Whirlpool electric stoves and ovens

The reports, as CPSC published them

1. No one hurt

   Made Oct 6, 2026 · , sent to the company Oct 9, 2026 · , published by CPSC Oct 26, 2026

   The product, in the report: It is a built in oven.

   The glass door on my oven exploded without warning. I was holding the oven open and glass went everywhere. It sounded like a gunshot.

   Model

   RBS307PVB04

   Serial number

   D13839670

   Where

   Columbia, South Carolina: Home/Apartment/Condominium

   Who was involved

   Age 55, Unspecified

   The reporter’s relation to them

   Self

   As this report names them

   Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

   How badly, in CPSC’s words

   Incident, No Injury

2. No one hurt

   Made Sep 28, 2026 · , sent to the company Oct 5, 2026 · , published by CPSC Oct 20, 2026

   The product, in the report: Whirlpool electric drop in stove in white

   My burner on my electric stove advanced heat setting from low to high without prompting

   Model

   WEE750HOHW1

   Serial number

   R94911291

   Bought from

   Whirlpool employee site

   Bought

   Dec 31, 2017, about then

   Where

   FANNETT, Texas: Home/Apartment/Condominium

   Who was involved

   Age 73, Unspecified

   The reporter’s relation to them

   Self

   As this report names them

   Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

   How badly, in CPSC’s words

   Incident, No Injury

3. No one hurt

   Made Sep 19, 2026 · , sent to the company Oct 5, 2026 · , published by CPSC Oct 20, 2026

   The product, in the report: Whirlpool electric freestanding range/oven, model WEE730H0DS0, approximately 12 years old.

   During normal use of my Whirlpool WEE730H0DS0 electric range, the oven was being preheated to approximately 300F. The oven had been operating normally when it suddenly began producing visible electrical sparks/arcing from the lower right side of the oven cavity. The sparking was followed by an internal fire. The oven was immediately turned off and removed from service. After the appliance cooled, I inspected the oven and found severe damage to the concealed bake heating element. The bake element had burned/melted in multiple locations, and there was extensive charring and heat damage around the element. The oven floor was burned/melted completely through in one area. The range is approximately 12 years old and had been used for normal household cooking. There had been no modifications to the appliance. The wiring behind the range was inspected after the incident and did not show an obvious failure. No injuries occurred. The incident presented a significant fire hazard and could have resulted in a house fire or serious injury if the appliance had not been shut down. The appliance and failed heating element have been preserved, and photographs of the damage and the model/serial label are available.

   Model

   WEE730H0DS0

   Serial number

   R61852226

   Bought from

   Lowes

   Bought

   Mar 1, 2015, about then

   Where

   DOWNINGTOWN, Pennsylvania: Home/Apartment/Condominium

   Who was involved

   Age 47, Unknown

   The reporter’s relation to them

   My Spouse

   As this report names them

   Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

   How badly, in CPSC’s words

   Incident, No Injury

4. No one hurt

   Made Sep 17, 2026 · , sent to the company Sep 22, 2026 · , published by CPSC Oct 6, 2026

   The product, in the report: Black whirlpool range, electric

   While turning on the right front burner of the stovetop, I heard some electrical noise. I didnt think too much of it, I sat my pan of cabbage on medium-low heat and walked away since it takes a while to get steamy. I smelled something from the living room, went into the kitchen to discover the burner was screaming red hot and not shutting off, sizzling my cabbage on ultra high heat. It has happened before, and seems intermittent. But....

   This had also occured on the left front side burner of the stove (as shown in video), which we just stopped using all together. No matter what temperature the knob is set to, the burner will turn on and glow bright red.

   This is a fire hazard, and the stove is only 3 years old. People dont always constantly hover over there stove when they leave something to gently simmer. This could burn down someones house.

   Whirlpool stove from 2023 model and serial #

   WFE320M0JB

   0_RA3643492

   Whirlpool tries to classify this as a wear and tear part, but this sudden failure can lead to burns requiring emergency room and at worse case, someone’s house burning down.

   There is no safety off mechanism once the burner overheats, it just welds itself permanently on high heat until the knob is turned off.

   What if I’d left the house to walk my dog while I left something to gently simmer on the stove and this happened? I frequently make chicken bone broth, and I don’t stand in the kitchen for 4 hours watching it.

