamay]

Omg, thank you so much for this video!!! I was given an Xbox 360 and I was worried I was gonna have to go buy a new controller, I tired all the batteries in my house, then found this video and bam, it’s working!!! Whoohoo!!

[ruffnutts]

Thanks to you... I repaired my Xbox 360 controller yesterday.. after watching your video.... thanks great video :)

[andyswilkinson]

Did all of our controllers just crap out at the same time? Going to give this a shot.

[ulovenyasia]

Omg thank you for this video! I had to pull my 360 out of storage until I get new wifi and I couldn’t figure out why the controller wasn’t working… turns out, I had some build up of corrosion inside the battery pack on one of the prongs… some water on a Q-tip, it came right off and my controller is working so I’m able to watch DVDs! Thank you!

[bdstudios]

So glad there are still people who use Xbox 360

[saahilkhan]

It did work I tried first with the known working batteries pack new batteries in it and it worked
So I knew the controller is on then looked into the old batteries back pack it was full of carbon
I put some CRC contact cleaner and cleaned and tried with the new batteries and guess what old back pack started working
YouTube is really an institute to learn if we people use it in a right direction
Thank you brother 🎉

[qstaz]

Thank you so much! Min 1:42 fixed it!!

[QBon]

Thanks this video was really helpful, I wasn’t able to start my controller in years, it feels great to see it blink and work again.

[fraun]

I had this problem. I got one of my controllers working again but it won't use the normal battery packs. It shuts off immediately after flashing green for a second. The rechargeable works just fine. I'd like to be able to use both. Got any solutions? I cleaned the inside of the controller.

[nevrynkinori]

Been using PS4 controllers since launch but they suffer from thumbstick drift and broken button rubber so brought back my good old 360 and it works wonderfully with only a little thumbstick wear.