How Many Xbox 360s Have BROKE DOWN On YOU?

[Jdm7399]

Here is the place, Ladies and Gentlemen...

Feel free to put down your past or current experiences about BROKEN DOWN Xbox 360's. You see plenty of threads being created all the time here in the "General Xbox 360" part of the forum about Xbox 360's breaking down, dying, giving out "The RED Ring of Death", and having to be sent back to M$. Here is your place to tell your story. I'll start it off...

Xbox 360 #1 - DVD Drive problem. Would not load ANYTHING period. I bought it Brand NEW and had it only for 2 weeks tops!

Xbox 360 #2 - FIRE! Melted plastic on Power Supply Box and Xbox 360 power outlet.

Currently...

Xbox 360 #3 - No problems yet. 3rd times the charm, right? *Knocks on Wood*

Xbox 360 Elite - Have yet to launch. *Knocks on Wood REALLY HARD*

[Software2]

Bought a broken 360 off eBay in the hope of repairing it myself. Ended up sending it to MS... a few months later they refunded all 1st year console repairs, and I ended up with a premium for $100 :D

[Curtis]

1 So far, and they sent it me back broken.

You should have made more poll opinion for a more accuracte sample.

[Seb The Sheep]

Yeah it's not accurate enough, you didn't allow those of us who have had brilliant 360's vote... Mine hasn't broken down at all, mind you I've only had it since last January soo...

[Jdm7399]

1 So far, and they sent it me back broken.

You should have made more poll opinion for a more accuracte sample.

Good call, Curtis. I didn't want to have too many options available on the polls, but rather have members post their stories. What would you have suggested? It's too late for me to edit the thread now, but I can keep your suggestions in mind for next time that I decide to make a Poll Thread.

[Jdm7399]

Yeah it's not accurate enough, you didn't allow those of us who have had brilliant 360's vote... Mine hasn't broken down at all, mind you I've only had it since last January soo...

Yet another good call! I actually thought about having a poll option for those that still have their 360's without any problems or signs of breaking down. But I created this thread to unite members that had a 360 break down on them. I just thought that too many poll options would dilute the thread.

[TS xManiaC]

my first one just broke a couple of days ago =/

[ThrillKillBill]

i voted for 1 because JDM rigged the voting system by not allowing a place to vote zero...... i've had zero break-downs **knocks on wood again**

this thread/poll should be deleted and restarted CORRECTLY.........

[XTheOnslaughtX]

Just one, it was a core from launch. It decided to croak on me after everyone had their melting/3 red light error then it finally did the 3 red light error.

[Jdm7399]

i voted for 1 because JDM rigged the voting system by not allowing a place to vote zero...... i've had zero break-downs **knocks on wood again**

this thread/poll should be deleted and restarted CORRECTLY.........

Sorry. didn't mean to "rig" the polls, Bill:p

Don't say start the thread over...I just wanted to see the response for members that have experienced a Broken Down 360. For those of you with a problem-free 360, you guys are the lucky ones. I'm not so lucky, however:mad:

[eXiled Killah]

5!

4 were dvd drive issues and 1 red ring:mad: Damn disposable systems.

Not trying to start anything new, but I'd love to know (probably should be a different thread)... of the ones that have broken and were sent back, what position were they set up in? Vertical or horizontal.

I've got a few buddies on my list with about double my score or more, and they say they've had zero issues (except for the occasional freeze), but their systems are all horizontal......mine were all setup vertically w/fanstands:confused:

[BlaZiN cdn]

0!!! No problems what-so-ever *knock on wood* Once had 4 red lights but unplugged my xbox, gave it a big hug, then it worked again:p And mines sitting horizontal.

[Kaens]

Where's the 0 problems option?

2 US, 2 Jap Premiums boxes, and 1 US Elite and no dead boxes yet. I was worried that I was going to have problems with my first Jap box since it was starting to have some graphical problems and I didn't want to risk going w/out during the league.

Edit: mine are always horizontal and well ventilated.

[Darth Odan]

Power surge killed my first 360, hard war malfunction.
I got it replaced [warranty] and it came defective.
Third one had a screwed up disk tray, so it would scratch EVERY CD. Died a month later.
The current one I have is working fine :D

[ThrillKillBill]

Sorry. didn't mean to "rig" the polls, Bill:p

Don't say start the thread over...I just wanted to see the response for members that have experienced a Broken Down 360. For those of you with a problem-free 360, you guys are the lucky ones. I'm not so lucky, however:mad:

isn't there a way to delete the poll but not the thread and then re-add the poll brand new? i would think there would be but what do i know? not a whole lot which is why i dubbed me "techtard" :p:)

but seriously i'd like to vote zero..... i feel dirty because my vote of 1 is a lie...... LoL

[The Killer 47]

I'm currently waiting on receiving my 3rd 360 from the repair center. The 1st one started getting overheating problems and I couldn't play it for more than 15-20 minutes without it shutting itself off. The second one started making this really loud grinding noise when it was reading the discs and eventually stopped reading them alltogether. Hopefully #3 wont give me so much trouble.

[goblue1590]

i havent had any problems with mine yet but then again ive only had it for 2 months

[Spot2009]

Only 1. My console was bought at the end of March last year and it broke around November (~ 7 months). I sent it in to Micrsoft and got it the next week, refurbished (not a new console, same console but fixed). Had it refunded, so it was a free repair (mostly)..

Anyways, it's been working since, mostly in good condition. It's been around 6 months with it now and I hope it won't crash on me anytime soon. If it does, I guess I may repair it again or go get an Elite.

[Jdm7399]

5!

4 were dvd drive issues and 1 red ring:mad: Damn disposable systems.

Not trying to start anything new, but I'd love to know (probably should be a different thread)... of the ones that have broken and were sent back, what position were they set up in? Vertical or horizontal.

I've got a few buddies on my list with about double my score or more, and they say they've had zero issues (except for the occasional freeze), but their systems are all horizontal......mine were all setup vertically w/fanstands:confused:

^^^I was waiting for you to post, Exiled. I knew you had 5 underneath your sleeves.:p I set my 360 vertically with a Fan Stand as well.


Where's the 0 problems option?

^^^I'm sorry guys. The people have spoken and now I wish I could have a 0 poll for you lucky 360 owners.


isn't there a way to delete the poll but not the thread and then re-add the poll brand new? i would think there would be but what do i know? not a whole lot which is why i dubbed me "techtard" :p:)

but seriously i'd like to vote zero..... i feel dirty because my vote of 1 is a lie...... LoL

^^^I don't think there is a way to edit the poll options. Once you submit your thread, it's pretty much set in stone. Sorry, Bill. I "rigged" the polls just a tad.:(

[Korix]

1st: Stopped sending out a video signal - 6 months
2nd: Would freeze 5-30 seconds into whatever I played, including arcade games - 5 months
3rd: 3 red lights - 3 months
4th: Loud freeze, then 3 red lights - 2 months
5th: They sent back a different unit that wouldn't open stading up, would not read most disc, and would tell me on most others that I needed to put the disc into... an XBox 360 system - out of box

[WaltXXX]

1 time so far.. :)

[squirreltakos]

I have had one total breakdown... Im on my second xbox, it's been working good for a year now... cept for the dvd tray not opening unless you kick it... lol

[italianstallion]

Ive had three.
1st. the day the xbox360 launced is the day this one died. really sucked ass.
2nd. About 6 months after my first one died
3rd. about 2 months ago, I just revived the thing using the towel trick. actually worked.

all red ring of deaths.

