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MacBook Pro 2017 Display Glitching Very Badly

Basically today I was using my macbook pro and the screen suddenly started flickering green and pink horizontal lines and sometimes it shows a big vertical line when open or close the lid and also the vertical lines appear in different background, I take good care of my tech so i didn't hit or drop my macbook pro, I'm a full time student and my Macbook Pro warranty expired like 15 days ago, I don't have money to repair it and there is no Apple Store in the country that i am right now so I can’t get it diagnosed officially by Apple.

In this picture you will find some of the horizontal lines

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In this picture you will find the big vertical stripe that appears when i open or close the lid

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In this one it shows more of the lines like the ones of the first picture but this appear on black background which it is very weird

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And in this video you are going to notice some random green and pink dots that flashes very fast in the same place of the big vertical stripe.

Note: I already reset PRAM and SMC, and started safe mode with no luck. I connected the macbook pro to an external display and it works great so GPU is good.

Please help me, thanks in advance.

UPDATE: So the stripe is not appearing anymore but the horizontal lines still appear in certain backgrounds it really depend on the colors that are being shown in the screen being black and white the ones that provoke the lines most.

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i have horizontal like after the lap top wes walm in the bottom, but it happens when its co0ld too first in therming, please on my morning coffe is screwed by this not onnly my work and presemntations!! need a replacememnt

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can i ask how much they said it was to fix this? i have the exact same problem

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has apple started a program to assist us all with these line issues??

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@Felipe Rosa not yet, they refuse to admit

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@Katie Staver they charge me 3,800 CNY (around $540) for the 13 display and 5800 CNY (around $820) for the 15 display

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The link Kevin posted aimed you to had to do with the backlight having issues. In your case there is a different set of cables which carry the video signal. But I don’t think thats your issue ;-{

Here you have two different issues the first are the artifacts on the screen. This is caused by stale information still held in the VRAM buffer which corrupts the screen image with the horizontal lines and blurs. The second is the more troubling one as the vertical bar is a display failure! This often happens when the lid received a bang or crushed so the fragile connections to the LCD panel gets damaged. This is where the flexible cables are bonded to the glass LCD panel often called a TAB error. Basically, the bonding had broken free sometimes there is enough tension to hold the connection together so it will sometimes work and then not.

Here’s a deeper view of your screens connections between the display assembly and the T-CON board. It’s possible the video signal cables could be damaged as well. I haven’t seen the vertical bar condition in this series yet. Unlike the older models the T-CON board was within the lid its self here it’s been moved to the main case location.

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Now the bad news somehow you need to get your system to Apple ASAP as Apple might repair it under warranty as you are so close to the cutoff point. You will likely need to do some groveling and if that fails push the issue up the food chain to get someone to cave-in. If that fails OUCH! As you are looking at least a new display assembly and maybe a new logic board as well each is about $700 USD.

I would check your bag to see if you placed something in it which pressed on the lid so when you placed something heavy on top damaged your system. As an example the charger block.

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Too bad this machine isn't great when it comes to self-repair and part availability. As @danj said, you want to avoid pressure on the lid or screen because too much pressure can cause... well, this.

When you do take your Mac into an Apple Authorized Service Provider or an Apple Store, you must stand your ground and be persistent if they decline your warranty due to it's cutoff date. If you are truly under warranty and they decline your warranty, ask to speak with a store manager. If the store manager declines your warranty unjustly, you will want to contact Apple Support and ask to file a complaint.

Good luck!

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Thank you for replying, so I spoke directly to apple with an international call and they told me they are going to fix it for free so I went to the apple authorized retailer and today they told me they have to replace the whole Display panel but they don’t have the display in the country so I have to wait for them to order it from USA and install to my Mac to see if it fixes the problem. I will be posting here what finally happens to my Mac.

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So finally Apple decided to fix the display for free and now its working flawless, they replaced the whole screen panel and now it’s good again. Apple Support is perfect.

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@camilotiria can you tell me exactly how and to whom did u report this problem? I have the same problem.

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I reported it to Apple. @dulciesuri5

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Have the same issue on MacBook Pro 15 “ model from 2017.

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Horizontal lines are flickering and changing color. It started the next day when I opened the lid.

I wonder if this happens more often for this. kind of model ?

Connecting external display works without flickering lines.

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the 2016 to 2018 models have flexgate but apple doesn't want to create a replacement program since you have to replace the whole display panel to fix it.

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So the message is, don't close the lid it can damage your display.