   Model

   WFE320M0JB

   Serial number

   0_RA3643492

   Where

   New holland, Pennsylvania: Home/Apartment/Condominium

   Who was involved

   Age 31, Unknown

   The reporter’s relation to them

   Self

   As this report names them

   Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

   How badly, in CPSC’s words

   Incident, No Injury

5. No one hurt

   Made Sep 2, 2026 · , sent to the company Sep 4, 2026 · , published by CPSC Sep 21, 2026

   The product, in the report: Whirlpool built in double oven

   Unable to shut off a whirlpool double oven. Shutting it off and shortly thereafter it spontaneously turned on .

   Model

   WOED5030LBOO

   Serial number

   DC 2910931

   Where

   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Home/Apartment/Condominium

   Who was involved

   Unspecified

   The reporter’s relation to them

   Unspecified

   As this report names them

   Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

   Reports CPSC links to it

   20260825-17461-6205627

   How badly, in CPSC’s words

   Incident, No Injury

6. No one hurt

   Made Aug 24, 2026 · , sent to the company Aug 27, 2026 · , published by CPSC Sep 21, 2026

   The product, in the report: Whirlpool double electric oven, stainless steel with touchscreen

   I am formally reporting a serious and potentially dangerous malfunction involving the Whirlpool double wall oven that was installed as an original appliance in our home. We are the first owners of the home. Our oven is now activating cooking controls and setting a cooking temperature on its own, without anyone touching or operating the control panel. We have video documentation showing this behavior occurring spontaneously.

   Even more concerning, we now realize that there was an earlier incident that may have been related to this malfunction. Our teenage son used the oven to cook something in the evening and turned the oven off when he finished, as he normally does. The following morning, we discovered that the oven was still on. At the time, we did not understand why this had happened. We initially treated it as an isolated incident. Now that we have personally observed and recorded the oven operating its controls and setting a temperature without anyone touching it, that earlier incident is extremely concerning. We cannot determine whether the oven failed to shut off after our son turned it off or whether it subsequently turned itself back on. Either scenario represents a serious safety issue. This is a built-in high-voltage cooking appliance capable of generating significant heat. An oven that may remain on or activate cooking functions without user input creates a potential fire and household safety hazard, particularly when occupants are sleeping or the home is unattended. We are therefore no longer comfortable leaving this appliance energized. I am requesting that Whirlpool: Open this as a formal product safety complaint involving unintended oven operation/heating. Immediately escalate the case to the appropriate Consumer Safety/Product Safety team. Document both the current video-recorded autonomous control activity and the prior overnight incident. Investigate whether Whirlpool has received other reports involving unintended activation, failure to shut down, touchscreen ghost inputs, or control-system failures involving this oven/control platform. Arrange for an authorized Whirlpool technician to inspect the appliance. Provide a permanent safety resolution. Given the nature of this malfunction, I do not consider resetting the appliance or routine troubleshooting alone an adequate resolution unless Whirlpool can establish that the appliance is safe. Advise us in writing whether Whirlpool recommends that the appliances circuit breaker remain OFF until the unit has been inspected and the safety issue resolved. We have retained the original video documenting the oven operating its controls without user input and will provide it to Whirlpool as evidence of the malfunction. We have also attempted to locate the model and serial number. We inspected the accessible areas around both oven cavities and found only electrical/safety warning labels. Because this is a built-in appliance experiencing an apparent electrical/control malfunction, we will not pull a high-voltage appliance out of the cabinetry ourselves merely to locate an identification plate. Whirlpool or its authorized technician can assist with identification if necessary. This situation is particularly disturbing because we had already experienced an overnight incident before we understood that the appliance was capable of operating without user input. Had something combustible been left in or near the oven, the consequences could have been significantly more serious. Please provide: A Whirlpool case/reference number for this product safety report. Confirmation that the matter has been escalated as a safety complaint, rather than an ordinary service request. Whirlpools immediate instructions regarding whether the appliance should remain electrically disconnected. Whirlpools proposed permanent resolution. We are requesting prompt action. We do not believe an oven demonstrating autonomous operation can reasonably be considered safe for continued normal use.

