Hey NinjaPorchCats! To double check, please try these steps and see if they help.
Hi Ninja, I'm using the Thrustmaster FFB wheel. If I can remember correctly, I got Nitrus to work holding down X and pulling the right hand gearchange paddle at the same time.
A lot of controls in this game use combinations of keys. Changing driving view is A and B, photo mode is X and Y, navigating the map is brake pedal and Dpad, and looking around the car is A and Dpad.