Yes, it can be a defective flight stick as said by MSFSRonS .There are tons of post referred to problems to this stick and the similar Thrustmaster Airbus edition . If you haven’t succeed with the calibration tool have a look in the forum .Thrustmaster t16000m rudder interference
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If this is not sufficient and the product is still under warranty you might return it to the seller for replacement.