MacBook Pro 13" Touchbar Water Spill!!!

[danf747]

Okay, I broke the cardinal sin of storing a water bottle next to my laptop. I know, I'm an idiot... but please help.

The laptop was off when the water spilled, so I'm hoping the fans didn't distribute any of the water too far. I made sure it didn't turn on 100% until it was dry the next day (auto boot was annoying... off now)

So day 4
It turns on and works mostly fine, there is a water stain inside the LCD that is slowly drying and looks like it will recover 100%. The bad part, the touch bar is completely unresponsive!!!!

So my question is, should I open my laptop case to look for and clean corrosion? Will opening the bottom case void my warranty? (I'm hoping the liquid idicators haven't been tripped, can I check these) Is there anything I can do to help the touchbar?

 

[Steve121178]

Take it to Apple, explain what has happened & see what they can do.

 

[Hieveryone]

Wow I'm sorry to hear that your touch bar is having some trouble. I have a general rule to keep water and other drinks an arm stretch distance away, meaning I have to stretch to reach my drink. That way if I spill it I still have some time to quickly move my laptop out of the way of the water. If I keep it right by my laptop and it spills, It might fall directly on the laptop.

 

[jerryk]

Do you have Applecare+? That covers water damage with a charge of $299 per incident.