Hardware Faulty Joycon

Forgotten_Email · Sep 5, 2019

RandomTake said:
I simply filled in their online form ,was sent and e-mail with a pre-pay postal label and instructions on how to pack it. This is the second time i have done this as about 3 month(ish) ago it was the left joycon that i had to send ( was still in warranty then). That was sent, repaired/replaced and returned with a letter giving me a further 12 months warranty on my switch. fast forward 3 months to just a a couple of weeks ago and my right hand joycon started drifting. I went through the same procedure as before and sent of my right hand joycon with the pre-paid postage. Once again it was returned after repair/replacement with another 12 month warranty renewal. At no point did i phone them or them me. All i had to provide was proof of purchase ( you MUST have this or no dice ) and the serial number of my console . Bear in mind that my console was still within its warranty period. However it did take them a while to return my joycons both times im quite please to get another 12 months warranty added on. If your console is still im warranty i should be a a simple thing to get the joycons fixed/replace. Just to point out i did not have to send my console in just my joycons.

Go to https://www.nintendoservicecentre.co.uk/. Slect Switch. Other problem then book repair. Thats all i did every time i needed it.

Well I'm probably not going to get it because I got my switch off ebay, oh well

Forgotten_Email · Sep 5, 2019

ganons said:
Did you open it up and try? What about replacing the joystick? Are they cheap?

The sticks are VERY cheap, got 2 for £8 (It came with tools too) but you can get the stick by itself for £2

(edit: corrected the prices and spelling corrections)

ganons · Sep 5, 2019

Forgotten_Email said:
The sticks are VERY cheap, got 2 for £8 (It came with tools too) but you can get the stick by itself for £2

(edit: corrected the prices and spelling corrections)

Did you follow any YouTube video tutorials?

fladnar · Sep 6, 2019

ganons said:
Did you open it up and try? What about replacing the joystick? Are they cheap?

I've seen cheap parts both on aliexpress and amazon. You don't have to open it to clean.

Forgotten_Email · Sep 7, 2019

ganons said:
Did you follow any YouTube video tutorials?

I followed the guide on IFixIt since I don't trust youtube tutorials

ganons · Jan 14, 2020

So I replaced one thumbstick and the drift came back within weeks.

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