Plugged in, not charging and if I unplug that AC adapter, it turns off

Anonymous
2017-01-23T01:46:36+00:00

I have a Surface Pro that is a little over 2 years old. About two weeks ago, the battery now reports "Plugged in, not charging" and seems stuck at 60%. I say seemed because if I unplug that AC adapter, it dies instantly. It also will die periodically while on the charger. I have two Microsoft AC adapters and neither of them seem to charge my device.

I've tried all the Microsoft suggestions for this state, but none of them made any difference. Is there a way to diagnose if this is a hardware problem, or is this a new artifact from the latest updates? (My device reports it is up to date.) I never had any battery issues before (lucky, I suppose), and I've treated my surface pretty carefully. I'll be more than disappointed if it's crapped out already.

I'll attach a battery report, but I don't think it tells me anything in particular.

Battery report

COMPUTER NAME ORION
SYSTEM PRODUCT NAME Microsoft Corporation Surface Pro 3
BIOS 3.11.1550 06/30/2016
OS BUILD 14393.693.amd64fre.rs1_release.161220-1747
PLATFORM ROLE Slate
CONNECTED STANDBY Supported
REPORT TIME 2017-01-22 19:53:16

Installed batteries

Information about each currently installed battery

NAME X898289
MANUFACTURER SIMPLO
SERIAL NUMBER 1164122628
CHEMISTRY LION
DESIGN CAPACITY 42,157 mWh
FULL CHARGE CAPACITY 33,212 mWh
CYCLE COUNT 310

Recent usage

Power states over the last 3 days

2017-01-20 09:41:00 Active AC 60 % 19,851 mWh
09:44:00 Battery changed AC - -
09:44:00 Suspended - -
09:45:28 Battery changed AC 60 % 19,851 mWh
09:45:28 Active AC 60 % 19,851 mWh
09:45:48 Connected standby AC 60 % 19,851 mWh
09:45:49 Suspended 60 % 19,851 mWh
09:46:25 Connected standby AC 59 % 19,494 mWh
09:46:25 Active AC 59 % 19,494 mWh
2017-01-22 19:38:00 Suspended 59 % 19,494 mWh
19:38:45 Active AC 59 % 19,494 mWh
19:50:00 Report generated AC 59 % 19,494 mWh

Battery usage

Battery drains over the last 3 days

- - - - -

Usage history

History of system usage on AC and battery

2017-01-14 - - 4:18:11 -
2017-01-15 - - 23:59:59 -
2017-01-16 - - 23:59:59 -
2017-01-17 - - 23:59:59 -
2017-01-18 - - 23:59:59 -
2017-01-19 - - 23:59:59 -
2017-01-20 - - 23:57:53 -
2017-01-21 - - 23:59:59 -

Battery capacity history

Charge capacity history of the system's batteries

2017-01-14 33,212 mWh 42,157 mWh
2017-01-15 33,212 mWh 42,157 mWh
2017-01-16 33,212 mWh 42,157 mWh
2017-01-17 33,212 mWh 42,157 mWh
2017-01-18 33,212 mWh 42,157 mWh
2017-01-19 33,212 mWh 42,157 mWh
2017-01-20 33,212 mWh 42,157 mWh
2017-01-21 33,212 mWh 42,157 mWh

Battery life estimates

Battery life estimates based on observed drains

2017-01-14 - - - -
2017-01-15 - - - -
2017-01-16 - - - -
2017-01-17 - - - -
2017-01-18 - - - -
2017-01-19 - - - -
2017-01-20 - - - -
2017-01-21 - - - -

Current estimate of battery life based on all observed drains since OS install

Since OS install - - - -
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  1. Anonymous
    2016-09-05T19:55:28+00:00

    I am having the same issue. My SP3 i5 turns off as soon as I unplug it even though it shows 89% charged. This started after Anniversary Update yesterday.

