Ipad 2 Shutting Off On It's Own! Will Not Stay On!

[SpilyBeanz]

Same thing happening to me.... went to the apple store and they said it may be a bad 'file' whatever that means, so they said to restore it and set it up as a new ipad not a back up. So I did, it made it worse. Turns out my iPad was a faulty one and i had to get it replaced.

[DaZoneRanger]

Mine is doing the same the thing. My first one worked fine, until the baby cracked the screen, last week. I took it in and they charged me $350 + iPad 2 w/broken screen and gave me a refurbished unit. I've had this one for less than a week and it just now started shutting itself off. I guess I'll have to bring it down, tomorrow. Fortunately, in Glendale, CA, we have two Apple stores within 1 mile of me!

[rosslinden]

restore the ipad i worked for me

[rafaeldpedro]

I have the exact same problem. Took it to the store but they did not manage to sort out the problem, now I have to go to Mac service, waste of time and money, I should have bought the samsung.

[kerch709]

i think it's a problem with volume flex cable, i had the same problem and after replacement this cable, it works great.

[daisy19992]

This is happening to my iPad 2 right now

[JUMBOJACKTHE4]

maybe the power button is stuck

[Greenrules99]

Probably a problem with the magnets.

[mudvayne336]

this is horrible, but thats great you got it replaced. it seems that alot of ipads have this problem.... it almost has a mind of its own..

[caulret]

I would take it back to wherever you purchased it. The customer service reps stated that mine was a hardware issue. It is a defect. There is a problem with the magnets in the device.

[0555182221]

I have the same problem. What should I do?

[aplfrk]

@0555182221 just go and return it if you still have the receipt or warranty!!

[caulret]

no thank you I am taking it back.

[pacomacman]

This is more than likely a faulty read switch which turns the iPad on and off when a Smart Cover is connected. Try running a magnet along the right edge of the iPad and see if that helps shift the switch...

[caulret]

It is not the sleep wake button because we have tried that. My husband is a "computer guy" We live 3 hours from an apple store but you are damn right we are going to drive 3 hours this weekend to take this piece of you know what back!

I waited over three weeks and paid a ton of money for this "bad luck"

[lilrixn]

its a sleep/wake button issue. try just pressing it a few times. it may be stuck. or take it back to the store and swap it! bad luck i guess. at least apple are good enought to just replace it if you take it back to them