   Model

   WODSIEC0HS

   Serial number

   DC0408926

   Where

   Saint Augustine, Florida: Home/Apartment/Condominium

   Who was involved

   Age 16, Male

   The reporter’s relation to them

   My Child

   As this report names them

   Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

   How badly, in CPSC’s words

   Incident, No Injury

7. No one hurt

   Made Aug 24, 2026 · , sent to the company Aug 27, 2026 · , published by CPSC Sep 14, 2026

   The product, in the report: 36” Kitchenaid 5-burner induction cooktop Stainless Steel Model: KICU569XSS

   On 22Aug2026, between between 2145-2230 CST our Kitchenaid cooktop model KICU569XSS made a very loud pop and something caught fire within the unit as smoke was flowing rapidly out from under the cabinet. We did not see any visible flames but could definitely tell something was burning based on the amount of smoke coming from under the cabinet where the cooktop was located. Luckily, we were home when it happened and the GFCI circuit breaker tripped which helped keep it at bay otherwise it is very possible it would have caught the kitchen on fire. I am working to try to get in touch with the right person at Kitchenaid at this time but they do not make it very easy to contact a human.

   Model

   KICU569XSS

   Serial number

   XPX5101194

   Bought from

   Whirlpool Corporation Online

   Bought

   Mar 23, 2022, about then

   Where

   Cottontown, Tennessee: Home/Apartment/Condominium

   Who was involved

   Unknown

   The reporter’s relation to them

   Self

   As this report names them

   Brand Whirlpool Corporation KitchenAid, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

   How badly, in CPSC’s words

   Incident, No Injury

8. Hurt, no treatment

   Made Aug 20, 2026 · , sent to the company Sep 10, 2026 · , published by CPSC Sep 24, 2026

   The product, in the report: Oven range

   The range fell apart. The handle on the oven door was loose. The exterior glass panel fell out on the consumer’s friend’s foot. No medical attention was required.

   Model

   WFC150M0JS3

   Serial number

   RB3918516

   Bought from

   In home

   Where

   Pensacola, Florida: Home/Apartment/Condominium

   Who was involved

   Male

   The reporter’s relation to them

   My Friend / Neighbor / Co-worker

   As this report names them

   Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

   How badly, in CPSC’s words

   Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received

9. No incident, no one hurt

   Made Aug 18, 2026 · , sent to the company Aug 21, 2026 · , published by CPSC Sep 8, 2026

   The product, in the report: Whirlpool freestanding range oven that came with a new [REDACTED] home purchased on 7/29/2026 Model: WFES3530RS Serial Number: RF1877374

   Control board on brand new whirlpool oven malfunctioned and started overheating. This resulted melting plastic smell and spontaneous ignition of broiler function when the function was displaying as off on the control board.

   Model

   WFES3530RS

   Serial number

   RF1877374

   Where

   Goshen, Ohio: Home/Apartment/Condominium

   Who was involved

   Age 7, Unspecified

   The reporter’s relation to them

   My Child

   As this report names them

   Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

   How badly, in CPSC’s words

   No Incident, No Injury

10. No one hurt

    Made Jul 27, 2026 · , sent to the company Jul 30, 2026 · , published by CPSC Aug 13, 2026

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool Oven Model #WFE500M4HS, gas range

    Our oven door middle piece of glass shattered and shards of glass flew out of the top and bottom door vents. Luckily we were both outside when we heard the noise and went in to find glass pieces all over the kitchen. The oven was off at the time and had not been used at all that day.

    Model

    Whirlpool Oven Model #WFE500M4HS

    Serial number

    RPB283205

    Bought from

    Lowes

    Bought

    Jun 22, 2023

    Where

    Mesa, Arizona: Mobile/Manufactured Home

    Who was involved

    Age 67, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

11. No incident, no one hurt

    Made Jul 16, 2026 · , sent to the company Jul 21, 2026 · , published by CPSC Aug 4, 2026

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool 30-inch Single Self-Cleaning Electric Wall Oven, Model WOES3030LS. Built-in electric wall oven with a 5.0 cubic foot capacity. Stainless steel finish with a black tempered glass oven door and electronic touch controls. The oven includes a built-in self-cleaning function and is intended for residential home use for baking, roasting, broiling, and self-cleaning.

    I am reporting a safety incident involving a Whirlpool 30-inch single wall oven (Model WOES3030LS). The oven was operating its built-in self-cleaning cycle according to the manufacturer’s instructions when the glass in the oven door suddenly shattered. The door had not been struck, damaged, or exposed to any unusual conditions before the incident. The oven was being used only for its intended purpose.

