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Acer 5516

1 source-linked failure report. Most reported: Overheating. Typical failure around 5.3 yr.

Reliability signal — · Insufficient data · data confidence Very Low

1 confirmed failure reports

Reliability summary

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Reliability signal

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1 confirmed failure report · Insufficient data · Data confidence: Very Low

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Most common issue
Overheating
Typical first failure
5.3 yr
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Median repair cost
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What breaks?

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  • Overheating1 · 100%

When does it break?

Failure timing

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Reported repair costs

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Median months to failure

64

Failure reports

1

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What breaks?

What breaks? · reports

Overheating

Batteries (884)

64 months

Government / agencyIndexed Oct 22, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — SaferProducts.gov incident

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20140422-9BA0E-1398902. Severity: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional. Product: Acer 5516 (Aspire Notebook Battery Battery Info: AS09A71 Barcode: 944BTOO60706691702F74B502). Incident: The consumer stated that the battery gets really hot. The consumer stated that the issue started about a year after purchase. The consumer stated that her daughter was burnt from the laptop. The consumer�s daughter had blisters on her thigh. The consumer�s daughter received first aid at home. After that, the consumer�s daughter started using pillow underneath the laptop. The consumer stated that they also tried a rubber coated rack under the laptop. The consumer stated that the rubber coating melted (2013). The consumer stated that they went back to using the pillow underneath the laptop. The consumer stated that they decreased use of the laptop. The consumer stated that the laptop always had to be plugged in and the battery would not hold charge for long. The consumer has tried contacting the manf regarding this problem but her serial # comes out not valid. The consumer stated that the computer does not turn on anymore. There are no recalls on her product.

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Months until failure

64 months

Repair cost

Not stated

Repaired

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Support helpful

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Would recommend

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84%

Verification status

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Evidence quality

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