battery swollen, metal back is buckled out

Add me to the list of swollen battery packs and sudden shutdowns!

Heading to the Genius Bar right now... we'll see if they say that this is the first time they've heard of it.

Just got back from the Apple Store.

Genius seemed surprised. No apparent knowledge of problem.

But... they simply exchanged the battery. Didn't even ask for serial number, name, anything...

I wonder if a recall is imminent...

i also noticed last night (may 23rd) that my battery was swelling and it's gotten a bit worse overnight.

i just spoke with apple and they're sending me a new battery, it seems they were unaware of the swelling issue.

sure weird everyone noticing this almost on the exact same day...

-vasu

sure weird everyone noticing this almost on the exact
same day...

-vasu

I suspect it's the May24Battery virus I've been hearing about!

The trackpad cable is running through the battery bay; it likely got damaged or displaced by the failing battery.

I had a swollen batter as well. Apple replaced it after some complaining. Actually, they replaced my entire week 8 MBP, as it had the

- swollen battery,
- wouldn't start up
- sudden shut downs when it did start up previously
- partially melted magsafe cable

I had to really get serious with them about replacement.. they wanted to replace the logic board first.

I am going to give them a call and complain until they give me a new computer. This is pathetic.

*5 dead pixels from day 1
*Random Shutdowns
*Extremely Annoying Whine
*Swelling Battery
*Malfunctioning Trackpad Button
*EXTREMELY Hot

Well, 4 of you 6 issues appear to have the same root problem. The swelling battery causes the trackpad malfunction and the random shutdowns. I also noticed 'extreme' heat when my battery did the most swelling. Granted, the MBP runs pretty warm, but I think the battery issues might compound the problem. I think Apple is being very gracious about battery replacements, especially if you have an Apple Store to take it to, so you don't have to deal with paying for the new one until Apple receives the defective unit.

As for the whine, there seems to be a range of severities, whether that be differences in user perception or actual whine volume. The dead pixels from day one should have caused you to take it back on day one... but these are issues already covered on other threads...

I got a MacBook Pro in mid February. Always seemed to be running hotter than my old Powerbook but heard that this was normal. Then the MBP would shutdown with the battery showing more than a 90% charge and would not restart unless running off the AC converter. Took the MBP to a local dealer who returned it to Apple. It came back (three weeks later) with a new logic board, new fans, and a new battery. The returned machine is much cooler that it was. I'm not sure what was wrong, but something got fixed!

Since I told about the problems, its only fair that I tell both sides of the story now that Apple took care of my issues. I called back when I originally posted on this thread and explained that my battery was visbily swollen and falling apart. They asked me to go to an Apple store to have it checked out. I advised that i was 70 miles from the nearest store and they sent the battery, no hassles. I gave a credit card number and they placed an authorization on the card pending my return of the original battery.

They did not bill the card. The part arrived two days later, along with simple instructions for returning the faulty battery at Apple's expense. The trackpad works fine now, without the upper battery surface swelled against it. After calibration the battery gets over 3 hours use per charge now after a few days use. No more eaerly shutdowns now that I have a proper battery.

All in all, a satisfactory resolution.

I just called apple about this! Anyone think it is heat related?

My MacBook Pro that does get really hot had its battery start to bulge out of the case!
Luckily Apple support is going to send me a new battery. They were not very helpful when I asked about the excessive heat from the laptop. He did tell me that the laptop was not to be put on your "lap" and should be a on a hard surface. I told him that it also gets extremely hot when it is in my bag and sleeping. In response to that he stopped just short of telling me not to put it to sleep. The fact that "it has an Intel chip in it and they get very hot" was also repeated over and over. Ugh.
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When you put your MBP into a bag with it on, even if it is asleep, it is going to heat up and the fans are going to run like mad trying to cool the computer down. I actually know someone who ruined her fans by putting her ibook into a bag when on. When you put in a bag when it is on the heat is being insulated and is heat ot escaping. I am suprised that the apple guy didn't tell you to turn it off before putting it into a bag.

Wait a second, my laptop goes to sleep when it is closed and should be perfectly fine in a bag.

Everyone with MBP's shuts down and starts up each time? I never knew that!

cadmium, it's safe to put your MBP into a bag and carry it in the sleep mode.

Obviously, any peripherals such as a mouse should be disconnected before putting the computer into sleep mode and placing it in the carry bag.

Note that whether you initiate sleep from the Apple menu or by closing the lid, the computer does not instantly enter sleep mode. That's because it is saving the RAM contents to the hard drive. Wait until the sleep light indicator begins pulsing. Then you can pick up and move the computer.

Inside a carry bag, excessive pressure on the lid of the computer (such as a book pressing on the lid) can deform the lid and press down on the keyboard. This will cause it to wake up the computer. So long as the pressure continues the computer cannot go back to sleep, and because of insufficient ventilation will likely overheat.

If a MBP has peripherals removed, is actually asleep before being put into the carry bag, and is adequately protected from external pressures inside the carry bag it should be safe to carry.

Note: I recommend that Bluetooth be turned off, or at least the option for bluetooth devices to wake the computer be turned off. That will reduce the chance that something in the environment can wake the computer while it is being carried.