Loose Connection Headphone Jack MacBook

Detroit5678 wrote:
Hey man if you get a sec am curious to know if you ever got a fix to the headphone jack problem??

Did the new logic board do the trick?

Don't forget, there are products like this. Essentially it's an adapter from the 4 conductor (loose) digital/analog combo connector to a standard 3-conductor stereo jack.

http://ifrogz.com/products/fitz/

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update to my last post: the aluminum foil worked, but after awhile got jammed to the side, which got in the way of the contacts. i removed the foil but now the jack is flakier than it was before. ooops.

I got this same problem too.

The slightest touch and the sound changes to the speakers. Very annoying.
I bought my Macbook 13" Alu late 2008, and got this problem from the first day, today i was seeing a movie with my headphones and it really ****** me off.
Going to call the Tech Support of Apple here in Portugal, and complain about the incident.

Meanwhile just ordered one of those ifrogz adapters.

Finally got round to getting apple to have a look at this for me. Just got my macbook back today - they've replaced the logic board - and the the jack's working fine. Snug fit.

I'm guessing most people here are still under their one year warranty, so if its bothering you like it was me, i reckon they're on top of it now.

Good luck.

Yeah - "Me too." At first I neglected noticing it, after all, this laptop cost me over one and a half thousand pounds, everything's surely going to be top quality, I thought. Sadly not, I run audio out of the built-in output jack a lot of the time so the problem gradually became obvious. At first I thought it was my cheap lead, however after upgrading to a decent quality cable the issue is still there. The slightest touch and my internal speakers begin to blare out. Still, it looks like the people at the Apple store recognise the problem so that's a relief- good job I got Applecare! The nearest Apple store is nearly 2 hours drive away but I guess I have little choice if I want it sorted. So, just wanted to post that this problem certainly affects some 15" Pro's too.
Cheers.

I'm very glad to here people are getting this problem fixed by apple. I was worrying that I would get it back from them and the audio jack would be the same.

When I have the time I will use my warranty and get this loose audio jack problem fixed as well. 🙂

Aluminum Macbook, February '09, same problem. I won't go on to say all the exact same things as everyone else -but- I'm now out of warranty. The nearest Apple Store is a long drive from my current location. Is it worth it for me to bring my machine in, or will it be a waste of time ending in them telling me i can pay however much money to replace the guts of my machine... most likely a high % of the original cost..

I have the same problem with my Macbook Pro. I have Apple earbuds, as well as a pair of Altec Lansing speakers with a standard Audio In cord, both of which i plug into my macbook on a regular basis. I didn't have this problem until a while ago, I had the speakers connected to my computer, and I tripped over the cord and it's been loose ever since. It's quite annoying that every time i listen to music and move my computer a little, the sound cuts out and goes back to my built in speakers. Does anyone know if Apple will repair this for me, and for how much?

I've tried Sony headphones and some that came with a Sandisk Sansa MP3 player. Both do connect but with a delay as noted.

Phil

Hello from England. Same thing. It's really annoying.

How do I go about getting a replacement? And it also seems that the replacements have the same problem too.

Actually, I vote for recall or something. Like I said at the youtube link, this is unacceptable.

I wonder if any of the Apple design team reads these things. Also wonder if they can just be notified...any ideas anyone?

The more people that express concern, the better. It is definitely a problem needing addressing...

Count me in, my unibody Macbook is also faulty.