    Battery report

    COMPUTER NAME DESKTOP-5BSAHLE
    SYSTEM PRODUCT NAME Microsoft Corporation Surface Pro 3
    BIOS 3.11.1550 06/30/2016
    OS BUILD 14393.103.amd64fre.rs1_release_inmarket.160819-1924
    PLATFORM ROLE Slate
    CONNECTED STANDBY Supported
    REPORT TIME 2016-09-0515:17:17

    Installed batteries

    Information about each currently installed battery

    NAME X883815
    MANUFACTURER LGC-LGC
    SERIAL NUMBER 1165826564
    CHEMISTRY LION
    DESIGN CAPACITY 42,157 mWh
    FULL CHARGE CAPACITY 33,311 mWh
    CYCLE COUNT 17

    Recent usage

    Power states over the last 3 days

    2016-09-0514:33:00 Suspended 89 % 29,678 mWh
    15:08:17 Active AC 89 % 29,670 mWh
    15:12:43 Report generated AC 89 % 29,678 mWh

    Battery usage

    Battery drains over the last 3 days

    - - - - -

    Usage history

    History of system usage on AC and battery

    2016-07-15 - 2016-07-22 - - 167:17:22 0:40:46
    2016-07-22 - 2016-07-29 - - 167:59:59 -
    2016-07-29 - 2016-08-05 - - 167:59:59 -
    2016-08-05 - 2016-08-12 - - 167:59:59 -
    2016-08-12 - 2016-08-19 - - 167:59:59 -
    2016-08-19 - 2016-08-26 - - 167:59:59 -
    2016-08-26 - - 23:59:59 -
    2016-08-27 - - 23:59:59 -
    2016-08-28 - - 23:59:59 -
    2016-08-29 - - 23:59:59 -
    2016-08-30 - - 23:59:59 -
    2016-08-31 - - 23:59:59 -
    2016-09-01 - - 23:59:59 -
    2016-09-02 - - 23:59:59 -
    2016-09-03 - - 23:59:59 -
    2016-09-04 - - 23:59:59 -

    Battery capacity history

    Charge capacity history of the system's batteries

    2016-07-15 - 2016-07-22 33,311 mWh 42,157 mWh
    2016-07-22 - 2016-07-29 33,311 mWh 42,157 mWh
    2016-07-29 - 2016-08-05 33,311 mWh 42,157 mWh
    2016-08-05 - 2016-08-12 33,311 mWh 42,157 mWh
    2016-08-12 - 2016-08-19 33,311 mWh 42,157 mWh
    2016-08-19 - 2016-08-26 33,311 mWh 42,157 mWh
    2016-08-26 33,311 mWh 42,157 mWh
    2016-08-27 33,311 mWh 42,157 mWh
    2016-08-28 33,311 mWh 42,157 mWh
    2016-08-29 33,311 mWh 42,157 mWh
    2016-08-30 33,311 mWh 42,157 mWh
    2016-08-31 33,311 mWh 42,157 mWh
    2016-09-01 33,311 mWh 42,157 mWh
    2016-09-02 33,311 mWh 42,157 mWh
    2016-09-03 33,311 mWh 42,157 mWh
    2016-09-04 33,311 mWh 42,157 mWh

    Battery life estimates

    Battery life estimates based on observed drains

    2016-07-15 - 2016-07-22 - - - -
    2016-07-22 - 2016-07-29 - - - -
    2016-07-29 - 2016-08-05 - - - -
    2016-08-05 - 2016-08-12 - - - -
    2016-08-12 - 2016-08-19 - - - -
    2016-08-19 - 2016-08-26 - - - -
    2016-08-26 - - - -
    2016-08-27 - - - -
    2016-08-28 - - - -
    2016-08-29 - - - -
    2016-08-30 - - - -
    2016-08-31 - - - -
    2016-09-01 - - - -
    2016-09-02 - - - -
    2016-09-03 - - - -
    2016-09-04 - - - -

    Current estimate of battery life based on all observed drains since OS install

    Since OS install - - - -

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-09-05T15:31:28+00:00

    just turned  my surface on after  3 days and  it recommended  an update after  starting

    tried the update and  its back to 0% plugged in not charging 

    from the 100% charged notification last time 

    not that it has made any difference either way

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-09-02T13:09:02+00:00

    That is sad.  I was thinking that maybe your embedded FW controller error might be in the way, but I guess I'm just too hopefully.

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-09-02T13:04:38+00:00

    No it did not fix it 

    it changed my battery from 0% not charging to 100% charged

    but still does not work unplugged

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-09-02T12:44:48+00:00

    Is resetting the PC after the FW update a possible fix?  I mean, I hate to do it, but I'll give it a whirl for the cause.

    ** I do not have any errors in Device Manager on my SP3. 

    I've got a pretty crammed up weekend coming up, but maybe Sunday night I can give it a go.

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