Popping Sound, MBP 2016

I have an early-2015 MBPro.

After installing High Sierra a few weeks ago, the speaker popping started and has gotten worse despite talking with senior advisors at Apple and reinstalling HS.

Also, now the laptop freezes up randomly and does other odd things since installing HS.

Has to be a software issue. Still trying to get it resolved but the replies I'm seeing here suggest there's no solution even with a new device.

One advisor said it was hardware and to take it to the AS near me. I say they're wrong. This is software-based.

I think I am in both camps. How did you get your computer replaced? Right now, mine is at an authorized dealer being troubleshooted and dispatched. Sounds like it is in the process of being replaced. 🙂 They said next Thursday.

I have a similar issue on my MBP 2017, recorded the noise and uploaded to youtube.

Link: MBP 2017 Crackling sound coming from bottom Screen / Speaker area

Just how many people have this? This happened also during some moderate load, when the fans were on.... then all of a sudden a snap and crackling (fireplace like) started ...constantly.

thanks a lot for your reply. Unfortunately it‘s not that easy with consumer law. I‘ve contacted the retailer and the answer was that i would have to make the proof that the flaw existed already at the date of purchase (at least here in germany). A link to this discussion wasn’t enough. So i‘m wondering how i should do that without Apple officially confirming that it was a design flaw.

Well earlier this morning I heard a crackling sound right under the battery over the screen while I was in class I have a MacBook Pro mid 2012 2.9Ghz Intel Core i7, I had just recently changed the battery and am afraid that the new battery is giving problems. Every time I put the computer on the side I hear the crackling sound like going from one end to the other end and when I flipped to the opposite side it does the same thing again. What can this problem be?

I am having this issue with a 15" 1TB model.

My theory is the adhesive behind the panel is unsticking as it warms up and settling again upon cooling down. It happens to me when I power down the unit too.

What is the repair for these units?

My wife has a MBP 13 2018 and I have to say that, so far, it feels a lot better than my 15" 2016 in every way. No pops, better keyboard and a faster response despite half the RAM.

Reading the responses here, I'm hanging on to my mine rather than seeking a perfect repair. Even repairs and new models can replace the problem with another sooner or later. I've looked at every make of laptop and, regardless of price, there always seems to be one issue or another. I've given up trying to find an ideal model and just get on with work!

Thanks for this feedback. It sounds like the most likely explanation. I may take mine in at some point but I can't afford to be without it for a long period. How long did they take to turn yours around if i may ask?

Thanks for this feedback. I may find a period when I can spare it for a week and follow this up. There has to have been a fundamental flaw for it to have affected so many machines. I’m hoping my wife’s 2018 model will have had it sorted.

Mine just started this week. Slight pops every now and then. You buy a "Ferrari" (as Steve Jobs called Apple products) and you get a Chevy. If Jobs were alive he would be kicking *** and taking names. As for the Genius Bar I have never been impressed. Apple employees at the Apple store are there to sell iPhones and iPads. They can do the same at Target or Best Buy. Their problem is having been called a "Genius", we expect too much from them.

Hi.

I have the same problem mbp 2016 13". I called to apple and said methat i have to paid if if there is a bad piece. pufff. Why??? My mbp has never had a hit.!

There are 52 pages of this post and several users who report the same problem. ¿When will the apple people officially respond to this massive problem?

In my opinion and as an apple brand, they must incorporate this defect into the service program because it is more than one mbp that presents this problem.!

To be honest, social media has been a PITA for companies. While consumers may see this is a convenient way to "out" a company or get their attention, it also forces a company to remain hush until issues are addressed if needed. Don't expect Apple to "admit" anything. The second a company says the tiniest thing to a customer it ends up all over the web which causes a lot of backlash. Due to so much entitlement from consumers using social media it's in a company's best interest not to "admit" anything. They will work with each customer's problem individually. Also not everyone has this issue, so admitting something makes no sense.

"In my opinion and as an apple brand, they must incorporate this defect into the service program because it is more than one mbp that presents this problem.!"

So you're saying that every time an issue comes up with someone's Macbook and a few others experience the same thing that Apple should create a service program for it? Then what's the point in buying AppleCare Plus then? Apple might as well give unlimited warranties on all their products if customers feel they shouldn't pay for out of warranty repairs. Dell has tons of issues with their products and they never put out service programs.

Exactly,

Apple must incorporate this flaw in its service program. When there is more than one user who has a common failure by logic is a component that is defective, the same happened with the keyboard several users presented failures and was incorporated into the program at no cost to the user.

When they deliver a formal response, the gentlemen of apple or are waiting for this problem to reach social networks and find out about their failures in the rest of the world?

Thank.!

DPJ

I’d agree that 2 users or even 10 does not meet the required impetus or standards to start a “repair programme”. Nonetheless, that’s not case here; there are far more affected people than this.

Also, there are some that are reporting this problem 1-2 years into their usage of their MBPs. Your statement that “everyone is experiencing this off-the-bat” is inaccurate.