MBP Retina wont detect headphones

Hey guys,
I just recently got my laptop back from repairs after being water damaged.
Everything seems to function fine except my headphone output won't detect when I plug in a 1/4" jack.
Tried alt/opt clicking the sound icon as well as going to the sys. prefs. with no luck.
As far as I can remember it works fine in bootcamp Win 7, but nothing happens in mac os.
Will post if I am remembering wrong as I use external sound cards most of the time.
Just blows to not be able to use headphones elsewhere when on the road.
I suppose this would be software related, but I have no idea how to solve it.
Any help would be appreciated!
Cheers,
Jamie

Apple has 90 days warranty on all repairs. Take the computer back to the repair shop along with the headphones.

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