Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

Macbook Pro Keyboard Peeling

R

RoyalHockey

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Jun 20, 2007
10
0
My Macbook Pro was left in my car today for just a few hours, in no hotter than 85 degree outside heat, out of direct sun. Hot yes, but not uninhabitable for a laptop.

The lid was closed and I had just assumed it was in sleep mode, however, I opened it a few hours later to find my lcd had remained on and that it never entered sleep. Further, it has a burning plastic smell and my keys have sustained the below damage. I'm out of my year of warranty. This is so bizarre to me, anyone else experienced anything like this?

Also, once back indoors, it's being used without any problems or excess heat issues. There have been no modifications to this machine whatsoever.
 

Attachments

  • keys burn2.jpg
    keys burn2.jpg
    296.6 KB · Views: 2,744
Wow! :eek:

I would visit my nearest Apple Store and see what they have to say.

I've never seen anything like that before...

I'm sorry it happened to you.

Let us know what Apple says,
-P
 
crack a window


but yes, update with the outcome, interesting indeed, haven't seen anything like it
 
Wow!
Take it to the Apple Store and see what they say. Tell them the computer overheated, but don't tell them how :cool:
 
DO NOT tell the Apple Geniuses that you left it in your car. Just tell them that you left it on your desk and when you got back to it, it smelled like burning plastic, and you were faced with this <looks at your MBP.>
 
It'd have to be a lot hotter than 85F to melt plastic.

Since the damage was not centralized above the GPU/CPU area, it is obvious that outside damage was a factor here.

Along with melted keys, you can expect more random errors and decreased battery life from temperature damage.
 
In agreement with some other posts here. Take it to the store and tell then it was asleep on your desk and this happened. This should not happen even in direct sunlight.
My MacBook Air sometimes wakes itself up and turns it's laptop sleeve into an oven like this... luckily no damage yet..
 
Wow. That looks like crap!

The apple guys won't buy that it was the computer that somehow turned itself on in sleep mode. Only if you bump into an extremely generous genius will you get a keyboard (?) replacement.

Along with random errors and decreased battery life, expect screen problems.
 
That really sucks man! I hope the Apple Store hooks you up! If not, ifixit can guide you through the kb swap!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom
Back