01-30-2014 01:13 PM
This is a "call to arms" for all of you Canon customers who have had this problem and have had their printers disabled because of it. Please respond with the model of your printer and if you were able to fix it, what you did to fix it.
We need to put pressure on Canon to respond this product defect. It appears to be bad firmware that does not allow the user to override the problem and to continue to use the printer even in a degraded mode. From my investigations the problem is NOT a printhead issue - no way one can be printing fine and then have this error alert without having changed the printhead or ink cartridges!
Canon, PLEASE take this issue seriously and provide a solution across the affected models. If nothing else there should be a trade-in allowance for those printers that have been affected by this product defect.
I have had many Canon printers because they have superior functional specifications. I want to be able to continue using Canon products but only if I can have confidence that this product defect will not destroy my investment.
If Canon is unresponsive our next step should be to aggressively publisize this product defect on social media and on major product vendor outlet sites as negatives reviews.
Forum Users, please reply with your affected model number(s) and with details of any succdessful fix procedure.
01-04-2016 04:27 PM
Just thought I'd add that U052 is happening in Europe as well. My MG5250 has ceased to be ...it is an ex-Pixma as of today.
Shame that I can't even use my scanner.
01-04-2016 04:46 PM
I'm sure many of the contributors to this thread are based in Europe.
I'm in the UK.
01-05-2016 06:02 PM
So this is what fixed mine.
It seems this error message might mean "printer head clogged".
I removed the printer head, which was pretty simple.
I then ran both sides alternating under water till there was little or no ink showing in the water. From the side where the ink goes in from the ink cartridge and comes out at the printer head.
The printer head side seems delicate so I patted that dry carefully. I also made sure the circuit board contact was dry before replacing the printer head.
Hope this helps.
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01-05-2016 08:28 PM
Joel_P,
Nice that flushing out the print head fixed it for you. However, a fairly large number of people on this thread went so far as to replace their print heads with new ones and discovered that the U052 error either didn't go away or reappeared in short order.
Some people have done things that made the error disappear.. And then it reappeared later. So, let us know after a few hours of activity on your printer whether or not the error reappears.
KBeck
01-05-2016 09:46 PM
01-06-2016 06:31 AM
I did all that flushing the printhead stuff, and it made no difference whatsoever.
Glad it has worked for one person, but it certainly didn't work for me.
01-06-2016 08:53 AM
same here
01-06-2016 11:22 AM
Thought it was fixed but error came back today while printing shipping label.
Also noticed online class action law suit eligibility ended on Dec 7th 2015. My error didn't popup till Jan 5th, how convenient...
01-06-2016 11:54 AM
Canon is making a terrible mistake, they ultimately will reap what they sow, have patience, you will be given compensation many times more than what has been taken from you.
God bless
Jim
@Joel_P wrote:Thought it was fixed but error came back today while printing shipping label.
Also noticed online class action law suit eligibility ended on Dec 7th 2015. My error didn't popup till Jan 5th, how convenient...
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01-06-2016 07:07 PM
Yes I have an MP990 and have the dreaded 052 error. Working to troubleshoot. So far no fixes.
Help!
Shawn Aucutt
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