^^^^^^^^^^ - thanks .
Options - controls - miscellaneous - vibration ( on / off )
This. There's no global setting for it, each game has to have an individual disable option
I know for sure it's able to be turned off in the game settings. I once nearly leapt out off my chair when I had my controller sat in my lap when docked at a station and a t9 rumbled past me.
Personally I would let it rumble in my lap.