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iPhone 6 Exploded - Advice
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Yeah, no, you are not going to be able to hold Apple liable for this. I am not at all surprised they are refusing to compensate you $3,800 for your floor. Cut out the damaged linoleum, insert new linoleum, and consider it a lesson learned to:
1) take Apple products to Apple for repair;
2) don't take back a battery you know is defective (i.e. swelling). I mean, that is a ticking time bomb.
1) take Apple products to Apple for repair;
2) don't take back a battery you know is defective (i.e. swelling). I mean, that is a ticking time bomb.
If your screen was swelling up
Why didn’t you contact Apple in the first place ? Did you wait for it to happen on purpose ?
Why didn’t you contact Apple in the first place ? Did you wait for it to happen on purpose ?
My advice...get a second estimate for your floor repair. $3,800 for three linoleum tiles is highway robbery. Heck, I'll fly to your house and fix it for a mere 3,700...
Just a fun story. Earlier this year, my 2011 MBP expanded overnight, battery busting through the bottom. The touchpad was pushing through, the laptop couldn't close anymore. Felt incredibly nervous holding it, and leaving it in my car or home. I actually left it outside on my porch, towards the end of a Connecticut winter. I called Apple, they confirmed my device and advised I make a Genius Bar appointment. I arrive, just to be told verbatim "this is a vintage model, we don't touch these" and was sent on my way. So I then removed it myself. I was legitimately scared.
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Whoa! That is crazy. My battery on my 2010 MBP sucks, but I'm glad it hasn't done this!
OP: Like everyone is saying, good luck getting Apple to replace the floor. I used to work for iPhone support and I dealt directly with Customer Relations quite frequently (was tier 2 and all the mad people came to me). CR will do everything they can to keep a customer happy, but if you mentioned that you had the battery replaced by a third party I'm betting they'll be wiping their hands clean --- UNLESS you went to Apple and reported the swollen battery before you had it replaced. You may have a chance if you called or went to Apple explaining your issue. That'd be your only saving grace possibly in my opinion.. Best of luck!
That leave me relieved my MBP Pro (2009) battery just died a quiet death. I would have been scared as well!
When I was a teenager, a large battery left on a shelf exploded and ruined a pair of my leather boots. It took me a while to forgive the culprit who left the battery there, but eventually I got over it for the sake of family harmony
You can't just dispose of the battery in a regular garbage for starters!
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I agree, I just don't have an Apple store close by and needed a battery installed asap.
I said properly dispose, but you really shouldn't have even agreed to take back a defective battery from the shop.
Think of it like this...
If you 3 year old Toyota Camry that is out of warranty has a battery that starts leaking acid and you go to Discount Auto and they put in a new battery for you..... But they also put the old battery is the trunk... and it leaks acid all over and eats through your carpeting.... IS this your fault, Toyota's fault, Discount Auto's fault, or no one's fault?
If you 3 year old Toyota Camry that is out of warranty has a battery that starts leaking acid and you go to Discount Auto and they put in a new battery for you..... But they also put the old battery is the trunk... and it leaks acid all over and eats through your carpeting.... IS this your fault, Toyota's fault, Discount Auto's fault, or no one's fault?
It was like having a firework in your hand so I threw it as fast as I could so I didn't get burnt.
[doublepost=1509647786][/doublepost]At the end of the day the battery should not explode randomly... it could have done the same thing to do the store clerk.
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He put it in my bag how was I to know any different. I have never had to replace a cell phone battery!
[doublepost=1509647885][/doublepost]Look online you will see various instances where an iPhone 6 has swollen and exploded.
If you would have taken it to Apple this would not have happened. You can get mad as you want but having a 3rd party repair service open your phone was a big mistake.
I am sorry for your loss. Especially seeing you and I agree on the President!
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All lithium batteries can explode randomly. They shouldn't... but they can and do.
The fault is with the guy at the cell phone store. If he is selling batteries, he should have means to dispose of them properly. The next fault is with you for not going to Apple.. and taking the battery home... even though he slipped it into the bag.
MR "newbie"+ Trump profile pic + exploding battery story = fake news/troll.
Thread needs to be locked.
Thread needs to be locked.
And it's probably 3 years old, yeah?
Virtually all old batteries swell and explode, given enough time.
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I hate, hate, hate Apple's approach to "vintage" products.
This really should have been taken to Apple in the first place the second you noticed the screen lifting. NEVER use a non Apple company to fix your devices
$3800 to fix that?
or, going for the upgrade ?
and just in time for the X...hmm
but seriously, if someone quoted you 3800 to fix that and you are willing to pay it, you have bigger problems then the battery exploding.
This. It is why there are restrictions/precautions when it comes to lithium batteries on airline flights.