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Martin - Your issue is different than FlexGate. Sadly its still a bad display assembly. In your case its the T-CON board connected to the LCD display in the lid.

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I am having the same issue and yet Apple is still not admitting that it's their issue. I wonder how many users have to complain to Apple to make them extend the repair program for T-con board issues.... It seems that many other users are facing the same issues, sooner or later...

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I am experiencing the same issue 2017 model , the second time. Cost me $700 first time and now less than 1.5 years later issued again

There is definitely an issue with this model, not sure why Apple does not admit it, perhaps not enough people complaining

I take care of my laptop really well, did not drop or handled it roughly. To have to dish out $700 two times in 3.5years is unacceptable foe an item that cost 2 grand

Very disappointed ?

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Sounds like the ribbon cable from the LCD panel to the motherboard is bad, if you gently squeeze around the edges of the display does the problem get better or worse?

If your AppleCare only expired a very short time ago you might want to see if you can still get the repair. I would contact Apple even though you are not close to a store. Apple is pretty good about extending warranties on products with a higher than normal failure rate and have in the past extended warranties on laptops which all had common failures.

There is a thread on here already about MBPs ribbon cables failing… Screen issues, Back light dims & goes out

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No, I does not get any better or worse, in fact I opened the bottom case and started squeezing the display cables and it did absolutely nothing.

The thing is that I never had AppleCare, the one year warranty just finished in September, I am not in USA right now and i will only be able to visit an Apple Store until the next year, in the country that I am right now there are no Apple Stores.

How would suggest I contact Apple, i already contacted Apple through chat and they said i have to go to an Apple authorized retailer which I did and they are charging me like $50 just to check what is the problem with the mac so I am a little screwed, Please help me

Thanks for replying so fast.

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I have never gotten an Apple Macbook Pro that didn’t suffer a problem but also I’m never going to be a sole windows user since it’s easier to run other os’s in virtual. Sure things happen to things you buy and you should get them fixed as soon as you can send them in regardless if it’s free or for a price. Most cases Apple with replace it since I currently have a Macbook Pro 2017 that is suffering from similar issue (not as bad). Not sure why Apple hasn’t started their replacement plan for the 2017 model. Maybe it hasn’t gotten to critical mass yet. I do have an older macbook pro 2009 that suffered from glue failure and I didn’t find out about how apple was fixing it for a limited time until it was too late.

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I have a macbook pro 13” 2017. The keyboard is messed up and under an apple recall, but when that happened, the display also started to flicker and have colored bands. Took it to apple, and even though it is 1.5 years since I purchased (half a year over their warranty), they would not fix the display for free. The keyboard, as I said was covered.

Of course they said it was a “coincidence” that the two failed simultaneously. No drops or damage. !#^&@@ me off and the store manager wouldn’t budge. Fortunately, I put the purchase on a credit card that offered extended warranty for an extra year, and Visa will pay for it. But still, when this appears to be a problem that others have reported, you would think there would be some consideration on Apple’s part.

I actually have 6 apple computers (do art installations) and Apple’s response was I should have gotten Apple Care. I told them if I did that for the 6 computers I would have spent enough $ for Apple Care to buy another computer! Sometimes they can be so dense.

Update (09/17/2019)

I had a 2017 13” MacBook Pro. The keyboard was messed up, replaced twice and started to mess up again. Also, I had horizontal lines that completely distorted the screen. I had to pay to have the screen replaced (about $300 from apple). About a month later when the keyboard started messing up again, and I was getting flickering, I discussed the issues with a customer support SUPERVISOR (don’t bother with the underlings). After much back and forth, he admitted that I had a lemon. I demanded a new MacBook Pro, and they agreed.

So it pays to ##&&% and moan. It’s not fun, but honesty and persistence pays off. There are a lot of problems reported about the 2017 models, and a number of recalls. So far, the new 2019 model is working beautifully. Good luck.

Update (12/02/2019)

It happened AGAIN (since my last writing) and I insisted that they replace my computer becuase it was a lemon. In NY, there is a lemon law that covers all purchases. First I tried the store where I brought the computer for servicing, and then I climbed the ladder of supervisors until I got one who had the capability to offer a replacement. It wasn’t easy, and they will do everything in their power to counter you. They may even offer to fix it again for no charge (or reduce the charge). I really think that year of mbp, 2017, was a bad year and the machines have multiple recalls (keyboard, hard drive, and now screen). Insist on a new replacement. Good luck.

