Extremely hot MagSafe

Since recently, every once in a while when I'm charging my MacBook, the MagSafe will get extremely hot. The little clip thing on the wire got stuck the first time it happened, and I had to break it to get it unstuck. The part that attaches to my computer gets too hot to touch so i have to quickly pull it out and let it cool down. Is there any recall or anything, this is very annoying, and it seems to happen when I'm charging wile using a bit of a draw. Any help would be very nice.

i'm having the same problem! it's to the point that i cannot charge the macbook while using it because it has actually burned my fingers when i tried to pick up the computer and accidentally touched the power adapter. i have to let the computer finish charging and cool off before i can even lift it. i tried setting it on a hard surface and it actually puffed up the paint on my desk. i dont know how hot its running but its hot enough to ruin the paint. i dont know what to do with it either. the macbook has always ran hot but recently it got much worse. i am afraid of where i leave it to charge. i dont want it to melt anything else.

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