I contacted the seller and they responded promptly to my concerns. However upon installing the new battery, I noticed an unusually quick discharge - which was unusual. I didn't get around installing the new battery until after a few months. In this situation, there are several things you can do to fix the mac not charging The System Management Controller (SMC) controls your battery management and resetting it can help fix the Mac not charging problem. The System Management Controller (SMC) is responsible for a number of hardware inside your MacBook. After hours and hours of research and calls with Apple, I actually found two quick fixes that might Reset SMC to fix battery and other hardware problems. After turning it back on the fan stopped and battery was back on, but it did take a few minutes for adapter light to go back on a start charging.

The batter sign showed an x and said no battery available. I checked terminal and nothing was taking up the CPU. My MacBook pro suddenly shut off and when it turned back on the fan was constantly running.