Steering wheels: common problems and solutions

Steering wheel or pedals not detected or working wrong, wheel turning all the way, Logitech issues, force feedback problems or crashes? Find your fix.

If you cannot find any help for your issue in this page, or if you want to systematically check that everything is set up correctly, please try the steering wheel troubleshooter.

Find your problem in the list below and open it to see the solution. If you haven’t set up your wheel yet, start with Steering Wheel: Setup.

Steering wheel not detected or not workingBeamNG.drive doesn't even show my device in Options > Controls > Hardware, but works fine in other games The device is detected by BeamNG.drive, but nothing works Wheel acts weird

Pedals not working correctlyPedals act like buttons Cannot set up the throttle or the brake, car does strange things Car does not accelerate until I press the brake Car does not brake until I press the throttle Car brakes correctly, but then goes full speed into reverse after it stops

Steering not working correctlyCannot get steering to work, car only veers to one side Car steers to the opposite side it should Steering is too fast, car is impossible to control Car steers slightly to the left (or right) when pointing straight Delay between turning the wheel and the response in-game

Steering wheel turns all the way left or rightG29 / 920 turns all the way left / right My steering wheel turns all the way left / right My Thrustmaster steering wheel turns all the way left / right since September 2017

Logitech wheel problemsLogitech wheel isn't detected / has no clutch / has less than 900 degrees of range / has no force feedback / random failure Logitech wheel worked fine in August 2022 and is misbehaving after a Logitech G-Hub update G27 / G29 shifting leds don't work

Force feedback problemsForcefeedback is lost when I alt-tab back to the game, after a Windows Update from March 2023 My direct drive steering wheel has no force feedback, or has force feedback for only a brief period of time

Steering wheel crashes the gameG920 crashes the game unless force feedback is disabled My SpeedLink steering wheel crashes the game

Last modified: October 6, 2026

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