[squirreltakos]

I have had one total breakdown... Im on my second xbox, it's been working good for a year now... cept for the dvd tray not opening unless you kick it... lol

[Walcherina]

My first one got the 3 rings of death, now this one gives off a whining sound quite often when a disc is playing. And a couple times anything I put in will show up "Unplayable Disc." Then I wait an hour or so and it will work fine. But it is most likely dieing, I just can't bring myself to send it in because that will be a couple weeks without my 360.

[angry]

i voted for 1 because JDM rigged the voting system by not allowing a place to vote zero...... i've had zero break-downs **knocks on wood again**

this thread/poll should be deleted and restarted CORRECTLY.........

^^^Agreed^^^ I have also had none break down on me.

[Cyrex]

none because i used that good advice that i have and it worked pretty well

[ThrillKillBill]

as it stands right now (according to the varius posts the results should be

0 breakdown = 7 = 36.82%
1-4 breakdowns = 9 = 47.34%
5-9 breakdowns = 3 = 15.78%
10+ breakdowns = 0 = 0%

this could be off by a lil because i used a basic formula as 19 being total votes came to roughly 5.26% per vote leaving a unaccountable margerin of error by .06%

i find this more interesting then the poll results above :)

[Haly]

I'm very scared to say it....but still on the original so far :p
But only had it since Oct 06 so it's got time yet to die :(

[chaos bz]

my first broke about a month ago..still deciding whether i should even bother repairing it.

[messym]

I'm on my 5th xbox since Feb 07! My original lasted 13 months and the 3 that followed were all refurbs that didn't work. Hopefully this one lasts.

[Darkphalanx0]

well......im on my 2nd console, but im on my 3rd repair...i already posted a thread about it.
1st breakdown,(console bought in march 06) wasnt initially a breakdown...just a broken ethernet port. i could play games but couldnt connect to live.(sent in jan 2007)

2nd breakdown. I sent in my original console, around a week or two later, i recieve a refurbished console. Around a month after recieving my refurbished console....its disc drive broke, it couldnt read anything.(sent in around late march 2007)

3rd breakdown, I then sent in my refurbished console, recieved it around april 20'th.....then now....last week, i got the three red lights. I went to xbox.com for troubleshooting, didnt work.....the screen kept freezing.... I called tech support yesterday, and was called back today from the agents supervisor.

I was told today that i do not qualify for a new console, and he cant send me a brand new one because of "policy"......So now im probably gonna have to send my current console in and get another refurbished console...and if that breaks down within 90 days of its return to me, i get to call tech support all over again just for them to make a claim to corporate office for me to get a brand new console......

[Blakey]

0 for me since Euro Launch of 2nd Dec '05 and with all the sumptuous new releases coming up for the 360 this Summer i hope *touch wood* my 360 will go on for at least another 6-12 months.

[x McGrim x]

Zero so far but my friend's Elite. broke down on the seventh day that he had it. It was the day he was about to get Live. :(

[Emerson]

Only ever had one console break, about a year ago, last June. DVD drive failed slowly. Apparently it couldn't spin fast enough, and I could play games but they were all screwed up. Specifically, I was playing Tomb Raider and I was in some weird purplish dream world kind of thing. I didn't think the MS support guy on the phone would believe me because it was so strange.

[Tiamat66]

I'm on my third 360. When the 'please place this disc in an XBOX 360 console' thing first came up, it wasn't that big a deal. Until I had to keep trying 5 or 6 times to get a game to work. Finally, I sent it in to get repaired. What a waste of time, I should have known better then to expect them to do their jobs right.

Just this week, when I tried to play Forza 2 for the first time, the 'fixed' console started doing the same fucking thing. I called up Microsoft, told the guy who couldn't speak proper english to put his supervisor on, and demanded a new 360. This lady was a complete bitch. Telling me in this snotty voice that I would have to send it back to be repaired again. I told her off, and did what I should have done to begin with.

When I bought my 360 at Gamestop, I had bought a warranty for the it. But I didn't want to have to pay to get a new warranty, so I had it repaired the first time. When I called Microsoft last week, I was looking for a new console. I don't know why I thought I'd get it. I think I just wanted to yell at somebody. I took the 360 to Gamestop, showed them my warranty, traded hard drives, and I was back and playing Forza in half an hour. Fourty dollars lighter, but defenitly worth it compared to the other option.

For anybody that bought the warranty, forget sending it to Microsoft to be fixed. Just take it back to where you bought it. It will save so much time and hassle. I'm no longer worried about my 360 breaking down. As long as you buy the new warranty every time, you can go through as many as you have to...

[Slormer]

Luckily I'm still on my first. I am on the other hand, on my third Guitar Hero 2. That guitar is a friggin POS.

[liljwhizzle]

Just had one 360 fail on me, the one I received from launch. Had it for about a year and a half.

[codedigital]

Still running strong sine December of last year...

[mainnine]

Still my first 360 since launch

[ThaPrototype]

(Knocking on virtual wood...) None. I still have my launch system that is working great. It's never given me a problem. I've been lucky though, i have a launch day PS2 that works perfect too. And yes, i play plenty of games, trust me its been through a lot!

[Folkren]

I guess Im lucky, cause Mine still hasnt broken down... theres no button for that.

[jackanape]

My first one lasted about a month after launch before it started burning discs (had to swap some games too, luckily had understanding staff at the shop I bought it).

My second lasted until about two months ago and then I had to send it for repair - though it didn't cost me anything and it came back within a week.

Interestingly the didn't send me a refurb just the same console, I know as it still had the smae problem of a sticky disc drive that I sometimes have to push open.

[fugitivetoby31]

Owned a 360 for 18 months now and I have had 3 breakdown on me. Lets hope the fourth console lasts a tad longer.

Worst was 1st console 3 days :(

[F089H]

Um, when I got banned like on 4/18 or so My 360 had stopped working on 4/15 and then I went through Blah blah with Microsoft ...I figured it was the DVD drive because I would put the discs in and not hear them clicking away...So effectively all I could play was Arcade Games..like Robotron and Uno!The B**** over the phone tried to tell me that wasn't it!I so I sent it in..the box came that Thursday,I didn't send it out till Monday-that was my bad. I wasn't playing again till May 3rd..


