[MrFlippant]

Are these second hand chips? 
Going full speed means the chip is probably damaged.
Doing nothing is also an indication of damage.
A wire coming off the chip, well... seems like it was fatigued, therefore used... damaged.

If these were supposedly new chips out of the package and no indications of use (e.g. solder on the ends of the wires, which will not be tinned from the factory, or odd lengths of wires, missing ferrite men, etc...) then you've got some warranty replacements to claim.