thank you that may be the problem did not even think of that as well as i installed it on steam just becoause it more stable in ausOne thing to try is to make sure that you have the correct bindings file - it should be an option for supported sticks that you see when you start the game.
If that is not it, go into Options from the main menu and map the bindings yourself. That will create a custom bindings file.
Also, check that the switch on the back of the stick is set to PC and not PS3.