Bug Info:
The bug that was documented and flagged ‘FIXED’ in ticket 1654413, linked below, appears to have re-emerged following Hotfix 20.1.
Replay - Wheels appear to lock up in replays when using ABS (1654413)
In my experience, and I’m sorry I don’t have more time to gather data, but it seems to be occurring in the Open Series R Class races, starting in the second race. I haven’t gotten to the third because I started over thinking I had somehow found a bad combination of tuning and track, but it happened again with the next attempt in a totally different car (first was an old Skyline tuned to rip and the next was a modern Cobra tuned for smooth transitions in tight cornerings).
I know people will want to give me gameplay tips at this point because I read the other posts when this issue emerged previously. I don’t have the time or inclination to defend myself in every detail but I’ve been playing Forza games for years, play this game consistently since release, and these are both cars I have at Level 50 with my own custom upgrades and tuning, which is something I’ve been doing in Forza games with some success in its reception for many years.
I know how these cars feel, but the slightest input of brakes nullifies all steering input once this bug kicks in. It follows even if I give up on the race and just granny-drive around the track.
So basically the game is turning all my favorite cars into granny-killing machines.
TBH, I don’t even think it’s an ABS thing, but that’s the term it’s been resolved under previously. It really feels to me like there is a meter/measure bound to inputs somewhere that is crossing wires and causing steering to read as null when the input value for brake exceeds zero. Maybe a left-for-right substitution is occurring?
But I’m sorry, I really don’t have the time to do the bug fixing for you, at least if my only payment is getting to enjoy the game I basically pay monthly for. If you really need it hit me up for data.
Platform: Windows 11 PC
Edition: Game Pass, Premium Add-Ons
Account: solo account
PC GPU: RX 6900 XT, Driver 25.5.1, released 4/25/2025, up-to-date as of 5/28/2025
Peripheral: 8BitDo Ultimate Gen. 1 via 2.4GHz Mode (X-Input); Hyperkin Duke via USB 2.0 (X-Input)
Settings: US Region; custom graphics set for performance (+100 FPS w/o AI upsc./interpol.); tried all different assist settings, to no effect
Xbox Settings: N/A
Attempted fixes: See above
Content Update–Was this happening prior to the most recent content update or did it start after the update?: No, it only started following the latest hotfix update, and only in one specific series of which I’m aware (I haven’t played all content, but am up-to-date on the ‘Spirit of FM’ events and most Rivals events).