MBP “water damage” but I never spilled anything.

[Mr_Brightside_@]

Look into this thread

https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/cgi7ro

 

[canuckRus]

I took it out very few times during the winter, and in car rides of approx 1-2 hours. It was always in a padded notebook bag. But maybe that's possible, I guess I'll never really know

But If I can't transport the notebook during the winter, that's really absurd in my opinion...

Did initial purchase happen to be a refurb by any chance?

 

[0906742]

I took it out very few times during the winter, and in car rides of approx 1-2 hours. It was always in a padded notebook bag. But maybe that's possible, I guess I'll never really know

But If I can't transport the notebook during the winter, that's really absurd in my opinion...

Surely it would be absurd but that could have caused "sensors" trigger IF as seen in the other thread someone quoted in this thread about it mentioning water sensors being just piece of paper, I think condensation could be very well the reason for "sensors" showing water damage.

As a side note, condensation probably rarely causes much problems in case it has not been powered on immediately after extreme temperature changes but that's not the question here, is it, since if I understood correctly your machine fault were there from the start and probably has nothing to do with the water damage anyway. It is just that "sensors" say there is water damage and all your warranty claim, no matter what the fault is, are rejected, did I got this right?

If this was a humidity issue caused by routine use, then Apple would be seeing that massive quantities of the moisture sensors on laptops in Canada were being triggered and they would adjust accordingly. Apple isn't new to the Canadian market, so I think it's fair to say that this isn't a routine condensation issue.

This is also true but then again I guess it is still small percentage of machines ever needing service anyway, and then there are many peoples who probably just accept the diagnose about water damage. Also if I understood correctly from OP's message, his machine had most of the problem in the begin with and they likely have nothing to do with the water damage unless something happened to machine before he got it. The problem (again) if I understood correctly, is that when ever the water sensors are tripped, then no matter what the fault in the machine is, the warranty is refused. So you could not get even problems that are not directly related to water damage repaired??

Also did you yet read about other thread someone above quoted mentioning about similar issue?

 

[bruno78]

Have you ever seen condensation form on the outside of the laptop? That's where it would appear first I suspect.

If this was a humidity issue caused by routine use, then Apple would be seeing that massive quantities of the moisture sensors on laptops in Canada were being triggered and they would adjust accordingly. Apple isn't new to the Canadian market, so I think it's fair to say that this isn't a routine condensation issue.

That's a wise observation ! And no, never noticed any condensation outside the laptop.

But I'm lucid that I'll never know what happened exactly
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since if I understood correctly your machine fault were there from the start and probably has nothing to do with the water damage anyway. It is just that "sensors" say there is water damage and all your warranty claim, no matter what the fault is, are rejected, did I got this right?

Exactly ! That's the exact situation. The only thing I'm gonna add is that the tech said there were corrosion spots, so it's not just the paper sensors...

That's what I'm gonna bring the the Genius BAr. That the problems existed from Day 1, Before the "water damage", or maybe the water damage happened BEFORE I got the macbook from Apple. Could this be even possible?

 

[0906742]

Exactly ! That's the exact situation. The only thing I'm gonna add is that the tech said there were corrosion spots, so it's not just the paper sensors...

Yeah, but the point is that condensation can and will cause also some corrosion spots. Surely if there has been liquid running free inside the machine should leave some distinctive marks that simple condensation does not.

That's what I'm gonna bring the the Genius BAr. That the problems existed from Day 1, Before the "water damage", or maybe the water damage happened BEFORE I got the macbook from Apple. Could this be even possible?

In theory maybe but I think it is very unlikely. For example if something happened during shipping, you should have noticed it as cardboard box where it comes should have had obvious marks if it got wet.
Also the fact that cardboard box is inside clear peel off film practically making it waterproof makes such happening even more unlikely. The clear film should have been peeled off or damaged in some place and there should be water stains on the cardboard box itself. If there was I'm pretty sure you would have noticed it right away when you first got it. So I think it will be very hard to prove that today.

But surely don't give up since you are sure you have not poured liquid or left it anywhere it could have gotten wet.