Yep. I’m experiencing the “Open Tray” error again. I’m starting to lose count of all the XBOX 360’s that have RRoD or have experienced this “Open Tray” error. This next box that I get may very well be the 8th different serial number I’ve had.

Recall that this time last year I surveyed the gamers on my buddylist. Of the 90 gamers on my XBOX Live buddy list 50 responded. 35 people have had to repair their XBOX at least once on my list – including someone that has had to send in their system 7 times.

Since then I’ve got more reports of failures from people that did and did not respond to my survey. Suffice it to say there’s about a 50% failure rate of XBOX 360’s on my list. That rate is probably higher once you factor in the people that did not take the time to respond to my survey or if you take into account every single box and serial number that has failed.

Also note that every time I go to a shipping company to deliver or pick up my XBOX 360, the workers know it’s an XBOX 360. One lady tells me that she ships XBOX 360’s back for repair everyday. She went on to tell me about Rock Band instruments that she had to ship back after Christmas of last year. These people know their job and they know what they are shipping.

Thanks to a tip from Disavowed last night, I checked my warranty on my Elite that I had repaired in December. My box is still under warranty – by only 5 days. Perfect timing for Disavowed to speak up.

You can check the status of your warranty online at https://support.xbox.com/

I’ve registered my box and determined how much time I have remaining on my warranty. I also have gone ahead and submitted a repair request. It was honored instantly and now I’ve got a shipping label to send my box back in. Pretty fast service. It’s the least Microsoft can do.