This is normal. The speakers and vibration in these controllers are terrible, but I could live with that. The sensitivity of these controls is very low. These controllers make it difficult to play any game that requires fine motor skills. Battery life is very short but can be shortened by removing both batteries when not in use. It's not the best controller, but it's cheaper than some of the other alternatives. It seems to be having connection issues, but after a few tries it connects to the console.