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Dell Inspiron 1525 not charging Battery Complaints - Plugged in, NOT charging

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Dell Inspiron 1525 not charging Battery

Posted: 2009-06-21 by Faye Sullivan Send email
Plugged in, NOT charging
Yes, like everyone else, I was dupped by the Dell (yet again) I was not happy with my desk top from a few years back and I should have not repeated the same mistake, ordering from Dell AGAIN! So, I am partially to blame! But I was in a bind and had to purchase a laptop fast and didn't have neither the time nor the resources to consider another alternative (or at least a little more educated before making a costly commitment like this)!
Anyway, the problem with this "Expensive Piece of Junk" is what plenty other people have noted: Right after I ran out of warranty, the battery (which was noit fully charging before) depleated to 85% (even plugged in) and from 85 to 50% and soon after I am looking at 29% and it is going down 1% everyday. AGAIN, please bare in mind that the computer is ALWAYS plugged in and never on without external power.
I am so concerned and don't know what to do, as I have heard the replacement batteris are mostly refurbished and do the same thing after couple of months! So, that means even if I buy another battery, there is no guarantee that is going to last me any more than couple of months. Plus with today's economy, I can not effort buying a "New" batthery and pay for installation and check run, etc.. etc.
so, please take this as a complain, from a very frustrated Dell consumer or venting and my little way of expressing my HUGE disappointment with Dell (with their hurrible INDIA -based customer support) and if nothing can be done about my problem, at least someone could be saved from making the biggest mistake of their life: Buying A Dell Notebook! or Dell of anykind!
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206 days ago by Charles House [send email]
I bought my dell 1525 for school a little more than a year ago, and coincidentally shortly after the warranty expires, I experience battery problems, it got so bad to where I had to replace the adapter cord, and the new one worked for about a month before it started to not charge the battery anymore. This is absolutely rediculous, if there are this many people complaining about the same issues, its safe to say that there are ten, twenty, even a hundred times more unsatisfied customers, someone should take up this cause and set up a lawsuit.
202 days ago by Sanjeev [send email]
I am the latest victim of dell 1525. The same happens with me. Its not good to have dell laptops here in India. The are giving faulty batteries which works for a little more than a year only. Even I had problem with keyboard. shift and a number of other keys are not working as desired.

how can one stop these bull shit dell people to sell second laptops in India at the price of the new laptops.
201 days ago by Matt [send email]
I have a Dell Inspiron 1720 and my battery was dead after about a year. I used it a lot so I figured I might have just used up all the battery. Recently, I ordered another battery (exactly the same dell battery). When I popped it in.. it charged right up with no problem... the next time I turned it on it didn't charge... and I can't get it to charge! I've tried a lot of stuff including updating the BIOS. I don't think it's a VISTA issue because I booted up into Linux and it still wasn't charging...
200 days ago by Ken [send email]
Dell 1545 - it wasn't the battery, but the charger that died. Trying to get it to work again (it had failed once before, then mysteriously fired up after a day unplugged) I drained the battery.

I then tried the Kensington multi-purpose charger from my previous latop (a Lenovo, absolutely brilliant laptop - lasted me 3 years before the power port gave up the ghost, having changed the screen hinges myself when they gave out after 2 years), and I get the same, old, tired "plugged in, not charging" message.

Dell are, for want of a better word, rubbish.
197 days ago by Vallinayagam [send email]
i have dell 1545 laptop same problem i reached i have a warrenty any one how i get warrenty please send
197 days ago by Cinto John [send email]
i got the same problem and i have changed the battery and no hope. Still same.
could u please give me solution
197 days ago by Harrison Smith [send email]
Just a question...

