Force trackpad strange loose/clicking noise

I had seemingly the same issue for quite some time. Strange clicking noice like something is trap inside/beneath the trackpad, which goes away after some hard presses, but will come back and haunt me soon enough.

I just tried to use the corners of an A4 paper, which is thin and strong enough, and stick it into the 4 gaps/sides, and then drag along the gaps/sides. Dusts and stuffs (and even one hair) are cleared out, and the click sounds seem to return to normal.

Maybe this helps.

Had the same issue which was fixed after calling Apple Care

1. Shut down Macbook

2. Press shift + control + option + power button for approx 10 seconds -- release.

3. Press power button

This resets the power grid, so to speak. It fixed my issue.

Hope it helps

Hey all I read all the comments. This was happening to me too. I only did two things and I don't have the issue at all anymore.

1. Use compressed canned air and blow out any particles in any of the ports or holes all the way around the laptop

2. Flip the laptop over and tighten the screws NOT ALOT only hand tight, I used an eye glass screwdriver.

Works great. All the screws were lose and a ton of dust flew out. I have to believe that one or the combination caused the clicking. Good Luck!

Not only is the trackpad's haptic feedback not working, I am also hearing these random clicking/tapping sounds emanating from the surface of it. This began occurring after trying to troubleshoot the haptic feedback issue with AppleCare, using ome basic system analysis that concluded there was a physical issue involved. Going to have to take my brand new machine (less than two weeks old) into the Genius Bar for more information.

I know .... im late about 1 year but if you have warranty remaining, I would suggest to take it to the Apple Store and have it looked at.

Normally there is a 2 year warranty from the date of purchase and you dont need to buy the product from Apple for it to have warranty ... If you buy it from one of Apple's certified retailers , Apple will give you 2 years warranty regardless

Same problem here since yesterday but mine is only happening to the top left corner. I've tried pushing a little bit harder with 3 fingers but it only worked for a while. After a few clicks, the annoying noise appears again.

I have the same issue.

The trackpad makes a sort of a sticky? metal breaking sound.

When I give it some pressure, the sound turns normal, but after a minute of two the strange noise returns.

got the same issue, any news? i also got some crackling sounds coming from the right side of my trackpad ... got my macbook 3 months ago.. shall I go to the store? just worried that it will be too noisy in the story ..

I'm having the same problem on my 7 months old MacBook Pro 15" Retina.

The ForceTouch trackpad is starting to feel different. The first tap (or first few taps sometimes) gives a distinct clicking noise and feel, then if i continue pressing the subsequent presses start to sound and feel like a regular ForceTouch tap. If i stop using it even for 1 second then use it again it will give the same noise and feel sequence over again.

This is happening even in Silent Clicking mode.

Been having the same issue I have reset the power to no avail I feel like the only option is now to user my apple care.

Thanks! Worked for my MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013)

Thanks - this worked! 🙂