Q: We have a Kindle Fire that is approximately 2 years old. It has completely lost its ability to charge. I tried multiple chargers with no avail. I used to be able to tilt the charger upward and get it to charge, but that is no longer working. Is there anything we can do? 
A: Bad news Meghan: it’s time for a new tablet. This one is toast. The connection to the battery is probably broken or the battery is bad. In fact, if the power is not getting to the battery properly that can kill the battery anyway. So if you only had one problem before, now you have two problems. And, more bad news, most Kindle Fire tablets do not have replaceable batteries.
Kindle Fires have a standard one year warranty so unfortunately that won’t help you. You might be able to take it to someone to get it repaired, but do you really want to spend money on this? You can get a new Kindle Fire for $119.00 and a previous generation version for only $73.00. You could easily spend that on the repair bill.
If you are feeling really crafty, you can get a replacement battery for about $50, but I’ll tell you, they are not easy to replace.
If you liked your Kindle Fire I would just order a new one, or look at other cheap tablets. There are a lot on the market right now.
Don’t think of it as losing a tablet so much as… gaining a newer tablet? At any rate, good luck!
Meghan, try putting your charger only half way on (don’t insert it all the way). Mine was doing the same thing and I was so mad until I tried this – it is a known defect so if it works call Amazon customer service, tell them about the ‘half way’ fix and they will give you a really good deal on an upgrade or replace it. Even if it is out of warranty, like mine was.
THANK YOU Tonya that is working and I will contact them, mine is also out of warranty.
It is a FACTORY or manufacturing defect, I have the exact same problem, no charge, tilt & pressure make it charge, it is a BAD power port not a battery….Cheap POS
My mother is now on her 3rd Kindle Fire. The first one, lasted two years and quit charging. I replaced the battery, disassembled and inspected the charging port, it is secure and undamaged. There is no physical damage at all. She bought a Kindle Fire HDX in April ’14. It quit charging in Sept. It was replaced under warranty but when this one dies, I’m advising her to get an Apple. Yeah, they cost more, but I know many people who have them, (myself included) and almost zero problems from all of them. I am NOT an Apple zombie, but there stuff lasts. I’m typing this on a 2008 Macbook Pro. I have replaced the battery but nothing else. Not even a hiccup. Jus’ sayin’.
This information is not correct. If it is your battery, they are replaceable. Buy one on eBay. If you have the tools to open the kindle, you can change the battery. I’m not a computer tech and watched how-to videos and did it on my own. I replaced my whole lcd/digitizer. As for the connection, if you know someone who can solder and the charging piece came detached from the board, that can be fixed too.
Just to let you know Tom, the battery in the Kindle Fire CAN be replaced and many sites offer replacement batteries and either step by step instructions or videos on how to replace the battery.
I now have the same issue as the OP. Thank goodness I kept reading and didn’t just throw my hands up in the air and go off what the “expert” Tom said. After working with the plug a bit (playing to see what it wanted), it’s now charging.
Goes to show you… you get what you pay for… in this case, so-called free expert advice. Thanks to the rest of the posters for coming through!! But I’m also favoriting the youtube video I found that gave some invaluable advice.
Hope that keeps working for you Robin. It didn’t keep working for the OP, which is why we gave her the advice that we did.