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Q: Battery Recall

I just read an article about how more ibook batteries are being recalled:

http://www.prnewswire.com/news/index_mail.shtml?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-24- 2006/0004421452&EDATE=

Time for everyone to check their batteries again (I do not believe mine applies with HQ4527 =/...oh well). Its not on the apple website yet, but it should be soon.

iBook, Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Posted on Aug 24, 2006 10:37 AM

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  • by tomas472,

    tomas472 tomas472 Aug 24, 2006 2:24 PM in response to Kim Mcdaniel
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    Aug 24, 2006 2:24 PM in response to Kim Mcdaniel
    The 'support' page for the most recent battery recall is rejecting one of my batteries, also.

    It accepts my iBook as in-range, and accepts one of my iBook batteries (3K520*), but claims the other (ZZ427*) is either not a correct S/N or is not in range.

    The CPSC and Apple sites bot list both batteries as being in range.

    Calling Apple's support number gets a recording apologizing for not being able to help me at this time due to technical difficulties,and suggests I try the site again - later.

    Puts me at a real quandary for my upcoming trip.

    Tomas
  • by THS06ASU10,

    THS06ASU10 THS06ASU10 Aug 24, 2006 2:25 PM in response to tomas472
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    Aug 24, 2006 2:25 PM in response to tomas472
    Its doing the same thing to me. Well, almost.

    Its rejecting my serial # on the laptop, and also on the battery. I have a feeling its rejecting my laptop serial because its a refurbished laptop, but my battery serial is really close to yours. It's a 3k5121, and its rejecting that as well.
  • by THS06ASU10,

    THS06ASU10 THS06ASU10 Aug 24, 2006 2:30 PM in response to Yo Shu La
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    Aug 24, 2006 2:30 PM in response to Yo Shu La
    I think they may have updated it. Mine kept rejecting both the serials, and now its accepting both.
  • by tomas472,

    tomas472 tomas472 Aug 24, 2006 2:32 PM in response to tomas472
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    Aug 24, 2006 2:32 PM in response to tomas472
    Hmmmmmmm...

    NOW I get a NEW recording at the supposed support number saying that as of 01AUG, phone support has been discontinued, and only 'chat' contact is available - go to service.apple - etc. for further information, BEEP - BEEP - BEEP - BEEP - etc.

    Tomas
  • by FelixGarcia,

    FelixGarcia FelixGarcia Aug 24, 2006 3:06 PM in response to THS06ASU10
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    Aug 24, 2006 3:06 PM in response to THS06ASU10
    I think they may have updated it. Mine kept rejecting
    both the serials, and now its accepting both.



    Same thing with me keeps rejecting the battery.
  • by bearda,

    bearda bearda Aug 24, 2006 3:50 PM in response to tomas472
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    Aug 24, 2006 3:50 PM in response to tomas472
    Same deal here. I can't find mention of this "chat" support anywhere on the website, though. After hitting 0 a few times at the first prompt it started forwarded me to the service department, but then I got an error message and it hung up on me.
  • by THS06ASU10,

    THS06ASU10 THS06ASU10 Aug 24, 2006 4:15 PM in response to Strimkind
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    Aug 24, 2006 4:15 PM in response to Strimkind
    This page seems to be more helpful (It also has a more extensive listing of batteries being recalled):

    https://support.apple.com/ibook_powerbook/batteryexchange/

    Before I was going through this page:
    https://depot.info.apple.com/batteryexchange/index.html
  • by thehighrise,

    thehighrise thehighrise Aug 24, 2006 4:34 PM in response to Kim Mcdaniel
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    Aug 24, 2006 4:34 PM in response to Kim Mcdaniel
    I'm having the same problem with completing the form (A1061 battery, serial no begins with ZZ351) - hopefully they'll update overnight...
  • by Ben Kreeger,

    Ben Kreeger Ben Kreeger Aug 24, 2006 4:40 PM in response to cajuncanuck125
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    Aug 24, 2006 4:40 PM in response to cajuncanuck125
    It seems like the range listed on the US Consumer Product Safety Commission's website is different; and my battery doesn't fall in that range! So is it wrong on Apple's website? I hope they fix it.

    http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml06/06245.html

    iBook G4   Mac OS X (10.4.7)  
  • by blue minneapolis,

    blue minneapolis blue minneapolis Aug 24, 2006 5:02 PM in response to THS06ASU10
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    Aug 24, 2006 5:02 PM in response to THS06ASU10
    The new page still isn't helping me. I've sat on hold with Apple Customer Support for a total of 3 or 4 hours today on several different calls. They all keep telling me to "keep trying the form" and that some people are having luck with that.

    Apparently I'm not "some people", because even though my computer serial is valid, the site says my battery serial is not. (My battery serial starts with ZZ405, so its within the published range and the two Support Reps that I actually got to speak with say its covered under the program and I need to order a replacement.)

    This is disappointing, as Apple usually provides a higher standard of care for its customers. (Though the second support reps did ask whether or not I'd been injured by the battery. That was nice of him. When I told him no, he promptly referred me to the less-than-functional battery exchange website, just like the first guy.)
  • by hiddenmuse,

    hiddenmuse hiddenmuse Aug 24, 2006 5:31 PM in response to blue minneapolis
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    Aug 24, 2006 5:31 PM in response to blue minneapolis
    So is the danger of fire present only when the computer is on and the battery is hot? I don't want to risk leaving my iBook and PowerBooks at home and coming home to a burned rubble.
  • by k8lyn4121,

    k8lyn4121 k8lyn4121 Aug 24, 2006 5:33 PM in response to Strimkind
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    Aug 24, 2006 5:33 PM in response to Strimkind
    Ya... so I have a 12 inch iBook G4 & my battery is consistent with what needs to be recalled except that my serial # is only 2 #s off what is being recalled. Mine is 3K621 & the recall is 3K611

    Is this too close that I should be concerned?
  • by trieste,

    trieste trieste Aug 24, 2006 5:46 PM in response to k8lyn4121
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    Aug 24, 2006 5:46 PM in response to k8lyn4121
    It's like the lottery - no prize(?) if you are 1 or 100 numbers off.

    So, no need to be concerned.
  • by Krientle,

    Krientle Krientle Aug 24, 2006 6:04 PM in response to Strimkind
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    Aug 24, 2006 6:04 PM in response to Strimkind
    Any guesses on how many times it will take Apple to get their batteries right? This will be my second replacement battery, and while I'm sure they have plenty of cash off of iPod sales, free batteries can't be helping their bottom line.

    Oh well.

    ~ K
  • by Buzz Bee,

    Buzz Bee Buzz Bee Aug 24, 2006 6:08 PM in response to Strimkind
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    Aug 24, 2006 6:08 PM in response to Strimkind
    Did any of you participate in the previous recall?

    I did the previous recall a few months ago, using hteir battery recall page, and it went fine. Looking at the battery that they sent me, it falls in that range, but it flags my battery sn as invalid.
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