Now I gave the Premium that just got Fixed to my younger brothers, and I keep my Elite

[HomelikeChunk]

I'm on my 6th xbox 360. But I have gone through 5 in the past month and a half. It has been really weird once i get one back from repair it breaks a week later, So I'll get this one back tom. and hopefully this one will work longer than a week.

[Cold Rival]

I guess I'm one of the lucky ones, I'm still on my first.

[codedigital]

I'm on my 6th xbox 360. But I have gone through 5 in the past month and a half. It has been really weird once i get one back from repair it breaks a week later, So I'll get this one back tom. and hopefully this one will work longer than a week.

Have you ever thought about environmental issues? Bad power coming to the unit or keeping it in too hot of an area?

[HomelikeChunk]

Yeah I thought of that, I know its not getting to hot since it isnt in a confined place there is plenty of air and room around it, I have an expensive monster power supply center, that I usually have it plugged into, but xbox tech that they would prefer me to plug it directly into the wall so i did that, but the screwy thing is that it worked the way i have had it sit up for over a year.

[alex4283]

I had to send mine in for noisy drive, so I'll say vote 1-4.

[Me™]

My first one kept freezing. The day i got my new one in the mail i got 3 red lights. So about 2 months later they sent me a new xbox and 1600 M$ points.

[Chojin]

just the one!

hoping to be back on after a month :/

[L3XXY]

My 3siddy dies after 6 months. I thought Lego starwars had caused it to break! I was angry at first as I had spent $650 on it, But Microsoft were pretty good about it. sent it away and 2 weeks later I got it back good as new.

I hear that there has been a massive failure rate around the world with these babies, but I still use mine everyday and don't know what I would do without it :)

[Clipse 2]

Two, I had a launch console that lasted nearly the entire year but experienced the "ring of death" a month shy of the anniversary. I called Microsoft and sent the console in, they returned it with a refurb which irked me. I booted it, it updated and rebooted, then kicked a error code. I called Microsoft again and had to send that one in. The second replacement was a new console which I'm thankful for. After all of it though what really got me pissed was that with the new console I couldn't play downloaded content (such as GRAW chapter 2 maps) unless I was on Live because the content is connected to the console serial number upon downloading.

[Boardgameplayer]

Thankfully mine has never died and is running strong. Forza 2 keeps locking up on me but I don't believe that's a problem with my 360.

[housemdfan]

First 360: The power cord was wonky. They gave me a three prong cord instead of a two. It gave me the ring of death then just completely shut off when I tried to play a game.
second 360: Doing well other than freezing at certain points, but I blame the rental discs.

[299]

I'm on my second one so far. After playing Dead rising for a week i got the 3 rings.

[ABJeepin]

I have had anywhere from 4-6 consoles at one time and everyone has broken down on me. The launch console broke down on me 4 times before getting it right and even my new elite has, but I still thank it's worth it, by far killing the comps products in my eyes.

[Hulking Bubba65]

none of mine have broken down..............yet:woop::woop::woop::woop:


am i the only 1 that has a good working 360 in vertical, its been great (except a few minor freezes occasionally)

edit: crap balls fuck!!!!
today it got the rings when i was gonna download new content.
CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i jinxed myself

[WildManWiles01]

How about adding a choice that says.... ' ZERO *knocks on wood*"

I will choose that one

[Jdm7399]

How about adding a choice that says.... ' ZERO *knocks on wood*"

I will choose that one

I've tried editing the Polls, but I don't have the access to do so. I'm not sure if a MOD can do it, but I can't. I've received many request to add a 0 Poll, but unfortunately it was after I submitted the thread. Sorry guys:(

[ThrillKillBill]

i think that we should let this thread die for oh say...... 5 months. then after that time create a new thread and new poll with better options ;)

**ducks the angry response**

but i don't know if simply editing would work because many of us already mis-voted.... it's have to be deleted and replaced by the mods for it to be honest :p

[Jdm7399]

i think that we should let this thread die for oh say...... 5 months. then after that time create a new thread and new poll with better options ;)

**ducks the angry response**

but i don't know if simply editing would work because many of us already mis-voted.... it's have to be deleted and replaced by the mods for it to be honest :p

I always seem to be missing one KEY component...Look at my other thread(Gamesavers Vs. Console Modders)

*Sigh...I don't think creating another similar thread is worth it. The Mods will probably think I'm spamming. I'll do a more thorough job next time. Sorry for the let down:(

[BigShowB3]

I've never had a serious problem with my 360. I have gotten the red rings twice, but both times after shutting down the console and turning it back on, it work fine.

[MadDog2010]

I've only broken one, and it was about a year ago. I decided to play Call of Duty 2 during a thunderstorm, and the power shut off, and we didn't have a circuit breaker, so the "rings of death" showed up on my Xbox 360. Oh, i was pissed.

[sf reaper]

I got my 360 on launch day and it's still standing! Sometimes i have to press the eject button twice but other than that no problems.

[Sil3nt360]

I am on number 2.

[Bluntman428]

I'm currently on my third.

Both of my previous 360s had faulty DVD drives. Extremely frustrating. :mad:

I made sure they sent me one with the new DVD drive model this time. :p

[CoolioDude]

0 so far... I have an intercooler (got red lights when first got that, scared the crap out of me, but then figured out it wasn't all the way plugged in) and mine lays horizontally.

My friends lasted 2 weeks! He stood his straight up, and didn't have an intercooler.

[Fat Grover]

Xbox 360 #1..... Still working.... No problems....

[J Lo]

Only one has broken down on me so far. :)

[Razor6199]

1- ring of death
2-heats up after 2 hours
3- haven't gotten it yet it better work

[Butters]

I only have had one bust a nut on me once after having for about 1 year.

[Cause]

1. Hardware malfunction
2. Would read my brand new games
3. Door wouldn't close (you would manually close it but it wouldn't read any disks.

[Jdm7399]

0 so far... I have an intercooler (got red lights when first got that, scared the crap out of me, but then figured out it wasn't all the way plugged in) and mine lays horizontally.

My friends lasted 2 weeks! He stood his straight up, and didn't have an intercooler.

The Nyko Intercooler is crap IMO. Having that damn thing killed my last 360. I haven't gotten around to taking pictures of it yet, but a few people have asked to see what the intercooler did. Since it draws it's power from the 360 itself, that caused a surge in power for me. It melted the back of the power outlet on my 360, the intercooler had partially melted, and my cord for the power box was burnt. FYI, M$ does NOT warranty the Power Supply Box for a year, unlike the consoles. I had to pay another $70.00 out of my own pocket for another Power Box(used on eBay). The BEST cooling device would either be the Pelican Fan Stand or the Intec Glo-Stand. Some people have had no problems, but many have had problems with the intercooler being installed. It's your call, Coolio. I, personally would take the sucker off.

