Popping Sound, MBP 2016

Hello titfromisere,

I have the exact problem as yours. Please let me know what did you do.

2 Issues:

1: click sound during working with the laptop like 2 to 3 times per 5 hours of usage.

2: CLAC sound when opening the laptop. If I try to recheck it immediately once again, there won't be any sound. But opening the laptop after 15 to 30 minutes causes the CLAC sound again.

Please let me know what I should do.

Regards,

SNathan94.

Right now, I'm testing MacOS 10.13.6 with iTunes 12.8. So, far DRM movies are playing just fine. I'm going to give it until Monday before I'll call this issue solved. Now about the popping. It would seem that the computer did need repair because it's not popping anymore.

Mine did this too. I took it to Apple and after 12 days they had replaced the screen and the upper case w/keyboard.

It's been fine for a few days, but I think the clacking is coming back when I open it.

I haven't read this whole long thread but my MacBook just started making these popping sounds too the last few weeks. I haven't been putting the computer through its paces at all, just internet and email, so there has been no demands on it though heat or anything.

So after a year or so and my 3rd replacement.... it's starting to pop again. This is getting out of control! On top of the popping the last hardware replacement has caused my iCloud Photos to stop syncing and crash constantly on this machine. I'm getting really frustrated that I've spent so much money on this BTO MBP and it has been giving me more problems than any of my older macs combined over the years.

I took mine in after having the Apple Store order the parts (it took more than 10 days to get them in). After 3 days the top case and screen were replaced. I got it back home and after about a week, the popping came back as before.

So now I need to lose more editing time waiting for it to get "fixed" again - if they will take it in again (oh they better take it again).

I am really missing my 2015 model 15" MBP these days.

Hi , i have a MBP 15'' with touch bar , top specs.

Last year i had the widely known problem with the popping sound. I went to my Local certified retailers( i live in Greece) and after the keyboard and screen replacement , the poppoing sound disappeared, UNTIL now. But now i am out of warranty. My macbook is in PERFECT condition, i even use a silicone keyboard cover, and sometimes for longer use, i use an external keyboard and mouse to maintain the good condition of the mac.

I am very disappointed and and i dont know what to do, the sound irritates me so much. The service will cost me around 1k and i bought it for 3.4k!!!

So the question is , is there any way to get my MBP fixed without paying ? It is a production problem that they didnt repair it permantly and now i am out of warranty.

I also have the same issue MacBook Pro 15" late 2016 radeon pro 455, 512gb ssd.

I can hear a crack/pop sound coming from the screen hinge since I bought the machine.

I was wondering if it was happening with other people and I'm surprised that 2309 people seems to be suffering from the same issue.

Did anyone managed to get macbook repaired for free?

Getting the pop sound, losing one new keyboard key every second week, and just growing more tired of Apple milking the juice. I get a dejavu from thinking "How could Microsoft get things so f*ckedup with that markedlead... seams to be a common thing. This was the last apple product i bought. Left iphone and ipad 4-5 years ago, now im setting my self free from the computer prison as well.

See you on the other side 🙂

I had the popping sound issue a few months after buying my MacBook Pro.

Some other issued appeared the meanwhile (maybe related or non related): clicking sound at the mouse level upping opening the screen when cold, a loose part sound when moving the computer from side to side, some sticky keyboard keys when the computer gets really warm (mainly "E, R", "U, I", and Caps Lock keys), and a distorted right speaker sound.

The equipment was serviced last week and they changed the top case and display assembly and everything has been working perfectly for the last 4 days.: no popping, no clicking, no stickiness.

Let's hope everything remains that way!

The issue you are facing is little different version @The_originalsam.

There seems to be one kind where popping sound comes from near the speakers sometimes from left and sometimes right but not exactly from the speakers and its a actual hardware sound.

I had this problem before and got it resolved when Apple changed the logic board and the display panel.

However, now I do notice some popping soung from speakers. This happens when your computer is quiet, plays a notification, or plays any song, and goes back to quiet mode again. Its like switching off or disconnecting the speakers department of the circuit.
I hope this 'switch mechanism from state of on mode to off mode' is not transitioning smoothly leading to that noise/popping sound. And as the sound channel changes from speakers to headphone when you plug one, you are not noticing that issue.

Feels like this is the reason..

Same issue for me with the new 2018 Macbook Pro (i7 2,2GHz, Radeon Pro 555X).

I don't know from where the sound come from, but it appear only when I do some heavy task. It's like an electric chock.

It's rather rare, but it's not very reassuring for a 3000€ computer. Have you any news about the problem from Apple ?

So far...the people that have had this happen to them, had their display replaced. It seems to be related to heat and parts "clicking" inside the display housing. It usually fixes it...sometimes comes back.

I tested my late 2016 MBP as suggested by krisztian_sand indeed, this IS the issue. Mine has been doing this since I purchased it Oct 2016.

Is there any class action or similar formal complaint en masse about this? I don't want this to be an issue down the line for a $6000 CAD laptop!

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.