    At the time of the incident, I was at home, and fortunately no one was standing directly in front of the oven when the glass shattered. No injuries occurred, but the broken glass created a potential laceration hazard, and the oven is no longer safe to use until it is repaired.

    Because the glass failed during normal operation of the self-clean cycle, I am reporting this incident so it can be reviewed as a potential product safety issue. I have photographs of the damage and can provide additional information if needed.

    Model

    WOES3030LS

    Serial number

    DC3808799

    Where

    Conroe, Texas: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 3, Unknown

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    No Incident, No Injury

12. Hurt, no treatment

    Made Jul 15, 2026 · , sent to the company Jul 20, 2026 · , published by CPSC Aug 3, 2026

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool built-in single-wall electric oven, model WOES3030S01, with a black-and-blue porcelain enamel interior and removable metal oven racks.

    Consumer Product Safety Concern - Whirlpool Single Wall Oven Model WOES3030S01

    Whirlpool Case Number [REDACTED]

    The upper oven rack binds inside the oven cavity when the oven is cold and when it is heated. Removing or repositioning the rack requires substantial two-handed force instead of normal controlled movement.

    The condition is more dangerous when the oven is heated. The user must pull forcefully while standing directly in front of the hot oven cavity, hot rack, cookware, and food. The rack may suddenly release from the point where it is binding. This abrupt movement can cause cookware and food to shift or spill.

    Because the rack is extremely difficult to pull forward, members of our household must reach farther into the heated oven cavity to remove, turn, check, or reposition cooking items. This places the hands, arms, and upper body closer to hot racks, cookware, oven walls, food, and steam.

    Members of our household have suffered multiple burns during normal use of the oven.

    Whirlpool documented visible scratches along the upper interior rack grooves and replaced the oven racks. The replacement racks did not correct the binding, excessive resistance, or scraping. The racks continue to leave visible scratches in the porcelain enamel finish.

    Because the upper rack cannot be moved safely or normally, we are effectively forced to cook all food in the lower one-third of this new built-in oven. This substantially reduces the usable cooking area and prevents normal use of the oven.

    Whirlpool continues to describe the oven as functional despite the documented scratches, unsuccessful rack replacement, excessive force required to move the rack, restricted use of the oven cavity, sudden movement of cookware and food, and multiple burn incidents.

    The safety concern is that normal use requires substantial force near hot surfaces, causes users to reach farther into the heated oven, and creates a risk of sudden rack movement, displaced cookware, spilled food, and burns.

    Model

    WOES3030S01

    Serial number

    DE2806368

    Where

    Corinth, Texas: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 50, Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Spouse

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received

13. No one hurt

    Made Jul 13, 2026 · , sent to the company Jul 16, 2026 · , published by CPSC Jul 30, 2026

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool Model WEE750H0HZ1, 30-inch smart slide-in electric range with 6.4 cu. ft. oven, true convection and 5 radiant elements including a triple-tier element, Color is Stainless Steel, Dimensions are 36H x 29.875W x 28.625D

    On July 2, 2026, I contacted Whirlpool’s Product Safety Department to report a product safety incident involving my Whirlpool electric slide-in range (Model WEE750H0HZ1, Serial RX1023934). I reported that on June 19, 2026, at approximately 9:30 a.m., while no one was using the appliance, my husband and I heard what sounded like a small “pop” coming from the kitchen. Initially, I believed one of our cats had knocked something over. When I entered the kitchen, I did not immediately observe the source of the noise, but I smelled something burning. After looking around the kitchen, I discovered that a butane torch resting on the cooktop had melted and was actively burning with flames on or adjacent to the rear-right surface burner. I extinguished the fire using a fire blanket. During the process, I experienced minor irritation to my hand from fiberglass fibers in the blanket but did not sustain any burn injuries. I advised Whirlpool that the burner control knob for the rear-right element was in the OFF position and that neither my husband nor I had turned on the burner. The cooktop had not been used for approximately one week before the incident. I also advised Whirlpool that my husband captured thermal imaging video immediately after the incident, showing the rear-right cooking zone remaining hot while the control knobs were in the OFF position. The hot surface indicator was illuminated in the video after the fire had been extinguished, although I could not state with certainty whether it was illuminated during the fire itself. As a precaution, I informed Whirlpool that I had unplugged the range immediately after the incident and had left it disconnected because I believed continued operation could present a safety hazard. Whirlpool opened a Product Safety investigation ([REDACTED]), instructed me to leave the appliance disconnected and not attempt to use or test it, and scheduled an inspection by an authorized Whirlpool service provider at no charge. The representative also provided the direct Product Safety telephone number for future communications and instructed me to contact the Product Safety Department rather than the general customer service line regarding this incident. The appliance remained preserved in its post-incident condition pending Whirlpool’s investigation. Following my initial report to Whirlpool on July 2, 2026, Whirlpool assigned the matter to its Product Safety Department under Case No. [REDACTED] and arranged for an inspection of the appliance by an authorized Whirlpool service technician. On July 7, 2026, the authorized Whirlpool technician inspected the range at my residence while the appliance remained disconnected from electrical power, consistent with Whirlpool’s instruction to leave the unit out of service pending investigation. After completing the inspection, the technician left a voicemail advising that the inspection had been completed and providing follow-up information regarding the visit. The appliance has remained preserved following the inspection. I am submitting this report to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission so that the incident is independently documented while Whirlpool’s investigation proceeds.