[Mace1982]

im on number 9 at the moment since AUG 2006 my local gamestation have told me i play it to much, oh well they keep changing it ha

[dh4645]

one so far
on another note:

http://kotaku.com/gaming/nothing-to-see-here/microsoft-component-updates-happen-all-the-time-269090.php

So popular consensus pretty much has it that Microsoft are whacking an extra heatsink into busted 360s. Which is great news for those suffering from red rings. Not so great for Microsoft PR, though, because they're caught between a rock and a hard place: deny the extra heatsink and you look like a goose, but admit the extra heatsink and you're fessing up that the original hardware isn't good enough. Their workaround?

" Regularly updating console components is commonplace within the industry and is a standard aspect of the business for a variety of reasons including cost reduction, improved manufacturability and improved performance."

Smooth, Microsoft. Very smooth. Oh, except you left off the bit about improved reliability. Still, the rest was good, and you kept a straight face throughout, so well done! That can't have been easy.

[Ash3n]

XBOX360 Pro - 5-6k hours played zero problems.
XBOX360ELITE - 1k hours played zero problems.
PS3 - 50 Hours Played - Dead
PS3/2 - 10 Hours Played Dead
PS3/3 - Dead out of Box
PS3/4 - 3 Hours Played.....
Wii - 200 Hours Played Zero Issues.
NES 2 - 10,000 Hours Played....get this....zero issues lol.
These are rough estimates. My wife cheats and plays when I'm not home. (That didn't sound good lol.)

[COH ZAMORACK ZX]

the only problem mine had is that it readed games as dvds so i just changed it.

[bplayak]

0 for me!!! And I've had mine since launch!!! Knock on wood!!!

[Shaaady Souljah]

i finally can add myself to this list... my first one broke cuz of ONE red light. tried all of the trouble shooting options and nothing worked. something inside is broke with the a/v hookup chip or somethin like that...

#2 is coming to me soon i hope. its what i keep hearing...

[invincible rob]

Just one, but it's broken 3 times now, after the second time, they sent it back to me pretty much broken :P idiots.

Also, who voted 10+ No post's read 10+ and thats a lot of broken xboxs.

[Jdm7399]

Just one, but it's broken 3 times now, after the second time, they sent it back to me pretty much broken :P idiots.

Also, who voted 10+ No post's read 10+ and thats a lot of broken xboxs.

I do remember one member posting a thread saying he had 13 360's break down. I'm not sure if he's the one that voted though. You're right. No post or anything.

L3gion, you can add more polls if needed. Maybe like a ZERO for those that haven't encountered a problem.

[AJJets107]

Xbox 360 #1 The disc drive wouldn't open or close. I had to pay $130 for a little problem. :mad: My 360 is coming early next week. I only got the red lights for overheating when playing MLB 2K7.

[The 360 Dragon]

the poll would have been more effective if it was 1, 2, 3, 4, 5-10, or 10+ because the majority will obviously be between 1 and 4. I would say about my experience with 360's but I dont want to jinx it lol

edit: there should also have been a 0 option for lucky guys

[Jdm7399]

the poll would have been more effective if it was 1, 2, 3, 4, 5-10, or 10+ because the majority will obviously be between 1 and 4. I would say about my experience with 360's but I dont want to jinx it lol

edit: there should also have been a 0 option for lucky guys

I will PM L3gion to see if he can edit my polls, but I don't know how it'll work since so many members voted already. Wish me luck.

[Vampire x360a]

ive had 3 die on me
BUT good all microsoft always send me a new 1 back with a little goody, its almost worth it

[Zef]

None, I still have my launch 360. I may have to retire it on it's second birthday though, I might start a 360 stud farm and sell baby Xboxes.

[Mr Hey]

None for me...though my dad has gone through a couple, my cousin is on his fourth, and my friend is on his second. (Most people I know dont have a 360) :mad:

[Jdm7399]

I'm sure you guys have noticed the new poll options. I PM'd L3gion and he has made the polls more efficient. I hope this will make the voting more fair. I also asked L3gion for a ZERO poll option as well. I know some of you out there still have a RARE working 360. So there you have it folks! Enjoy and THANK YOU to L3gion!:)

Jdm7399

[KewlBrettC]

The Xbox i got in February 2006 broke in late Dec 0f 06 and ive had this one Jan 07-Current

[Velham]

Only 1 360 broke down for me.

[shadow sniper]

i can add my self to this list as my 1st xbox is now down july 2006-july2007 it only took one year!!

[veritas347]

i got 2 broken on me but they were for gay reasons like one just would randomly freeze even on brand new games and i dont know what was wrong with the other one...weird but my brother said it was broken

[sln333]

my first one broke :mad: just two weeks before my warranty ran out, so in a way i was lucky.

[Magooush]

Mine Hasn't broken down:woop: ....yet....:(

[Sil3nt360]

I am on number 2.

[Hulking Bubba65]

thankfully im still on my first on:) *Knocks on wood*

xbox #1:june 13 2006-present:woop:

[Glyndinn]

I'm on my second unit now.

My first one lasted about 5 months, then the disc drive broke.:confused:

[Dropkick Weasel]

Mine hasnt broken down yet, but it keeps on making weird noises when a disc loads... I have 2 friends though that had them break on them.

[Jdm7399]

Mine hasnt broken down yet, but it keeps on making weird noises when a disc loads... I have 2 friends though that had them break on them.

Pray for it my friend. My last 360 made extremely LOUD noises and guess what? It eventually died on me...:mad:

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/showthread.php?t=30503

^^^Check out this thread. It hasn't developed yet, but if and when it does...hopefully you'll find the answers to the weird noise.

[shadow sniper]

Mine hasnt broken down yet, but it keeps on making weird noises when a disc loads... I have 2 friends though that had them break on them.

mine did that and stoped for a while and now its broken so just as much as you can buddy!

[Brighton X]

I'm still on my 1st, got it for Christmas.

[SengIV]

Ok, 2 so far but in the future I am guessing enough to piss me off. (ABout 4)

[HotScott92]

I haven't had my 360 break yet, tho I have lost tons of game data on 2 hard drives, not sure if that's the xbox or not. M$ wants me to turn it in, but I'm very hesistant.

[stimmy2011]

only one from the deadly 3 red light achivenment.lol.it took three weeks for it to come back.thank god theres WoW

[spikedzombies]

1 for me and i think i got lucky..

I bought my 360 in feb. It broke within 12 hours. Thank god i didnt buy any XBLA games or anything and was barely into GoW when it happened LOL

[twelvegoats]

bwahahahahahaha mine hasn't broken down, and its a core from launch, my friend got a premuim at launch and it'd broken on him 3 times, i dunno, is core better?

[sln333]

someone in the poll voted that nine 360s have broken for them. that absolutely sucks.:(

[Jdm7399]

OK, who's the "wise-guy" that voted for 9+???

I know a member who posted on here before and he said that he had 13 Xbox 360's break down on him. Weather that be true or not, I don't think he's the one that voted 9+.

No post or anything for the member that voted for 9+? It's probably a joke...

[FlyingAE86]

My first 360 died because of the Three Red Lights.

