# xbox 360 red lights **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 24, 2007, 6:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-360-red-lights/193240 "2007-10-24T06:28:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Turbo\_Silverado](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_silverado/32/5990_2.png) [@Turbo\_Silverado](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Turbo_Silverado)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 6:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-360-red-lights/193240/1 "2007-10-24T06:28:02Z")
fuck i got the red lights of doom. wtf, this sucks, anybody here that plays xbox have this happen to em? what did u do to get it sent back to get fixed, and how long did it take? ---
**Author:** ![Neosmurf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bcef8e/32.png) [@Neosmurf](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Neosmurf)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-360-red-lights/193240/2 "2007-10-24T06:31:00Z")
Call up their support line, but first make sure you have your box registered with [xbox.com](http://xbox.com). After that you are good to go, call them, they will try and troubleshoot it, then if its still broke, they will get your info and send you a box with everything, label, tape, packing supplies. Takes between 3-5 days to get your box depending on when you call, then after you send it in, normally takes 2 weeks to get back, but I have heard of some taking 4 weeks. If they can fix it you get your xbox back, if not, they send you a refurbished one with the extra heatsinks and all. But it is free, it happened to mine, the day I got it back I took it in and exchanged for the elite though. =) ---
**Author:** ![Turbo\_Silverado](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_silverado/32/5990_2.png) [@Turbo\_Silverado](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Turbo_Silverado)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 6:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-360-red-lights/193240/3 "2007-10-24T06:43:32Z")
ahh ok i c. fuck, i wish i could just take it to a store, and get a refurbished one, and they take mine haha ---
**Author:** ![GNocide](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gnocide/32/5947_2.png) [@GNocide](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GNocide)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 7:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-360-red-lights/193240/4 "2007-10-24T07:22:20Z")
they have acknowledged a problem and likely will fix it for free ---
**Author:** ![starboy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/starboy/32/5985_2.png) [@starboy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/starboy)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-360-red-lights/193240/5 "2007-10-24T07:30:18Z")
they MIGHT fix it. Microsoft correct me if im wrong (think blazed knows more about this) but they just redid there warranty info which mean date xx/xx wont be covered. But xx/xx will so you might luck out, your best bet is to call them. ---
**Author:** ![imported\_showtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@imported\_showtime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_showtime)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-360-red-lights/193240/6 "2007-10-24T07:34:47Z")
i read about that… $1.5 bil recall…OUCH!! ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 8:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-360-red-lights/193240/7 "2007-10-24T08:41:13Z")
happened to me… i’m ‘out of’ warranty so i tried to fix it myself… the ‘towel trick’ is funny, but worked short term… i have it apart and wrapped in foil to try the heat gun trick next… mine works until it heats up and freezes, then gives me the rings … since i bought a new one… sucks big time! !! ---
**Author:** ![smokeyburnouts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smokeyburnouts/32/5987_2.png) [@smokeyburnouts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/smokeyburnouts)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 9:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-360-red-lights/193240/8 "2007-10-24T09:11:15Z")
is this a problem on just the early ones? ---
**Author:** ![The1SloR\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the1slor_t/32/5984_2.png) [@The1SloR\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The1SloR_T)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 12:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-360-red-lights/193240/9 "2007-10-24T12:00:17Z")
that blows… I’d be majorly pissed if this happened… I havent had any problems with my PS3 and my buddy hasnt with his 360 either. (his is like a year old) ---
**Author:** ![Jordons\_Pontiac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/41988e/32.png) [@Jordons\_Pontiac](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jordons_Pontiac)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-360-red-lights/193240/10 "2007-10-24T13:20:17Z")
Good luck with thoes warranty. ---
**Author:** ![Turbo\_Silverado](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_silverado/32/5990_2.png) [@Turbo\_Silverado](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Turbo_Silverado)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-360-red-lights/193240/11 "2007-10-24T13:39:06Z")
ahh wtf, hope they fix it! calling tomorrow. if not, oh well, just try and buy a 360, with nothing, not even a hard drive. ---
**Author:** ![Neosmurf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bcef8e/32.png) [@Neosmurf](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Neosmurf)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 6:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-360-red-lights/193240/12 "2007-10-24T18:48:17Z")
Actually I think M$ manned up and takes back any with the 3 red lights, I could be wrong though. What you could do is do the towel trick, which makes it work again, take it back to a gamestop for credit, then like next day go in and buy a refurbed one. My friend knows someone who buys em off ebay and rips gamestop off big time. ---
**Author:** ![imported\_Hero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ccd318/32.png) [@imported\_Hero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Hero)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 8:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-360-red-lights/193240/13 "2007-10-24T20:18:33Z")
It happened to mine. Still under warranty. I registered it on the site, put in a request for service, they shipped the coffin. I packaged it up, sent it out and have been waiting for it to come back. ---
**Author:** ![jph102900](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jph102900/32/6049_2.png) [@jph102900](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jph102900)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 8:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-360-red-lights/193240/14 "2007-10-24T20:55:57Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/33177/2): > > Actually I think M$ manned up and takes back any with the 3 red lights. Yeah I forget how much they reserved on their financial statements for the repairs of the bad consoles. If I remember correctly it was somewhere in the millions or billions of dollars. ---
**Author:** ![GNocide](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gnocide/32/5947_2.png) [@GNocide](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GNocide)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 5:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-360-red-lights/193240/15 "2007-10-25T05:38:17Z")
bought mine used at cd warehouse- played it for 6 months -WHEN that happened THEY FIXED IT FOR FREE ---
**Author:** ![Neosmurf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bcef8e/32.png) [@Neosmurf](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Neosmurf)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 2:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-360-red-lights/193240/16 "2007-10-25T14:39:51Z")
The failure rate of these things is terrible. ---
**Author:** ![ZEX350Z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/87869e/32.png) [@ZEX350Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZEX350Z)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-360-red-lights/193240/17 "2007-10-25T14:59:50Z")
heat gun trick FTW! My buddy did it a few weeks ago. Still working good. ---
**Author:** ![Turbo\_Silverado](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_silverado/32/5990_2.png) [@Turbo\_Silverado](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Turbo_Silverado)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-360-red-lights/193240/18 "2007-10-25T16:16:36Z")
whats the towel trick, and heat gun trick? ---
**Author:** ![Neosmurf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bcef8e/32.png) [@Neosmurf](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Neosmurf)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-360-red-lights/193240/19 "2007-10-25T16:32:14Z")
Towel trick: ---
**Author:** ![Turbo\_Silverado](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_silverado/32/5990_2.png) [@Turbo\_Silverado](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Turbo_Silverado)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 5:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-360-red-lights/193240/20 "2007-10-26T05:12:26Z")
tryin the towel trick, as we speak [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-360-red-lights/193240.md?page=2)