Recently active questions in Dell about Inspiron

I bought an Inspiron 1501 a couple of months ago. Suddenly, out of the blue, the laptop stopped charging. I read all over and looked at a lot of other forums to see if it was possible to solve the problem on my side. No luck. I turned to getsatisfaction to see if there was anything else I could do. I found that a lot, seriously, a lot of people had the same issue, with other laptop models, newer and older. I didn't see anyone with an issue with the inspiron 1501 specifically, so I decided to post to see if anyone could help.
I found the email for one of the representatives from Dell, Bill_B, and decided to contact him directly. I got a reply asking for my mailing address and service tag. I sent both promptly but have not received a reply, and it has been a couple of days. I have had Dell Desktops in the past, without any issues. However, when it comes to laptops, I have plenty of friends who have had issues. I do not abuse my laptop in any way, it couldn't even be considered normal wear and tear (I only use my laptop when there is no other computer available, which is rare). I still have hope that Dell will help me, because I still trust Dell, contrary to what many other people have said to me. Customer Service is not what it used to be, because phone operators, in a word (and excuse the language), just plain SUCK. I would like someone who can TALK and LISTEN, rather than just read off some "standard" answer, because it never has, never does, and never will work. Rather, I'd like service on a case-by-case, with each case being paid the same attention as the next. I'm a little disappointed, which is to be expected with such a large company who has a large customer pool. So, I'm still hopeful.

I have an Inspiron 1420 that is suffering from issues with the graphics chip (http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archiv...).

I can boot into safe mode and use the computer a little, but when I boot up normally, I'm treated to a display of on-screen fireworks until the screen shuts down completely. Unfortunately, this started happening just after the warranty expired. And just few weeks ago, I saw this post:
http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archiv...

Can I get my laptop fixed under that program? I'm very very frustrated right now, as I've called tech support about 4 times and nobody knew about this issue with nvidia gpus.

Dell Computer/Dell Financial continue to harass me in a collection effort even though I owe them nothing. My only contact was with Dell Computer, by phone, 2 1/2 years ago. I have no contract with either party, have received no money (loan, funds, line of credit, etc.) from either party, and I have no goods or merchandise from either. Despite my phone and letter explanations and letter protests to Mr. Dell and several of his apparent agents, they continue to harass me with calls at least once per day.

If Dell doesn't correct the situation and insure that any negative remarks that they may have posted to my credit report are removed immediately, and because it would appear that they don't care about whether or not they are acting in good faith, it looks like I will have to turn to the remedies provided to me by the law.

My volume control keeps cycling up and down and muting. I can see the the lights on the controls below the monitor lighting up when this is happening. I had to disable the onscreen icon showing the volume level going up and down as it was popping up every few seconds. I posted a question on dellcommunity.com and had one response suggesting static electricity - turn off, disconnect and remove the battery for 10 minutes. Didn't work. Possible hardware problem? My warranty is up at the end of August.

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Hi. I have a Dell Inspiron 1520 that's about a year old. The power adaptor is plugged in but the battery icon says I only have 7% because the adaptor is recognised but not charging. The message says "plugged in, not charging". What is wrong and how do I fix this??

Is it the battery or the AC Adaptor - or worse? Dell Inspiron 1505 battery shows 100% charge but unplug the AC Adaptor and it dies instantly. Won't reboot on battery alone.

Have tried a different adaptor (both are Dell), but since battery says it's at 100%, that doesn't change. Of course I'm 2 months past the 1 yr warranty... but it's the uber-expensive 85 WHr 9-Cell Smart Lithium-Ion Primary Battery for Dell Inspiron E1505 Laptops. I'm not really wanting to spend $300 to replace the damn battery when it's only 14 months old.

why when my battery is its indicator light has turned orange and flicking constantly?