[justcallmeChill]

zero -----0

[sln333]

zero -----0
lucky. or another way to look at it is: it is only a matter of time.

[Adam Miller]

Had mine since Christmas before last and still going strong *touch wood* :p

[Predator x360a]

Only 1 for me took them a month to fix.

[Trey]

none yet and i thank god for that!

[Bolt]

i had one but they repaired it free

[kvant]

One unusable X0.

*waves his fist at the disk scratcher*

Actually I was bit worried on sending the console for repairs, as you don't get a new replacement, or even your own back. With my luck it will be DOA or ring of death in 2 minutes.

[XxLUC41xX]

i have had 4 360 break
1' 3 red lights
2' freezing everytime
3' it blew up
4' hardrive broke

[spartancell]

so far i'm on my 1st one (Aug 2006) but my disk tray has started to stick within the last few months (only when there is no disk in it), but i don't want to send it into M$ and end up getting another "fixed" console with worse problems. So until the tray will not open at all, i'm sticking with it.

Also any one else who has had this problem (which appears to be a lot, by looking through the forums) does it just stay annoying or does it get worse and eventually not open at all?

[ilski]

The launch box's disc drive died in February of this year. Prior to that it had red lighted some dozen times. Sent in it on the 6th of this month and yesterday it was billed to be shipped back to me by UPS via Ground. I wonder what the refurb I'll be getting died of.

[nightmare975]

None so far, but my 360's Disc Drive is starting to f*ck up.

[JVodka]

I'm on my 2nd.

My first died after playing forza 2, and my 2nd one made sure it will never get that problem by cracking the disk.

[ilski]

I'm on my 2nd.

My first died after playing forza 2, and my 2nd one made sure it will never get that problem by cracking the disk.

It begins. A.I.! First disks (sp), next dicks! Robit Attack! Run to the Hills!

[Conker Rules All]

still on my first lol but when it does break what should i do with it lol because i don't know about the repair center

[Worm99]

I'm on my sixth currently

[TimmayTheTurtle]

well my tray is broke is, but i havent replaced it.

[Sebastian55]

No, I selected None. But surprisingly with all the horror stories I've heard and read from so many 360 gamers, my 360 console has yet to break and fail EVER on me. *crosses fingers* My Xbox 360 is also an original system that I purchased on release day. I read before the system came out and realized that heat was going to be an issue. My system is always in an open air environment where it can stay cool at all times. I've had my system on for hours, days, at a time and it still works great. I was thinking that I was one of the few lucky gamers out there, but it's surprising to see that a decent percentage of the systems have held up.

[Korix]

YAY! Number 6 today! Exclamation points are homosexual (-some dude here) but so are broken systems and so I'm putting them together! YAY!

[Colby is KING]

i had to almost send it back once but i always have problems with my 360
sometimes it just doesnt turn on lol

[JacePro]

Mine hasn't broken yet and neither has anyones I know but I've heard a lot about their problems. At least they extended the warranty from 1 year to 3. I suppose that's the best they could do. *knocks on wood*

[TriesButFails]

Still on my 1st.......hope it lasts

[DarkGeneral88]

None so far.

[JoHnOfDaDeAd]

my 2nd one jus broke down...now on #3:)

[VaRIABLE SoUL]

i've only had one break so far. it overheated and the insides were cooked.

my friend's day 1 xbox 360 also finally broke a month ago. it was hardware failure.

[mightydionysus]

I have had three go down in flames with the latest ( my son's machine) still being serviced with an expected 4-6 weeks for repairs to be completed.

[Nbag3]

#1 Launch Console Broke in April 2006
#2 Broke in August 2006
#3 Bought from EB while #2 was in the shop returned one week later
#4 Broke in March 2007
#5 Sold #4 to buy an Elite on the launch date

[nawtbird]

I have a launch console and it has not broken yet

[Lonsta DaMonsta]

I have a first generation premium that's still going. Get this: I don't have Xbox Live at my house, so I travel with it to friend's houses, work, etc, at least twice a week. Still haven't had any problems with it, even though it's always being moved from one location to another! I am pretty fortunate.

[ZacY2J]

Getting my fourth back this weeks at some point :(

I hope

[Glyndinn]

I've only lost one 360 so far, which was due to the disc drive crapping out on me suddenly while playing a game.

I got a replacement unit from Best Buy with my replacement play...I lost all my game saves though because I didn't have a memory card and they said I had to send the old unit through the mail.

[King James 23]

1st 360: Froze once in awhile then it completely froze
2nd 360: 3 Red Lights
3rd 360: Working great so far

[Mr Aim]

1st 3 red lights!!!
2nd 3 Red Light!!!
3rd dvd tray will not open and 3 red lights ( That happen to day)

Off in a min to exchange it over for my 4TH!!!

[Shadow76]

I`m on my 4th console so far
1st 3 red lights
2nd 3 red lights
3rd refused to read any disc`s
Current console running fine but now said that no doubt fail now :woop:

[Jdm7399]

It's amazing to see the results of dead 360's.

I have an idea! Have you guys ever seen those, "Where's George Now?" or "Track George On...blah blah blah website" on currency before? We can do that with the 360!:p Carve your initial or something into it and see who receives your 360 next or you can write down the Console ID#. If M$ changes the casing then that would defeat the whole purpose.

Of course this is just a joke. Don't attempt this!:p

[JacePro]

my 1st one broke last week and of now it is being replaced with upgraded parts or something. They told me it won't happen again with the upgrade but looking at this topic, who knows...

[aswipe21]

0 so far (Knock on wood). I have had mine since January 1st at 12:01 2006.

[DoM cAbAn]

I've had the same once since Christmas of 2006. Let's hope it stays healthy? :p *Knock On Wood*

[BackerMan]

So far nothing wrong on my xbox 360 since 1996. My oringinal ps2 broken down and bought a slim ps2. most of my conosles (N64, PS1, xbox, Genesis, Gamecube) are in good shape and no problem at all.

[DoM cAbAn]

So far nothing wrong on my xbox 360 since 1996.

Uhhhh.... 1996?

[A10Hero]

My launch xbox has always been good to me. It's only had red rings of death when I first plugged in my new HDD (yup, i got a core system) but after that it went right on to being nice again. Also, this room doesn't have the best ventilation but it hasn't overheated once. Maybe I'm just lucky... maybe?

[sack-gobbler]

guess im a lucky fellow... ive had my xbox 360 since it came out and i have no problems =)

[DoM cAbAn]

guess im a lucky fellow... ive had my xbox 360 since it came out and i have no problems =)

Knock on wood! :D

[jab1981]

Launch 360 still going strong.

[Krueger]

3 its getting ridiculous

[W. Samuel Jones III]

I feel the same way.

When I remove a game disc from my unit its soo hot I feel like I am touching a George Foreman BBQ.

[jab1981]

Wow! I've never had heat issue like that on my 360. And sometimes my system will be running all day...

