Macbook pro keyboard won't work

Everything was working fine, then all of the sudden the keyboard started acting up. If you press certain buttons it just wont let it type. I press certain buttons and the wrong action occurs, for example, i pressed "z" and the volume started turing down. Also, the track pad is acting up, it only right clicks no matter what. Please help, I have restarted it lots of times and sometimes it will work for a little bit then start acting up. It seems like everytime I restart it gets worse. HELP!!

Hi c,
Depending on which MBP you have, it could be the keyboard/trackpad cable, so it would be good to know that information. Also, have you tried an external keyboard?

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