MBP 13 2020 won't recognize USB devices from TB dock after sleeping and connecting to the dock. After unplugging the dock MBP crashes and does SMC reset

Main question is:

accidentally or intentionally?

it worked for me with the first few Catalina versions and suddenly it happened with an update.

And as long as it is not confirmed by Apple, there is still a risk that it will occur again in future.

I mean, we are not talking about a minor issue. We spent thousands of Dollar/Euro for a machine which is crashing. I do not understand why officially Apple does not state out: okay, there was an issue, sorry, but we fixed it.

This is professional and not to hide it silently. A pity.

I have to chip in here. MBP 13" 2020 model. eGPU causes unexpected stuff to happen many times during a week. Force logouts primarily followed by "Intel CrashLog recorded due to unexpected reset" or CPU Panics when the MBP is idle. Had the issue as well on my prior MBP 13" from 2017. Some apps even triggers the force logouts when launching. Tried to see if this was a problem with WindowServer but I haven't been able to confirm this properly. It is a hassle. Especially when we as professionals want to have the flexibility of having a portable powerhouse but need the extra oomph by using an eGPU of own choice and external monitors to match your workflow. Please, Apple - get this fixed.

Upgraded to Big Sur as well. Still having issues with the MacBook Pro being idle overnight plugged into the eGPU and then I find it with a kernel panic (https://i.redd.it/dfxzqoshjkc41.jpg) in the morning... Other smaller issues - too early to tell, but I have noticed that apps that I could easily force a force logout on by launching have no problems now...

Same problem for me, random, with fresh installation, no dock no external peripherals. Simply after the sleep randomly I'll keep the "Intel CrashLog recorded due to unexpected reset" error.

MBP 2020 i5 10th Gen.

Thanks a lot for sharing these info. I also have a 2020 MBP 13 and I agree that we should make some "noise" this issue. I would contact support as well some time next week. Did they offer upgrading to new MBP without additional charge? I am personally OK with this option.

My most recent post was deleted so to my question at the end so here it is without:

I look at it this way. They say they can't refund us because its outside of the return period. They say they can't give an M1 mac as a replacement because a replacement would need to be a "like-for-like". A "like-for-like" replacement would put me (us) in the same exact position we are now. These 2020 macbooks are faulty. That's it. 

Even if it is a software issue, it's caused by the hardware exclusive to the 2020 macbook airs and macbook pros. Fact. I'm pretty sure we are protected to some legal extent in this situation. If we were in the EU we surely would be. But I don't want to get there necessarily. To your point, this SHOULD be about respect. Apple as a massive company should respect their customers, not even to mention take care of people who would be considered enthusiasts, etc., just from a good marketing standpoint. As I said recently to my tech, I honestly haven't felt so disrespected by the monolith that is Apple since they made me pay $300 for an iphone 6 replacement under warranty although it was a sufferer of "bendgate". They told me this was "accidental damage" and refused to replace it after going through quite a few avenues of communication. My personal impression of Apple has never recovered. To me, this macbook issue stings even worse, because there is literally nothing but Apple's own actions that caused this with the first update, and inaction that caused this to linger even after a major OS release.

"everybody's computer is configured differently"??

Hardly, with the unmodifiable Apple computers nowadays. They have total control over every part.

The only difference is what kind of TB3 device we attach to the same connector. And there aren't such a wide selection of those.

I have the same problem! But the thing different is the issue occurs with my thunderbolt portable disk Samsung X5. I haven't used any thunderbolt dock so far. I think this issue is more about a thunderbolt.

From mbp13 2020 Catalina 10.15.7

zero161: unfortunately you can't eject the docking station from the macOS. So unfortunately this method does not work for us. But nice to see that at least someone overcome this issue.

I'm so happy and proud I have A P P L E product with such awesome support and quality! Great to restart my macbook every day. Think Different™️

I think that will be a waste of time, considering the large number of notification by other users. Probable can be a software issue. An hardware issue can be obviously a very big problem.

Anyway let we know about your mac! Thanks!

I have noticed a little sluggishness opening apps on the replacement MBP 2020 compared to the one I had before, but it doesn't matter if it's docked or not.

One other issue I have noticed is sometimes when it's docked, touch ID is either noticeably slow to respond, or sometimes fails to respond altogether unless I unplug the dock.

This overall issue is really disruptive to my business day.

I move in and out of my office with my Macbook, and plugging in my Apple Thunderbolt monitor is triggering the issue, and as it causes a restart I'm losing work.

It's also a pain it not recognising the Apple monitors inbuilt hub, as my wired ethernet connection is connected that way.

I've been a loyal Macbook Pro owner and this is my third new MBP, and I've never had to shutdown to keep everything happy, this new MBP 2020 is a bit of a let down.

My worry is that this is a hardware issue.

It's still happening for me with on my clean install (just to test this issue) that I just upgraded from 10.15.6 to 10.15.7.

[MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports), Kensington SD5000T dock]