    Model

    WEE750H0HZ1

    UPC

    WEE750H0HZ1

    Serial number

    RX1023934

    Bought from

    Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery

    Bought

    Jul 23, 2020

    Where

    Mount Juliet, Tennessee: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 32, Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Spouse

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

14. No one hurt

    Made Jul 10, 2026 · , sent to the company Aug 11, 2026 · , published by CPSC Aug 25, 2026

    The product, in the report: Electric Stove

    On June 28th, she was preparing to bake a cake and had already preheated the oven. Shortly thereafter, she noticed an unusual smell. She inspected the stove but did not observe anything out of the ordinary. Moments later, smoke began to come out of the appliance. She immediately turned off the breaker switch, and with her husband’s assistance, removed the stove from the house. Upon examination, they discovered that the back panel of the stove had melted and the internal wiring had burned. The stove was in near-new condition. Fortunately, no property damage occurred and no one was injured. She is requesting that the company conduct a thorough investigation to ensure that their appliances do not pose a danger to consumers. She has photographs documenting the damage. She is certain that if she had stepped away, the stove could have caused a fire capable of burning down her home.

    I was going to bake a cake, I preheated by stove to 350 I smelled something hot. I opened oven did not smell anything. Turned off the oven. Turned the oven to preheat again to rapid preheat to 350, I was greasing my cake pans smelled as electric fire, turned around and heavy smoke was coming out of my stove below the back of stove up my wall and around front of dials, my husband was not here. With 1 pull I had my stove pulled out, very heavy smoke below dials + up back of stove at wall. Sutt all over stove. I ran to breaker box turned off, + unplugged stove. The stove was at 130 preheat when this happened. Sutt all over stove, I believe within my heart if I would have walked off to let my stove preheat to 350 I totally believe it would have burnt my house to the ground with the amount of smoke and sutt I had in my house. My whole house smelled with a electric fire!!! I have sent pictures. My Whirlpool stove may have been 8 years old but it still was very well tooken care of + still almost looked brand new. I want to know what caused this this would have burnt my house to the ground if I had of walked off. I was alone when this happened + have sent many pictures of this stove to you + whirlpool, please, please find out what caused this, before it kills someone or causes some one to loose everything they own. Hate to think I cannot trust America made !!!!!!

    Model

    WFE770H0SZ1

    Serial number

    R83038027

    Bought from

    Lawe’s, North Carolina

    Bought

    Jul 8, 2018

    Where

    Unspecified: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

15. No one hurt

    Made Jul 8, 2026 · , sent to the company Jul 13, 2026 · , published by CPSC Jul 27, 2026

    The product, in the report: It is a Whirlpool Double Wall oven.

