MacBook Pro Mid 2015 bulging battery
I found this exact same topic in another question but Apple has locked the post since it hasn't had any replies (what a stupid thing for Apple to do, but then again, this is Apple we're talking about).
User, "cakequin" started the topic, "MacBook Pro Mid 2015 bulging battery twice!" and there were no replies.
I almost always have my Mid-2015 15-inch MBP plugged in while I use it. I recently used it somewhere else and then left it in my padded travel case. A couple of weeks later I pull it out and, just as stated by cakequin my trackpad buttons won't work at all. Where I would normally feel the "click" when pressed there was no movement or click. The cursor still moves with the track pad but I can't select with it.
I checked with one of my many friends who work at Apple and they said that it's almost certainly due to a swollen battery and that it's actually a pretty common issue. Not common enough for Apple to have a full recall like with the iPhone batteries (also swelling) but often enough that he's heard about many cases of this. When I started telling him the issue he stopped me mid-sentence and finished my description of the issue. That's how common of an issue.
Mine is now well out of warranty so I hope Apple doesn't gouge me too much to fix their defective battery or that they cover it 100%. I have an appointment at the genius bar this Thursday to see what they say. Hopefully they'll see this for what it really is, a defective product that's happening to a fair number of users and do the right thing for once!
This is the second big crap my MBP has had since buying it new. I've owned many Windows laptops and while I've had a few issues with them I've never had any issues as big as the ones I've had with my Apple.
The prior issue I had was video glitches that started in warranty. But, Apple didn't record my visit to the Genius Bar on that visit and said the MBP was fine and the issue was in my monitor. Half a year later, now out of warranty, I finally figure out that it's not the monitor but the MBP and I had to pay for a new logic board!
Needless to say, I'm really not too happy with Apples lack of quality at this point and am very unlikely to buy Apple again.
Larry.
