Is it just me but my mid 2011 iMac seems problematic

[liquorice]

2 graphic card replacements, 2 screen replacement and 1 light drive replacement on my mi 2012 27 inch imac, am I just unlucky 🙄

 

[yjchua95]

2 graphic card replacements, 2 screen replacement and 1 light drive replacement on my mi 2012 27 inch imac, am I just unlucky 🙄

The GPU was a known fault (Radeongate with the HD 6970M), covered by Apple. It was a manufacturing flaw.

The rest...guess you got a double whammy.

 

[ryguy92000]

Bleck!!!

Yes, you are indeed unlucky, good thing apple has some warranty options out there. Keep on backing it up!

 

[Dirtyharry50]

2 graphic card replacements, 2 screen replacement and 1 light drive replacement on my mi 2012 27 inch imac, am I just unlucky 🙄

No, it isn't you. That model year had plenty of lemons and I got one very much like yours that kept melting itself. When it was time for the third screen replacement, I asked Apple to just replace the computer which they did with a brand new late 2013 which has been trouble free. I had Applecare and this replacement occurred at around 2 years in.

I would request a replacement whether or not you bought Applecare and if you don't get results at the first level, I would ask to be transferred up to the next level and so on until you do. If you cannot get results on the phone, I would write to Tim Cook pointing out that lemons in this model year due to heat issues are a known thing and that your computer was faulty from day one as such, therefore you want a replacement. Do not accept no for an answer.

I guess if Tim said no you'd be out of luck but I don't think that would happen. They know about this.