I have had something similar happen on the Wii though. If you turn it off via the Wii-mote it only turns the unit into standby mode where it will download updates and do various other things. I picked it up after I thought it had been shut down for several hours and it almost burned me it was so hot. Hard to believe a little thing like that could get that hot. Other than that sometimes I'll pull a disc out of my PS3 that will be really warm... but I've never had an issue on my 360.

[BackerMan]

Uhhhh.... 1996?

my bad, lol i mean since 2006. dang.

[DTF INFERNO]

I have had 2 too many 360s break down on me...lol

[Vista]

None... I got the rings of death so I let it sit for a day while i peed my pants and ordered and intercooler, thank god it worked!!

None down yet!!

I take good care of my 360

Ive had it since Christmas 2006

[W. Samuel Jones III]

Wow! I've never had heat issue like that on my 360. And sometimes my system will be running all day...

I have had something similar happen on the Wii though. If you turn it off via the Wii-mote it only turns the unit into standby mode where it will download updates and do various other things. I picked it up after I thought it had been shut down for several hours and it almost burned me it was so hot. Hard to believe a little thing like that could get that hot. Other than that sometimes I'll pull a disc out of my PS3 that will be really warm... but I've never had an issue on my 360.

I can play Resistance Fall of Man all day long and then take the disc out and it will not be warm/hot when I am using my PS3.

I guess my 3rd 360 is just another lemon. Hopefully Microsoft will fix the hardware fault. At least my situation isn't as bad as the people that have gone thru 10 + systems already since launch.

[jab1981]

I can play Resistance Fall of Man all day long and then take the disc out and it will not be warm/hot when I am using my PS3.

I guess my 3rd 360 is just another lemon. Hopefully Microsoft will fix the hardware fault. At least my situation isn't as bad as the people that have gone thru 10 + systems already since launch.

Weird how people have different experiences, huh? Resistence is the very game (the only PS3 game I own for that matter) that I pulled out and found to be too hot to touch. Where as I've pulled out some PS2 games and only found them to be warm. Maybe my PS3 is as faulty as those 360s.

As to the people returning 10+ systems... why is it I have this nagging suspicion that 99% of them haven't even purchased any 360s to begin with. I mean, sure, statistically it must happen. Or at least it's entirely possible. But it just seems when people get on the internet and have no proof to back things up they make some pretty unbelievable claims. Where as in the real world I know 7 different people, none of whom have had a single problem with a 360. Well I did have a friend who had his vertically and it was tipped over... but that's hardly Microsoft's fault. Add to that my friend's list of people online, out of those 12 none have had a single problem.

If broken 360s are that easy to come by... surely one of us would've had issue by now. Don't get me wrong, I know for a fact issues happen... I went through 6 3G iPods... 6. Before I finally sold a replacement and bought a Creative Zen. Yet I knew quite a few people with 3G iPods that had no issues what so ever. But hell, even at 6 I was at my wits end. They couldn't have paid me enough to try for 10. It seems to me those claims are a little hard to believe... but if they are true, perhaps they should just buy a console from me... or stop trying to load it in the dishwasher. ;)

[da voodoo child]

ive had one break and that was the one that came out at launch so im not surprised. my new one they sent me works perfect and has for over 2 years.:woop:

[DAYTONAMIKE]

Currently on my 2nd. The 1st one I had just froze constantly every 5 mins and done repetead screen glitches were the whole screen would go a certain colour. Sent my Xbox back to play.com and they was sending me out another but it got robbed off the back of their truck so I just received a refund as I didn't wanna wait and then just went to my local store and picked up a great deal. Premium console with 2 controllers and these games:

Xbox live arcade (shit and I never play it but oh well lol)
Rainbow Six vegas
PGR3
Smackdown
And a game of my choice which was - Crackdown (Hugely regret getting that game because It was a pile of shit and I traded it in the next few days for £30)

That bundle above with 5 games was only £315 this February.

[ArtzryD]

my first broke down the first week. sort of. Power surge fried it on day 3. Second, had legit ring of death, but was still within return policy. Luckily, by then, the elite was released and I shelled out the extra 80 bucks, and its running strong 4 months later.

[Oryan]

SIX :(

Getting free games though everytime... Gotta love viva pinata.

-Ry

[Jdm7399]

I seriously hope my dream does NOT turn into a reality. I just had a dream(more like a nightmare) about my 360 Red Ringing. All I can see is those damn lights flashing over and over again. I woke up sweating.:p I'm Knocking on Wood for this one. I really don't want to add another dead 360 onto my list.:mad:

[TOXICtheWORLD]

5-6 games one 360 2 days after my year of guarentee was gone =(
But i bought a new one


My addiction goes On

[PerpetualHeaven]

Wow, only 29% of the people have never had their Xbox 360s broken. Well they can cover up the numbers well because I remember they said the default rate was around 7%. Someone posted the youtube link about this and apparently the figures they put were lies or else they would have to do recalls or some turd like that. Anyways, I've had one of my break on me unfortunately. I hope to never see that day once again because my patience is poor and I can't live without video games especially since I bought Blue Dragon. I also can't believe someone went through 9 360s. I've heard of someone going through 6 (and that was last year) but 9 is insane.

[dh4645]

i know, that's ridiculous. i can't believe how high that is.
i had one die on me and so did a friend.
i also bet some of those people that originally voted none had died on them, now have had the RRoD


Wow, only 29% of the people have never had their Xbox 360s broken. Well they can cover up the numbers well because I remember they said the default rate was around 7%. Someone posted the youtube link about this and apparently the figures they put were lies or else they would have to do recalls or some turd like that. Anyways, I've had one of my break on me unfortunately. I hope to never see that day once again because my patience is poor and I can't live without video games especially since I bought Blue Dragon. I also can't believe someone went through 9 360s. I've heard of someone going through 6 (and that was last year) but 9 is insane.

[Apocobring]

1 broke down after owning it for 8 days - it was a microsoft refurb so i got it for a little cheaper. when this one breaks i'm buying a core to keep as back up with a best-buy warranty on it.

[W. Samuel Jones III]

I just picked up an Elite to replace my last 360.

Question: Does it increase the 360 life expectancy if you lay the box flat or standing up.

I would like to use this new system longer than 4 days.:mad:

[sln333]

I don't know if it matters just make sure it's got space around it and that you don't use an intercooler.

[kragore138]

First 360 lasted 12 weeks, bought it boxing day 2006. Took it back to game and got handed a new 360 which is still going strong.

[Jdm7399]

I just picked up an Elite to replace my last 360.

Question: Does it increase the 360 life expectancy if you lay the box flat or standing up.

I would like to use this new system longer than 4 days.:mad:

The Xbox 360 was designed to function both ways, vertically and horizontally. There has been rumors that the drive is more stable when the console is positioned horizontally, but I smell B$.

