Same here, I had this problem 2 weeks ago with my 17" macbook pro. After a phonecall with Apple support I received a replacement after only a few days.



Regarding Anonymous's comment here; I am very happy that Apple addressed this swiftly. However, after paying a good amount of money for a supposedly topnotch laptop I would expect nothing less!!
Apple does seem to want to keep this quiet as several discussions about it were killed on the Apple support forums.(as frequently happens with certain other issues)



I have no problem with Apple wanting to keep it quiet, it's bad press after all. However it would be nice if Apple could just acknowledge some of the problems instead of feverishly trying to hide them. They did this with their battery replacement program, however this particular battery issue seems to a bit wider spread then they are acknowledging. (eg not limited to a certain make or production date)



Everybody makes mistakes and time to market has to get shorter and shorter to be able to compete.
As long as they keep the support like this, I'm willing to forgive.