    What happened that made you want to report? I purchased a Whirlpool WOED5030LZ01 built-in double wall oven. Although the oven is level, the oven racks are not level when fully inserted and tilt further forward when extended. This causes cookware and baking pans to slide toward the front of the oven during normal use. I reported the issue to Whirlpool, provided photographs and videos, and an authorized service technician inspected the oven. Whirlpool reviewed the technician’s report, photographs, and videos but determined that the appliance is operating within specification and as designed. What type of product(s) were being used? Built-in electric double wall oven (Whirlpool model WOED5030LZ01) with standard oven racks. Who was using the product(s)? An adult homeowner during normal household cooking. How were the product(s) being used? The oven was being used for normal cooking and baking. Cookware and baking pans were placed on the oven rack, and the rack was extended in the normal manner to check or remove food. As the rack was pulled out, it tilted forward, allowing cookware and pans to slide toward the front of the oven. Were there any injuries that happened or may have happened while using the product? No injury has occurred to date. However, I believe the condition presents a potential burn hazard because cookware containing hot food can slide unexpectedly toward the front of the oven when the rack is extended. How did any injuries occur? No injuries have occurred. The potential hazard is that a person extending the oven rack during normal use could be burned if hot cookware or its contents slide forward unexpectedly due to the forward tilt of the rack.

    Model

    WOED5030LZ01

    Serial number

    DE4704529

    Bought from

    Lowes

    Bought

    Mar 13, 2026

    Where

    Boones Mill, Virginia: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Unspecified

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

16. No one hurt

    Made Jul 1, 2026 · , sent to the company Jul 8, 2026 · , published by CPSC Jul 22, 2026

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool, 4.8 cu.ft. Electric Range, Model WEE515S0LS3, Serial# RD4537034, $828.06, power cord #35, Tax $53.94, White. Right rear burner self-ignited. All butter knobs had been set to “off” and had never been used. This appliance was purchased on 12/04/24 by seller of 2-rm. condo and was in the unit when I bought it on 4/3/25. Its purpose was for cooking but I had never used it. After the fire, Mannys Appliances in Hadley, MA took away the stove whem delivering the new one I purchased 4/22/26.

    The brand new, never used Whirlpool glass top oven that was in my apartment unit when I purchased it, self ignited on 4/18. [Model WEE515S0LS3 Ser # RD4537034] The flame from the burner set a nearby dish towel on fire. As the flame grew, I called 911, and the multi-unit building was evacuated (all residents 55+). The fire department came and extinguished fire and smoldering kitchenware. I knew there had been a civil penalty imposed upon Whirlpool for self igniting stovetops (case # [REDACTED]). I called the Consum Safety Commission and was told that there had been a second recall for the same reason and that the stove in my unit was on the list. I submitted all documentation to Whirlpool including the sales receipt from the seller of condo and much more. I had this dangerous unpredictable stove removed and I purchased a new stove with regular burners. Whirlpool will not reimburse me for either stove because I could not produce the part under the stove top that was defective.

    Model

    WEE515S0LS3

    Serial number

    RD4537034

    Bought from

    Manny’s Appliances, Massachusetts

    Bought

    Dec 4, 2024

    Where

    Amherst, Massachusetts: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 72, Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

17. First aid

    Made Jun 25, 2026 · , sent to the company Jun 29, 2026 · , published by CPSC Jul 14, 2026

    The product, in the report: Black/ stainless steel electric stove 30 inch daily cooking

    I have whirlpool electric stove that has safety issue with oven door seprating from oven door with glass attach to stainless steal frame very sharp stainless frame that injured me and my husband by cutting us on legs

    Model

    WFE905C0ES0

    Serial number

    R51310450

    Bought from

    WHIRLPOOL

    Where

    Palm Coast, Florida: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 59, Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Spouse

    As this report names them

    Brand whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional

18. No one hurt

    Made Jun 24, 2026 · , sent to the company Jun 29, 2026 · , published by CPSC Jul 14, 2026

    The product, in the report: Double built in electric oven

    Built in electric Whirlpool over had 10 minutes left in cleaning cycle when middle panel of triple glazed oven door shattered into 100s of pieces.

    Model

    WOD93ECOASO5

    UPC

    Na

    Serial number

    D81005923

    Where

    Powell, Tennessee: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 54, Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Spouse

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

19. No one hurt

    Made Jun 4, 2026 · , sent to the company Jun 24, 2026 · , published by CPSC Jul 10, 2026

    The product, in the report: whirlpool coil range.

    whirlpool 4 burner element range. Arcing from one burner to next and then “BOOM”.April 2026.Reported to Whirlpool.Finally sent serviceman on June 4 2026. Said they couldn’t get to arc so they won’t refund or replace. I am afraid it will happen again and could get seriously hurt or cause a house fire. I have service agreement but I want it replacedby a different model or refunded.

