iphone Corrosion

pluxton try to find out the regional manager and write them a letter... and then u can write the BBB.... i did and i paid 100$ for my replaement phone... i did eventually get pictures of the supposide corrosion.. but they coulda been so generic that it could have been n e ones phone.. it was such a crock. and this is such a scam i hope more people voice their opinion.

I have the same problem: iPhone 4, 3,5 months old, never in water, never got a spill of liquid over it. I had it in my pocket and was very carefully with it since I hesitated a long time to buy such an expensive device. Most extreme 'water' exposure might be that it was in my pocket in a bathroom. But it never got actually wet.

The guy of the store noticed a red detector near the connector (the one in the phone plug was white) and said it got wet, the warranty is gone and it will cost me 200 euros. I feel utterly betrayed and can't believe this is happening. I am charged of being a fraud and supposed to prove my innocence.

I am using Macs since 1988, always had good service on my computers. As others said: this is just faulty design. I have old Nokia and Samsung phones at home, they have plastic covers over their jackets. That is apperently what is missing here. If Apple can put in these detectors, they surely can design a flashy cover??

Hi Ambrop,

I also tried to clean with a fresh toothbrush and propyl alcohol, but it still would not charge.

I then had a second phone call with Apple, in the hope they would be willing to believe me. I talked to two people, but end of the line was that they were not in the position to decide for a free repair. The judgement is made at the repair centre and you cannot call these people. It is a slick line of defense.

I was so disappointed with all this that I decided to take it to a generic repair shop. It will probably ruin my warranty for the remaining 8 months, but hey, what is that worth anyway? In stead of paying 164 euros and missing my phone for at least one week it cost me 1,5 hours drive and 5 minutes wait, for the guy to replace the dock connector. I found on the internet these connectors sell for 15 euros, and with 5 minutes of work, 164 euros is a outragious price to pay. Apple is really making big money on this! Now I was all set for 50 euros and a six month guarantee on this repair. I did not leave the repair shop happy, but relieved, and most of all sad for being let down by a company I always rated high.

I was forced to buy my third IPhone is 4 years today. My 3GS gave out after not even 2 years as the connector corroded. The 4s lasted about 2 years and 1 month.

I never dropped the phone into a puddle, charged it in a steam room, took it the Amazon or went scuba driving with it.

I think we have planned obsolescence that these phones crap out and you're being forced into the upgrade.

Very sad because I never had this problem with Blackberries, Nokia or Ericsson phones before.

I really don't understand why Apple can't produce better hardware.

And things havent improved since 2012. Now Apple have discovered that if they play with the software ( ie ios 8.3) they can render any phone useless

that has "corroded" charging contacts. The certified Apple cables no longer charge the iphone DUE TO SOFTWARE CHANGES BY APPLE but they deny

any responsibility for the previously incident free iphone now being defunct. No idea that maybe it is a DESIGN FAULT - that allows moisture to affect the

charging contacts. Very honest intentions in chasing non authentic cables, i am sure, but what a benefit that it also renders a whole lot of previously perfect

phones useless. That has to be good for the bottom line and from the advice i got from the geniuses i reckon that is all they care about. !!! $ 380 to

replace a year old iphone 5S that worked perfectly 5 days ago prior to ios 8.3. Cmon Apple it is your responsibility - all those phones to landfill when a

simple software fix could bring them back to life.

I have a 6 plus. Had it for only 1 1/2 years. My contract is not even up, and the phone just stopped charging. Apple said it was corroded. Well I never had any water damage. Nothing happened that day or previous. They wanted me to pay $440 for a new phone. They did not even offer to fix it. I had to pay out my old contract and renew and they gave me a 6 for free. I have lost all my pictures and most data did not make it onto the new phone. My server Fido offered that, but said my warranty ran out after a year. Bad design, no real coverage. I think the warranty shoud last at least till the contract is up, and then they want $11 monthly insurance if anything goes wrong. Oh and if the phone breaks you'll have to pay anopther $200. Sounds like unethical business practices to me.

Use a dry soft brush first. If still a problem, use a small amount of alcohol with the brush.

Verizon won't take them back for warranty service because Apple won't reimburse them for a water damaged phone.

SHF18049 - I wasn't able to find you on FB.

Hey SHF18049 - Agree 100% - read my post! I'll post my outcome for all of us Corrosion sufferers!

Sorry I thought I replied to him. Im glad it worked out for you. I am still being stonewalled by Verizon 😟

what ever happened with the corroded iphone charging port? im going through this issue now.

what ever came of the corroded phone issue, im having it now... help