My MagSafe Power Adapter is Leaking Goo

I made an appointment at an Apple Store, and it was so fast it was nearly a wordless transaction. I described the problem as part of the appointment request (that the power adapter has been leaking some clear gel-like substance for several weeks). The tech took one look at the adapter, walked into the back and emerged with a replacement. Total transaction time was about 2 minutes.

As an aside, when I first saw the gel I thought somehow it rubbed off on the adapter from somewhere. It didn't immediately occur to me that the substance was leaking from the adapter itself.

Mark44 wrote:

Just a hunch, but I don't think it's supposed to do this.

You are correct, it is not supposed to do that. Bring both the mac and the adapter to an Apple store or AASP and get a new one. Chances are at an Apple store they will give you a new one free of charge. They seem to be very lenient regarding charger replacement.

Also, manufacturers need to have information about these kind of defects (unless your brother poured a milkshake on it or something). Not working for Apple, I would still wager that shldr2 is right, they will give you a new one.

Sounds like I have the same problem. At first I thought that somehow I had gotten clear gel of some sort on the adapter. When it reappeared after I wiped it off, I knew it was leaking from the adapter itself. I have an appointment tomorrow to get it looked at.

I am facing the same problem. Some yellow-ish brown gooey liquid is coming out of my MacBook Air charger (bought it around Oct 2016 - three months back). I took it to an Apple authorized service center in Jaipur (India), though and they refused to help me, saying that it's an issue of a liquid spilling on the charger and that is not covered by the warranty. It just pains me to see that apple is so customer unfriendly here.