Comments on: MacBook Pro battery problems

By: Josephine

Josephine — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:08:23 +0000

I just cant not believe it! Its Jan 2010 and I have had the same problem as above. I first learned that my battery needed to be replaced when I read a recall article in the national paper and my serial number was affected. Now the new one which they sent out to me has bulged and looks like its about to explode!

Im right back to the Apple Store! ;(

By: oneofu

oneofu — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:45:53 +0000

I just read your Update 2 post from June 14 2009. I had the exact same problem. The first battery was a bit bulged and they gave me a new one on warranty . And 2 years after the replacement the new battery bulged again right to the size of yours.

Apple Care (support) told me of course that it is out of warranty and therefore I have to buy a new one!
This Time I asked them if there exists a serialnumbers list of batteries which are affected to avoid to afresh the annoying experience.
They haven’t, didn’t now the phenomenon and said it wouldn’t happen to the new (!) batteries which I can buy in the apple store! YEAH RIGHT!

Have you heard of such list? And what did you do, yours should have been out of warranty, as well?

By: debu

debu — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:41:37 +0000

well, guys, i bought my MacBook Pro in august end this year.
within 13 days i logged a complaint against the excessive heating issue…
and they examined the piece externally and blamed it on a 2mm by 3mm small dent rather a scratch on a corner of the LCD. and they refused to do anything about it. on persistent calling up applecare, they managed to change the thermal heat sink paste but never gave a service report!!!!… now, yesterday, i.e october. my pro doesnt start!!! and you can hear the fans running fast .. the hussssss sound.. and i take it to the service station… and they instead of looking into it properly…. they manage to lose my current data!!!!.. i m left speechlesss!!! can anyone help???

By: De Minister

De Minister — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:45:16 +0000

My battery is bulging at right upper bottom corner. I noticed that my battery went from full to 40% in a mere hour and than after minutes it blanked out. When I took my battery out and put it in again, I was able to restart my computer. This morning I was working when I hear a loud crack. I could not figure out what the problem was, till I noticed that my computer was not standing flat and stable on the desk anymore. The bottom plate came off almost completely while the other plate seemed spring from the clue. Luckily I already had ordered a new battery because apple will eventually replace the battery but it needs up to 6 weeks to send me a new battery or make a decision to send me a new battery. I have made pictures so I do have proof if they decide not to renew the battery.

By: Antti

Antti — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 19:35:31 +0000

pcg: I didn’t have that problem but I’ve read from several places about other people experiencing that. Sucks. Just get the battery changed and get rid of the problem, no big deal.

By: pcg

pcg — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 15:27:38 +0000

I am so upset with the same battery problem! I would like to know, did this problem also affect your trackpad, cause mine has gone crazy?!

By: iMicro.mobi » Bloated 17-inch MacBook Pro battery — take 2

iMicro.mobi » Bloated 17-inch MacBook Pro battery — take 2 — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 02:27:43 +0000

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Fri, 06 Apr 2007 05:53:01 +0000

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By: Antti

Antti — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 08:09:54 +0000

Oh alright Richard, that’s good to know. Thanks for sharing

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 07:24:45 +0000

For you information concerning my battery issues: I called the Apple support some weeks ago and went through all the different things that could make my battery work again (reset PMU, remove the battery and press the button, etc.). And this is what I and the support guy came up to: the problem isn’t the battery, it’s the computer that’s the source of my problems. This is because I have the same problems now with my second battery as well as I had with my first.
Summa summarum – it’s not the battery, it’s the computer. So he basically told me to hand in my computer to a local Apple certified technician, and thereafter get a new computer. It’s not an insurance issue so I’ll get a new computer using my guarantee.

Hopefully I’ll helped someone who could have the same problem.