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Sorry for that had happened to you multiple times and 2017 mbp is not a good product indeed. Unfortunately, there is only authorized retailers in my city and I believe they are unable to decide whether to refund or reimburse me. I have to go to the only Apple store in the country which is four hours away by driving to determine this is the deficiency of their product or I should have to pay for the repair. Wish me good luck and I will keep updating!

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The exact same thing happened to me two days ago while I was just a moment away. This is the second time it has happened on my mbp pro 2017, the first time was 6 months ago and due to the warranty, they fixed it for me. I’d like to ask them to fix it without any cost, is this possible?

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As I mentioned, they have their “policy” but can override it if the machines are truly at fault. You need to be persistent, whether it is for a free replacement or no-charge repair. Do not accept no for an answer.

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Hello People,

my Girlfriends Macbook Pro 15” (2017) started having the same issues yesterday. She flipped the display open and suddenly horizontal flickering lines and a big green bar on the right hand side of the screen appeared. Additiononal to that there’s a noticable noise coming out of the body of the compter - from the hinge, on the left hand side. The lines fade at a certain angle, with the noise still noticable. This leads me to believe theres a problem with the connection, hence the buzzing noise.

I’m pretty angry because of this issue. Thankfully I’m in europe so we’ve got a two year sort-of warranty for every product purchased. I only need to file a formal complaint with the shop I bought this machine from and proof that this is an issue that was causes through normal use. Is there anything that would help me with this? Would an authorized technitian confirm that to me?

Plus: Through a quick research I see the same problem appearing more frequently in forums over the course of the past months. People keep describing the aforementioned issue. I’d say that there’s another design flaw apple has to deal with through a replacement program.

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Yes. It is an unacknowledged design flaw.

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Did you get it replaced under EU-Warranty?

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This in and unbelievable issue for Mac gear, very tempted to switch to Widows systems, this is ridiculous service behind your equipment Apple! Should I contact the FTC?

Will like this repaired free of cost, I will pay for the shipping no problem… But please, my office is considering jumping to Windows systems.

Help. help. help!!

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I feel your pain! Sadly we are not Apple! You will need to talk to them directly and only to them! Review 13-inch MacBook Pro Display Backlight Service Program

Don't take No as the answer! You'll need to push your case up the food chain! Let us know here how you did.

Good Luck!

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Buddy, there is no way unless a short time happened after warranty expired, if happened more than 1 month later, you have to pay the money, I'm sorry but that's the way it is :(

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@camilotiria - Do take the time to read the Extended Warranty doc I posted

"The program covers eligible MacBook Pro models for 4 years after the first retail sale of the unit."

All of the 13" models including the very first sold in 2016 are still covered!

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If you are still under some warranty, then demand the repairs be made for free. The only problem is that it is a design flaw in this model/year, and it will most likely happen again. I would suggest trying to get a replacement (current model). good luck

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I also have this problem - both the sticky keyboard/trackpad, glitching display which turned into the horizontal blue, green and pink lines (Macbook pro 2017) Looking at replacing the LCD & connection cables but maybe looking for a windows laptop or a 2019 macbook is better?

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I have the same problem man. New display will cost you around 500$

Apple should address this issue.

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@whyman2104 - Bring in your system to get the keys fixed Keyboard Service Program for MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro You may get lucky! A few folks have gotten the display fixed as well!

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I have exactly the same problem with my display.

The problem started 26 months after the purchase. Now without guarantee I should pay 600 euros. The problem is probably with the display cable. If you run along the edge, the display will go back for a short time. It probably has a loose connection. I am very disenchanted with Apple support.

Is there any solution for us?

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Hello, I have a same problem in my mac 2017 15”, it’s happened like this, I use my computer every day for development. I’m sad, it’s my first bad experience with Apple…, for the moment he asks 700€ for fix it. I hope they open repair program in the future. I paid my mac 4000€ two year ago…, it’s out of the question I paid the reparation.

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I have the same problem with my MacBook Pro 13 2017

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Facing exactly the same problem!Mine is MacBook Pro 2017, went to iCare and they are charging me around $700 dollars to change the display apparently! I'm so angry because it just started malfunctioning on its own, and has happened not because of any fault of mine, I'd taken good care of my MacBook Pro and yet I have to pay $700 dollars for a display that comes only with 90 days warranty. What if it fails again? I don't trust their display anymore. Decided to sell it instead and buy a Windows system because I'm scared the display will fail again, and after going through forums, it seems like a recurring problem.

