Ipad screen has a massive grey bar through it??

Today, January 8th, 2013, the same thing happened to my iPad. Used it yesterday just fine but when I turned it on today it had the grayish colored bar with different colored stripes running across the screen. It's really disappointing since my iPad is in perfect condition. I haven't called Apple yet to see if they would fix it or replace it but I have a feeling it will cost more than it's worth. I had bought it in October 2012 so it does seem to be an issue with iPads sold during this time period. Just thought I'd add to the forum in hopes that Apple will see just how many people are having this problem

Did u find a solution for this problem?

m.june wrote:
I'm pretty sure this is a hardware problem...

My daughter's iPad (first gen) got this after about 1 year and two weeks. They offered to sell a new iPad 1 for $280 and we reluctantly took them up on it. It seems like a big flaw to me, worth recalling or covering for free ... but then they wouldn't sell AppleCare I suppose ...

I just wish AppleCare for a $500 product cost less than an added $100. 20% of product price seems outrageous for one extra year of warranty.

Well mrdoozie, you're lucky. I bought an I pad in dec 2010 and had the same issue (grey,black bar about 2 inches thick just above of centre across the screen with multicolored thin lines in some place inside the bar) develop about 20 days ago. I took it to the apple authorized service centre in mumbai, India and they said apple has not authorized anyone in India to open it and repair and given its a hardware issue and warranty expired in december 2011 they can replace it for a cost of Rs 23,000 eq to $ 480!

I did not think it was worth it. First I did not expect apple to make hardware that could develop such kind of issues. And if it such a regular thing then they should repair or replace if it's not the fault of the user. .

So I took it back and decided I will buy a new galaxy tab instead. With samsung, don't have this kind of support issues in India.

I can't use this I pad because all the messages come in the centre and do not move up or down so get covered by he bar.

I should have realized this early when within 3 months my adapter got burnt. I ignored it. For those who may think it may be a voltage issue in my house, I charge my iPhone thro the same socket with the same chargers

Same issue, here. Just out of warranty and am told I have to pay to fix. I was also told that Apple does not consider this a known issue.

We are an educational institution and have many of these. This is the first one to have this problem, but I expect all others to fall in line soon 😟

I've had the exact same problem, you have written almost word for word the exact same situation I'm in.

I've called Apple and of course theyre not interested, unless I'm willing to pay almost what the iPad costs to buy. Original iPad, everything else (except wifi) working fine except for this grey stripe. I agree with the comments below, I can't beleive Apple are knocking this back as a "not known issue".

interesting! this appears to be a defect which appears after warranty is done. I have the same problem - but my Ipad was purchase Dec 2010. Suddenly overnight - I recieved the grey screen of death. This is not an isolated problem...

I bought my husband the iPad for Christmas in 2010, and it has the same thick gray bar with the color lines above it. Of course, the warranty is out, and there are no local Apple stores near here. Has anyone taken theirs back to the store for repair? And if so, what did they say caused this?

Hm...one common thread that seems to be coming thro' in the posts is that people who bought their ipads in Dec 2010 seem to be having this issue a lot...faulty batch of screens received by Apple from its suppliers for that batch?

I am told the only option if one does not want to accept Apple's offer to buy a new I pad at a slight discount is to get the entire screen with connectors replaced and there are a number of people in US and Europe who do that -who are not necessarily authorised by Apple. Apparently those components are easily available and costs about $ 75-100. I've sent my to my brother in LA in the US and he's come up with quite a few people who have quoted between $75-150 to fix it. Of course this is taking a risk since they are not authorised, but then what do we have to lose given the I pad right now is practically useless.

I bought my Ipad May 2010, and today the grey bar is in the middle of my screen. Not much to do on it, given that it occupies so much room on there. I haven't called Apple yet, but I'm hoping I get some type of discount or great offer as a couple of you have. I tried resetting it, plugging it into the computer to reset it but it doesn't get rid of the bar.

I just called. It will cost $249 to get it repairs...I paid around $840 or so when I bought it...If I recycle it, I could get 150 to 210...depending on how well it functions, looks etc....not sure what I'm going to do at this point. I will try to reset it when I get home. This really blows.

Turned my iPad on this morning, and lo and behold I have a huge grey stripe running across it. The device hasn't taken any knocks or spills, and I've barely used it despite owning it for over a year, so it came as a complete shock. The price quoted for reparation on Apple's site is almost as much as it costs for a brand new iPad 2, so I don't think I'll be going down that route. Currently looking at unauthorised repair centres to see if I can get a good deal, but needless to say I'm very disappointed in Apple's faulty product and expensive service.

Add another to the list. Woke up today to a huge grey bar running across the middle of our 1st gen iPad. Called local apple store and they want $30 to talk to someone?!?!? Wow. Done with this company forever.