Pink vertical lines on rMBP - faulty connector??

I have pink vertical lines appearing on my rMPB (mid 2012) screen. I've had the screen replaced twice already for LCD burn in and then the second screen had dead pixels and chips in the glass. But now, a couple of months after the last replacement, I've started to get these lines appearing normally after the computer has been asleep for a while. Once it warms up it seems to become more stable, but as touching the actual screen (as in slightly opening or closing it) seems to alleviate the issue - I think it could be a problem with a cable connection or something. Thoughts??

Run Apple Hardware Test in EXTENDED MODE at least 3 times back to back. If you ran the basic test that is useless. I doubt a 5 year old machine is covered by any type of warranty however you can always check to see if there is an active recall. If there is and it's still active then take it to your local Apple Store or AASP for repair. If it's not covered as I suspect then you will have to have to pay for the repairs.
http://www.apple.com/support/exchange_repair/

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