macbook air not charging

I'm having the exact same problem - yes it seems to happen after running on battery for a long time. For mine, closing the lid or re-starting/ shutting down doesn't seem to help.

I've asked the question here before and someone suggested it may be a cord problem.

I'm in an old house with 70amp power system - I've often wondered if that is related.

Has anyone else solved this issue?

Restarting the SMC seems to have worked for me - try it - see procedure in the related chat string.

My problem persists. I just installed the EFI Firmware update 2.0 for Macbook Air and will see if this helps.

not charging Macbook Air. reset SMC. tried different charger. still not charging.

For what it's worth this problem is still occuring out there. I had to take my 11" MBA to the local apple store. All of the behaviors and symptoms noted above. Will be plugged in but not charge and the light is green. Jiggy it and eventually, sometimes, it brightens the display indicating a plugged in powersource vs battery, Jiggy it even more and it will usually then start charging. Software diagnostics show no issues. Waiting to hear back from the store. Just bought it in December 2011.

Definitely see the Geniuses. If it is under warranty, they will replace it. Also verify that you have downloaded and applied the latest Apple firmware updates for your machine.

Got a call from the apple store. They said they thought it was a bad logic board which they are replacing. Hope that does the trick. Also hope there are no more probs. *Converted my whole household to Mac from PC's after years of dealing with THAT nightmare convincing everyone that Apple stuff was better. I want that to be true. The OS sure is. Anyway, good tech support and quality customer service from Apple so that's much appreciated. And the help is local and not someone I can barely understand. It's just better.

thomaslb wrote:

Got a call from the apple store. They said they thought it was a bad logic board which they are replacing. Hope that does the trick. Also hope there are no more probs. *Converted my whole household to Mac from PC's after years of dealing with THAT nightmare convincing everyone that Apple stuff was better. I want that to be true. The OS sure is. Anyway, good tech support and quality customer service from Apple so that's much appreciated. And the help is local and not someone I can barely understand. It's just better.

Good to hear. Yeah, it sounded like they would be able to take care of your problem. Yes, Mac's are certainlly a lot more reliable. The OS alone makes the conversion worthwhile and Apple's tech support is outstanding.

I had the same problem after a week. Having moved my whole household from PCs to Macs, I look like an idiot. There is clearly a problem with the computer as I can see lots having the same problem. Anyone fixed it without having to replace the machine or components?

I solved this problem. The charging issue is the charger itself which was replaced under warranty by my local authorized Apple service center. Calling the Apple help line does not help. My Macbook Air has been charging as it should since replacing the charger.

I'm having this problem (again) with my 2011 MacBook Air. Last year Apple had me reset SMC with no luck so exchanged new power adapter for my old one. It's worked fine for nearly a year, but now the same problem again... connected but no green (or amber) light and not charging. No longer have my old MacBook Pro so can't try its power adapter. Since my AppleCare warranty is past, guess I'll buy another power adapter, but probably a 3rd party adapter... since I seem to have found two Apple duds... or is it my logic board? Hope not...

This problem is annoying, I have it too.

I had the exact same problem. And I tried resetting both the SMC and PRAM. To no use. Then I took a close look at the magsafe connector on my charger and noticed that the two large middle pins had got stuck pressed in. A TINY amount of WD-40 and a bit of careful tampering with a pair of tweezers made them come loose again. Problem solved. Works perfect again. Nothing beats low-tech solutions!

(And it doesn't go sizzling hot anymore)