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I have problem also with my MBP 13 2017 Touch Bar, after 1 hour the screen will flickring and dark. I have to close the lid before the picture will appear again. Now it getting worst, It only stands for 30 minutes or less, it is very annoying when it appear while I am teaching by virtual. I always take car my MacBook carefully. I use case for it, also use Capdase Sleeve. I have this problem after 2 years using it, I've asked to Apple Authorised Stored and they charged me about $350 for screen replacement. I am very dissapointed.

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Hi Camilo,

Can you please brief your answer I also facing the same issue for my macbook pro 2012 mid model (out of Warrenty).

How do I file a complaint and what are the sentence I have to convey to them please explain.

It's really a greatful and appreciatable if I get a fast response from you.

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pressing bottom of screen helps to solve this problem temporarily until move lid. use thumb to press below bottom edge of LCD where flex cable attached to matrix inside the lid, location is in area near 8,9,0 (between 8 and 9 in my case) or 3,4,5. 13. for 15 projection of flex cable to LCD matrix maybe wider.

Caution! computer label bar is made of egg shell fragile glass, don't press lower than middle of the egg shell glass, there is hollow behind it and it will crack.

Enjoy apple pen process

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Dan,

Why do you say it might need a logic board too? *How can one tell if it's just the display or logic board issues too?* Here's a picture of the display issue.

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https://www.dropbox.com/s/23e5y4ijz440cu...

There are several small cracks in the lower left corner of the screen but the display issues are not right where those cracks are.

GREAT help from you! Sorry your arthritis prevents you from fiddling. Thanks all around!

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In your case Robert a new display is all you should need as you have a damaged screen. Don't worry about what areas are working and there location.

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Thanks! Surely do appreciate ALL your help on these forums!! Display replacement ordered.

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hi roberty, ive got identical problem except symmetry flipped left to right. did u do your own repair? if so can I ask 3 questions:

1) what model is your Mac?

2) what screen and where did you order from?

does your computer work now, any issues?

thanks!

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I suffer from the same issue. Few months after my warranty ended, thick pink stripes occured on my display. After I’ve reached out to support they told me that it’s going to be paid repair and it will cost about 2000 - 2500 PLN (about 450-550 €). The only solution I see is to buy some external display and turn that MBP into desktop. I really like mac os but I know I will never buy any Apple’s computer again. You can get much better hardware without issues like that.

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I too am having the pink and green horizontal flashing lines, It only started shortly after the keyboard replacement under sticky keys program. Took it back to the Apple repair and they said it was no fault of theirs and would be 700 euro to replace the screen and also charged me 69 euro to tell me that.

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This is what happened to me and the keyboard messed up again. I had them replace the keyboard and screen, and again the screen went bad. I demanded a new computer (there is a lemon law in NY State) and they finally agreed to replace.

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I have macbook pro a1707 model which is display flickering after I'm continuously using 30 minutes then the problem starts after display flicks then display goes blank but backlight is working when i close the macbook open it at that the screen normal

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Mine is MacBook Pro 2017 with Touch Bar. The screen works fine initially, but after about an hour or so or usage (esp. if using graphic card heavy applications like YouTube or zoom ), the screen starts showing flickering horizontal lines at the bottom of the screen. It then gradually worsens to complete shaking of the screen. If at this time I put computer to sleep and close the lid for 5-10min, and open again, it will be back to normal, but again after some use it will show the same issue. Not sure if this has anything to do with the cable or heating issue.

Unfortunately is started getting this issue around Jul 2021 and my AppleCare+ was expiring in Aug. But because of Covid, I avoided it for a year and now the issue has worsen a lot.

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a few days ago I saw a video on youtube about this problem, where they said that the fault is due to the fact that the 2016-2017 model had a 3 cm long display flat cable and in the 2018 version it was lengthened by a further 2 mm. but do you think it is possible to replace a 2017 display with a 2018 display or are the connectors completely different?

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This is not the FlexGate issue whee you see the stage light effect. This is a failing T-CON board which is part of the display assembly.

The needed correction is replacing the display assembly!

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Do you need any documents such as receipt etc.?

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Sadly your system is too far out (if you have a 2017 model)

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if you bought it from apple they will have a record

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Same problem. I read on a MacRumors forum that two people found a work-around by using Boot Camp to install Windows 10 which comes with its own video drivers. But of course then you have a Windows notebook & not a Mac but at least it works???

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I have this problem too. MacBook Pro 15" 2017 Touch Bar. I have circumvented the issue by installing Macs Fan Controller. When the flickering starts the machine is running hot so I can ramp up the fan speed and the flickering soon goes.

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