    Model

    WEC310SOLB3

    UPC

    W11508785A

    Serial number

    RE41811724

    Bought from

    Home Depot, Indiana

    Bought

    Jan 6, 2026

    Where

    Kendallville, Indiana: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 80, Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

20. No incident, no one hurt

    Made Jun 3, 2026 · , sent to the company Jun 8, 2026 · , published by CPSC Jun 23, 2026

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool glass top electric range

    As soon as the one year warranty expired the front burners stay scorchingly hot even when turned off

    Model

    Wfe320mofs3

    Serial number

    Rc3440824

    Bought from

    Lowes

    Bought

    Jan 1, 2025, about then

    Where

    Martinsburg, West Virginia: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 42, Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    No Incident, No Injury

21. No one hurt

    Made Jun 1, 2026 · , sent to the company Jun 4, 2026 · , published by CPSC Jun 18, 2026

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool electric range model number WEE750H0HZ5

    Whirlpool Range Model Number WEE750H0HZ5 The burner on the glass cooktop came on by itself in the middle of the night. It cannot be turned off unless the power is turned off at the breaker. It could have burned our house down! The manufacturer is only offering a pro-rata discount on a new range. This is a serious safety hazard.

    Model

    WEE750H0HZ5

    Serial number

    RD1812254

    Where

    Daytona Beach, Florida: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 56, Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Spouse

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

22. No one hurt

    Made May 19, 2026 · , sent to the company May 21, 2026 · , published by CPSC Jun 5, 2026

    The product, in the report: Black with Brushed nickel finish. Whirlpool WOC95EC0AS00 is a 30-inch electric built-in wall oven and microwave combination unit. It features a spacious 5.0 cu. ft. capacity convection lower oven and a 1.4 cu. ft. upper microwave with sensor cooking and 900 watts of cooking power

    Oven door exploded while not home, not in use, not recently used for about a week.

    Model

    WOC95EC0AS00

    Serial number

    D22831456

    Where

    Bear, Delaware: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Unspecified

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

23. No incident, no one hurt

    Made May 12, 2026 · , sent to the company May 15, 2026 · , published by CPSC Jun 1, 2026

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool oven range serial number RA3512357, model number WFE535S0LS0

    I have a whirlpool stove. One night our house was filled with smoke and smelled of burning electrical things, found out it was our stove burning at multiple electrical points behind the rear panel

    Model

    WFE535S0LS0

    Serial number

    RA3512357

    Where

    Gladys, Virginia: Mobile/Manufactured Home

    Who was involved

    Age 1, Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    No Incident, No Injury

24. First aid

    Made Apr 22, 2026 · , sent to the company Apr 27, 2026 · , published by CPSC May 11, 2026

    The product, in the report: 4.8 cu. ft. 4 Burner Element Single Oven Electric Range in Stainless Steel

    We purchased a new Whirlpool range (model W33515S0LS3) delivered on 3/26 and used it for approximately two days. During oven use, the appliance began emitting a strong chemical odor that did not resemble a typical new appliance burn-off smell.

    Both adult occupants of the home developed headaches while the unit was present in the living space. Notably, symptoms and odor persisted even when the unit was turned off, suggesting ongoing off-gassing or emission from internal components.

    Due to health concerns, we removed the appliance from the home and placed it in the garage. The manufacturer has requested that we reinstall the unit indoors for troubleshooting, which we believe may pose a health risk.

    We are reporting this as a potential product safety issue involving chemical emissions and adverse health effects.

    Model

    W33515S0LS3

    UPC

    883049616247

    Serial number

    RF0191263

    Bought from

    Home Depot, Florida

    Bought

    Mar 23, 2026

    Where

    Sarasota, Florida: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 48, Unknown

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Spouse

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional

25. No one hurt

    Made Apr 16, 2026 · , sent to the company Apr 20, 2026 · , published by CPSC May 4, 2026

    The product, in the report: The product is a Whirlpool built-in single wall oven for household use. Manufacturer: Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI 49022, USA Model number: WOS51ECOHS20 Serial number: DC0312924 Product type: 27-inch built-in single electric wall oven Color / finish: Stainless steel exterior with black glass door Interior: Black porcelain-coated cavity Approximate dimensions: Nominal width: 27 inches Installed height: ~28 5/16 inches Installed depth: ~26 7/16 inches Electrical specifications: 2.9 kW, 208V~ 3-phase 3.9 kW, 240V~, 60 Hz FCC ID: A5UWICHTO01 IC: 10248A-WICHTO01 UL Certified: E25378 Assembly location: Assembled in USA Internal reference/assembly number: W11341320B

    A Whirlpool electric oven experienced a failure that created a potential safety hazard during normal household use.