For those of you that had a 360 die on you in the matter of weeks, I can relate.
I purchased a Brand New 360 and the drive died on me within 1 1/2 weeks. I was so damn pissed and disappointed.:mad:

To Perpetual,
I think my poll is quite accurate...except for the member that voted for 9+ and didn't comment about it. M$ is all about money and you know they'll lie their @$$es off just to reassure us consumers.
With the latest Red Ring Warranty being extended, this was said by a M$ Spokesperson, "We have to stand by our console." They receive dead 360's up the Ying-Yang and we all know it! They have 2 of mines already.;)

[foxmulder97]

my first Xbox 360 premium lasted about 18 months (3 ring of red) and my 2nd Xbox 360 lasted 22 days with a defective DVD drive.

i hope microsoft could release a better version of 360 that fix the ring of red

[Jdm7399]

my first Xbox 360 premium lasted about 18 months (3 ring of red) and my 2nd Xbox 360 lasted 22 days with a defective DVD drive.

i hope microsoft could release a better version of 360 that fix the ring of red

They'll be releasing the new "Falcon" chipsets soon. The smaller chips will produce less heat and noise.

Refurbished consoles coming from M$, now have a new heatsink attached to the GPU. The problem is, no one knows if they own the ones with a new heatsink. That is, if you open one up and void your warranty to find out.:(

[Legends xExilex]

none thankfully

[XceptOneAlpha]

only 1 luckily for me, 3 red lights, now the new runs alot quieter and slightly faster, so all happy, won the xbox so I'm not complaining! ;)

[SuperSouter]

None :)

I am glad, I take the best care of my lovely 360.

[Ingles55]

Well it was none until... well, until a few minutes ago actually. I posted earlier in a thread about my xbox giving me an "Unreadable Disc" error every now and then. When I woke up this morning, I found that it keeps giving me the errors all the time. So I called Microsoft and my Xbox casket is on its way.

Thankfully my Xbox 360 was still under warrenty! And to think... my first Xbox, the one I bought launch day that I gave to my younger brother is still running better than ever! What are the chances? :eek:

[JohnTheGamer]

I've only had one break on me and that was within the first 90 days. It was due to the HDD, somehow the thing was just screwy.

I'm on #2 and it's been fine for about 9 months now, no major problems, the only wrong with it is that it takes a few tries to close the disc tray and get the 360 to read the disc, but I'm not sending it in for something that minor.

[xRogue 5x]

I am now on my third one...here is hoping that the third time is the charm. Before my last one went out it was doing a lot of what yours is. It had a hard time closing the tray and I got several of those crazy white screen can't read the disc errors.

[Impulse2119]

Still on my first 360 and I have had it for about a year now.

[YoungStunna69]

Has happened to me twice, both with that evil ring of death!

[vietxmikey]

mine just got 3 rings approx. about 3:43 am xD and I was wondering if I can send it back microsoft, I have had it for about 5 - 6 months but the thing is that I didn't get warranty for it :[.

[VI JimJam]

None for me, I've had it since 2006 :D

[goenitz96]

One ring of death. it happens in may.

I can say that it's sad to loose a friend, i knew it since 6 mounth......lol

now I have a new one and everything is fine.

[Wriggy]

I recently upgraded to Elite after my launch console got the three red lights. Worth it though. I've used over 40GB :woop:

[GameFreak47]

On my 6th one right now, and it's still going strong.

#1: RRoD after the first three months.

#2: Faulty disk tray, it wouldn't even come out at times which really pissed me off.

#3: RRoD within the first three days of getting it.

#4: The thing did not want to read Gears of War at all, any GoW game wouldn't be read by the thing.

#5: After a flight, whenever we closed the disk tray, it would open right after so we could not play any retail games on it. After awhile it stoped but whenever we put a disk in, it made a real bad scratching noise.

[Spades12321]

I'm on my second right now, as the disc draw got jammed on my first one.

[DavidMck]

1 after having it for 3 months. I got the replacement and its been fine for 8 months now, just hoping that it wont bugger up for a long time. :)

[patches4711]

I am currently on my 5th xbox. I purchased one at launch. 2 RROD, 2 Overheated, 1 Bad Disc Tray.

[Bearhead]

I had one for a week and after hammering it constantly for that week (my missus was in hospital) it 3 red lighted. I sent it back to Microsoft and I was told it was a Motherboard faliure

[adamptfc]

Just the one broken on me so far. Turned it on one day screen was all random squares for like 2 secs and it turned black while making a crackly noise :s on my second one now but I have a feeling it might go soon it usually gives me error E74 when I startup but if I restart its fine.

[antnie]

just yesterday morning i got another red ring of death but it went away.

[Vogey77]

Im currently on my second. Gotta keep my fingers crossed that the one I currently have doesn't break on me.

[Way Fast CBR]

my first xbox i had from 9-6-06 to 12-30-07 failed due to a burned out laser in the dvd drive, i knew it was gonna happen sooner or later. i had heavey cooling mods on my xbox. the air comming out the back of my xbox was real cold, but the fans were real loud, but not noticible while gaming. but i had some trouble's loading games so i tuned the pot on the laser and had to tune it again and again untill it finally failed. so i am on 360 number 2 untill i can locate a used hitachi drive that i can take a laser out of.

[vhayste]

Mine is just 3 mos old and the drive tray is going nuts.... hopefully it should still last more than that...

[alpha305]

Just had one get the red rings of death. I fixed it myself. Never had a problem since.

[dh4645]

Just the one broken on me so far. Turned it on one day screen was all random squares for like 2 secs and it turned black while making a crackly noise :s on my second one now but I have a feeling it might go soon it usually gives me error E74 when I startup but if I restart its fine.

that's how mine died with the rrod a few months ago.
i used the towel trick a few times and even took it all apart and cleaned it out/reapplied some arctic silver thermal paste. it worked for a week or two and then died totally.

so i am on #2.

[Tubson57]

Haha! I voted none on this forum and a little bit later mine bombed out on me. Owell

[RFT 123]

Well, so far only one has crapped out on me. It lasted 3 months and the disc reader burned out. My dad went back to the shop, they put in a disc to test it, it didn't work and I got a new one. It was weird as it just stricked me that my first PS2 broke exatly the same way.

[K7 Plant K7]

None so far, but my oldest 360 is in pretty bad shape and I'm suprised it hasn't broken yet...

[J O 12 D]

Mine has never broken, bearing in mind i've only had it for 7 months but thats still quite a good life its had.

[Impulse]

I've had two break down on me.. And hopefully the last.. As it always seeems they break down just after my warranty runs out :mad:..

[Slice0226]

I Have had 2 Red Ring of Deaths, Xbox needs to make a survey or something related to determine the Factors of the Death....besides long game sessions that i'v never have.....


Does anyone think 360 in the basement cause problems???