How long do u charge a new battery pack before using...it is for Dell Inspiron 1545 ...and belongs to my daughter.

thank you,
195 days ago by Kenneth [send email]
Yep, exactly the same, 1525 DELL, the laptop stopped charging about 6 of months ago, it has occasionally charged randomly Eg.. tripping over the cable once and that started it charging, but hasn't charged no matter what i've done for the past 2 months, tried using other chargers in my laptop, nothing, used my charger in another 1525 it charged that battery fine put my battery in another 1525 using my adaptor it charges my battery so i can safely say it's either the connection from the adaptor to my laptop or motherboard thats the problem!!
194 days ago by Shiva Krishna [send email]
I thought I am the only one cheated by Dell, but it seems cheating is their business. my battery was working just fine before the warranty. Just after the warranty I started getting the message saying that I need to purchase a new battery. Battery just wouldn't charge and I have to keep my notebook always on AC power and don't how long it will last. Bloody Dell. I will never buy dell
191 days ago by Shriikant Vadapalli [send email]
PLEASE NEVER BUY A DELL PRODUCT
183 days ago by Sachin [send email]
Hey guys, I think this is a pbm related to hardware used in dell 1525 and windows vista. I had also bought Dell 1525 in April 2008 and is working ok. The battery just gives me 30-40 mins backup as on date (almost after 1.5 to 2 years). I also had windows vista but then immediately i loaded regular windows (within 2-3 months of buying my laptop) and it is working well. May be you guys need to uninstall Vista and load regular windows OS.
181 days ago by Krishnaji [send email]
Hi,
I bought DELL Inspiron 1525 in March 2008. I have Battery problem saying that plugged in and not charging. When the power goes off, automatically system will shut downs. Please help me what I have to do.
179 days ago by Fatmir Fida [send email]
Same problem here.
The giant companies are so bad companies. Poor people.
I will support any legal action
174 days ago by Retwik Kumar Mukherjee [send email]
Believe it or not exactly after 16 days after my warranty ran out, my inspiron 1525 started showing "plugged in, not charging"- icon...when i called up the CC they asked for a full coverage or a baettery replacement of 4800INR minimum.
They have found a alternative option to earn good returns...by selling new batteries within a year...anyone reading this and planning to buy Dell, should get this message ...DO NOT BUY!

not only the battery will come up with issues..but also the whole laptop will will look withered within a year...and the CC won't empathize with you until you pay up in every problem you face
171 days ago by Pradish M.P [send email]
i brought this Del INSPRION 1545 laptop, in 2009 December, barely two months into using this expensive piece of junk, my adaptor gets heated, changed the adapter but of no use, battery doesn’t charge and touch pad does not work.
I did not buy the warranty as I thought it will work for at least a year

is there any way, i can sue this DELL for cheating me.

we all should bring awareness about DELL, I have advised all my friends and colleagues Not to buy DELL laptop, there customer service is the worst...they don’t know anything.

and they keep repeating the steps for all sorts of problems.
166 days ago by Ashish [send email]
I AM STUCK WITH THE SAME BATERRY ISSUE AND THIS IS HOW I HAVE REACHED THIS FORUM.
I READ SO MANY PEOPLE CURSING DELL OUT HERE
WAS ANYONE ABLE TO TAKE ANY LEGAL ACTION AGAINST DELL VIA CONSUMER COURT OR WE ARE JUST WENTING OUT OUR FRUSTRATION HERE AND WASTING OUR TIME ?

BY THE WAY I AGREE DELL SUCKS BIG TIME REAL BIG!
165 days ago by Tyra Gonsuron [send email]
I too have this same problem with Dell Inspiron 1525. It is a little over one year old and one month after warranty expires, I get this "plugged in, not charging". I run the diagnostics and get error code: 3600:0749. I contact Dell and they tell me my motherboard needs to be replaced!
164 days ago by Letha Mann [send email]
I have the same issue with INSPIRON 1526. Bought this little over a year ago and I get the "Plugged in, Not Charging". UURRGG
164 days ago by Pete [send email]
Wow. I don't feel bad because I'm not alone. Gotta Inspirion, 1525 with the same charging issue... but then again, I still do feel bad because we are all screwe&. Vista is way to large on this laptop. It makes it operate slow.
163 days ago by Dave [send email]
Agree, just had same problem with battery not holding its charge a couple of weeks ago so I bought another battery for it and received it today. The new 1525 battery isn't even detected. How ridiculous is that? Well done Dell, I hope you go under when enough people learn about your shoddy laptops.

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