[Tasty Ace]

9+? dont think so
im VERY VERY lucky with mine hasnt broke once!
was really worried about the COD4 launch (thought it would break before my fave game came out)
but all is well....sorry to all those who are currently in between 360's my thoughts are with you

[Likkel]

I've ONLY had 1 Xbox 360 die on me, it's sad though that I'm happy it's only 1 :S

[Major Chavez]

I have had mine last a year and a month butit amkse some funny noises and such, i think it will crash still, which makes me ask this question, has the warrenty been extended to two years or is it still just one?

[Kmoney roc]

Interesting Poll.

My first one broke in June 07, it was a pal system from The UK Release date. 3 RROD.
Still might consider fixing it.

Second xbox is working, but im having Disc Unreadable come up a fair bit on Assasins Creed, fifa 08, GRAW 2 and Forza MS 2. All discs are very clean and im wondering if its a DVD Drive fault?

[CAMOUFLAGEiPOD]

Had my first one break about 2 months ago, it took them 6 weeks to get it together, and of course sent me a different one back. I had it set up for 2 days and the led lights in the front blew out. It still plays games so I haven't sent it back in. Support said if it isn't 3 red rings I would have to pay about 100(us) to have it fixed.

[martnic]

Had a launch console bought in Jan'06 die in in March'06 with the RoD.
Replacement the got the RoD again 6 months later.
Was replaced and that console's laserhead burnt out, I then complained to MS who sent me another new console.

I bought my wife a 360 in March 07, it died with the RoD in October'07 and was replaced.

On a side note my 360 with the nackered laser I fixed myself, cost me £10 to buy the laser, so I'm lucky enough to have 3 360's to use. LOL

[Soulfly Switch]

im on my 3rd since launch. All fixed for free!

[MopFlop]

just had mine get the dreaded red rings of death :(
but had been fine for a year

[Ben Sharpe]

I'm on my third but none of them have been rrod

[ThaMissinLink]

I've only had one break on me, in which I bought a new one for the hdmi...but I've had 2 friends that have had 4 a piece each..

[whitmania]

i am still on my original. bought it 1 yr ago this past october. i use it for 10-15 hours a week, and still no problems. "jinxed"

[vhayste]

Somebody voted for 9. Maybe its an exaggeration? I mean if I already gone through 2-3 360s, I will be really pissed.

[sk8er x]

My first one broke back in may of 2007 and got my new one the same day and its still running good :)

[Lord Gothic]

2 so far. first time i got a new one and second time they fixed it. Both was rrod's

[Jicholls]

this has happened to me twice.

First time in Summer 06 when the xbox overheated and nearly melted on me!

Second time was in Summer 07 when I just got xbox live. Microsoft must have felt sorry for me so they gave me a one month free xbox live card...Well same problem over heating pissed me off. Ah well its better now!

[zdarko43]

knock on wood!! i pray that another one doesnt break. :/

[Ben Sharpe]

this has happened to me twice.

First time in Summer 06 when the xbox overheated and nearly melted on me!

Second time was in Summer 07 when I just got xbox live. Microsoft must have felt sorry for me so they gave me a one month free xbox live card...Well same problem over heating pissed me off. Ah well its better now!


Hate to break it to you but i think everyone gets the free month live lol

[Jicholls]

Hate to break it to you but i think everyone gets the free month live lol

i know :Bounce:

[JD FTW]

this is my second since christmass 2007, my first lasted 9 months, too much halo 2 lolz

[Luckbox]

I'm still going on my first one! I've only had it for like 5 months though, I guesss I can expect it to die soon

[JD FTW]

I'm still going on my first one! I've only had it for like 5 months though, I guesss I can expect it to die soon

wont be long now lolz. i herd that if you play your xbox for about 5 hours a day every day your xbox wont last more then 10 months, ill try and find the website with the report on.

[NEONKNIGHT]

Currently on my fourth (or is it 5th?!?!) machine :eek: My first xbox360 (launch console) didn't even last 12 months. What makes matters worse is the DRM issues with paid for content. :mad:

[Cloud]

Two so far and both had the red rings of death. Using an elite at the moment with a core as a back up, just in case lol.

[Deyankees1]

I'm still on my first I did how ever get the RRoD but for some reason when I turned the 360 off and on again it was fine and that was like 3 months ago. Hope it doesn't die on me.

[ImAKing1987]

Ive had the same one since they came out( I actually won mine of the Mountain Dew Contest-Every Ten Minutes.com:p back in 05') and mine just got the RroD:( . Its all good cause they're gonna fix it for free an my gf is letting me use hers till I get mine back, Gah I love her.:)

Edit: holy shit!!I took the pole and it says someone had 9+ broken 360....WTF are they doing to them...lol.

[messym]

I just sent in #5 for repairs last week. My original lasted 13 mths. The other 4 are all refurbs.

[messym]

also they don't always send you a free month of LIVE. I only got it 1 time in 4 returns.

[forspeedn21]

My first one is still working. I really hope it doesn't die on me soon.

[AndyFreak457]

0!

have had mine for about 5 months

[Hayden]

Still using my xbox i got on launch day :woop:

[eXyle]

Non and almost have it a year

[AlexUplinked]

Still on my first, and have had it for about a year and 1 month. I did how ever get one a few weeks ago, but I just turned the Box off, and on again it its been fine ever since...

[Alex]

[DeathWish93]

wow how horrible must it be to have more than 9 xboxes broke, but then again you should get loads of free stuff

[Hammer 5O2]

i feel bad for the guys that borke 9+ times lol

[ii br00tal ii]

None, yet. I have had my 360 since June 2006, but its starting to do lots of weird things (like saying games are DVDs and freezing A LOT). So I'm just hoping I don't have to send it back too soon!

[HxS F4T4L1TY]

Man, my friend's 360 broke on me. :mad: It had been buzzing and junk for a while. Then one night we were playing Halo 3 all evening. I was spending the night there, so I kept playing for a bit after he went to bed. The next day, he couldn't get ANY games to play. It just said "Unplayable Disc" for everything. Then he blamed it on me. All I did was play some campaign for a half hour. :(

I wonder if he's called MS like I told him to....

[scuffdog65]

i've only had 1 but im not feeling too good about the one i have now.

[ADAMAKOS GR]

only one broke down but just to be sure i bought a second

[ThirdeYe]

I'm on my 3rd 360, it's been working great for over a year now -knocks on wood- Third time's a charm. My first two had defective DVD drives (wouldn't read things, would constantly lock up, etc.)

[MapleMire]

im on my 2nd 360 now, i miss my first one

[Nightdragon]

I lost one, feel sorry for the one dude that voted 9+!!!

I love how more people voted 1-2 than none at all :p

[killerharu45]

I've had 3 break, four if you count the one I got for my vacation home.

#1: Froze with red and green pixilation 6 months
#2: Broken Disc Drive 1 year
#3: 3 red lights over and over 4 months

#4: one red light and error message (vacation home) 1 DAY!!!!!

[fatces]

damn i lost my first one this friday, luckily it was the final weekend of the league and i was able to borrow one for the weekend :D...

now i need to buy another one