    While the oven was in use, an error message appeared stating the appliance had lost power and presented options to skip or update. Neither option functioned. The oven became locked while still powered on/heating and was not responsive to standard controls. The unit could not be turned off using normal operation methods.

    The oven remained in an active powered state with no ability to shut it off through the control panel. The only way to stop operation was to manually disconnect power at the home circuit breaker.

    After restoring power, the issue persisted and the oven remained locked and inoperable.

    A licensed appliance technician later inspected the unit and diagnosed a failure of the main control board. The technician indicated this is an issue he has seen before and provided the part number for the failed component. The estimated cost of repair is approximately $1,000, which is comparable to the value of the appliance.

    This appears to be a potential systemic defect rather than an isolated incident, as similar reports from other consumers describing the same or similar failure mode have been identified.

    The primary concern is safety-related: the oven was unable to be powered down through normal controls and required disconnection at the electrical breaker, creating a situation where the appliance could not be safely shut off during failure.

    No physical injuries occurred during this incident, but the failure mode created a potential risk due to loss of normal shutoff control while the appliance remained powered.

    The product was a Whirlpool electric oven used in a residential kitchen setting by an adult household user during normal cooking operation.

    Model

    WOS51EC0HS20

    Serial number

    DC0312924

    Where

    Littleton, Colorado: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

26. First aid

    Made Mar 25, 2026 · , sent to the company Mar 30, 2026 · , published by CPSC Apr 13, 2026

    The product, in the report: Whirpool slide in electric range model number WFE775HOHVO

    Last night our Whirpool oven model number WFE775HOHVO, was set to 250 degrees baking [REDACTED] mix, and overheated causing a large fire inside the oven that began to breach the oven into the kitchen. Every smoke detector in the house was triggered and it created massive amounts of thick smoke. We got the fire out. We noticed an error code of F6 E1 on the display after the fact which signals runaway temperature and electrical failure. It never alerted us that this was happening. This could have been a major house fire.

    Model

    WFE775HOHVO

    Serial number

    R82510385

    Where

    Mason City, Iowa: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 47, Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional

27. No incident, no one hurt

    Made Mar 17, 2026 · , sent to the company Mar 19, 2026 · , published by CPSC Apr 2, 2026

    The product, in the report: whirlpool electric range. bought 12/24. model:WEE515S0LS3 serial: RD4333941

    My whirlpool stove top turned on and heated up while in the off position and started a fire. I am on a work trip and my father who lives next door put the fire out

    Model

    WEE515S0LS3

    Serial number

    RD4333941

    Bought from

    home depot

    Bought

    Dec 2, 2024

    Where

    Grass Lake, Michigan: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 56, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Parent

    As this report names them

    Brand whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    Reports CPSC links to it

    20260421-88EDE-2147320282

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    No Incident, No Injury

28. No one hurt

    Made Mar 8, 2026 · , sent to the company Mar 11, 2026 · , published by CPSC Mar 25, 2026

    The product, in the report: Black whirlpool flat top electric oven

    The incident involved a freestanding [REDACTED] electric range oven with a glass cooktop installed in a residential kitchen. The oven was being used under normal cooking conditions to prepare food on March 6, 2026.

    Shortly after the oven was turned on, a strong plastic or burning odor began coming from the appliance. Smoke developed and flames became visible inside the oven cavity. The oven was immediately turned off and a household fire extinguisher was used to control the fire while emergency services were contacted. The local fire department responded and confirmed the fire was contained.

    The appliance was being used in a typical manner for food preparation and had not been modified or misused. Because the fire originated during normal operation of the oven, we are reporting the incident for product safety review.

    No injuries occurred.

    Model

    WFE710H0AS0

    Serial number

    R2416322

    Where

    Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Unknown

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

29. No one hurt

    Made Mar 2, 2026 · , sent to the company Mar 4, 2026 · , published by CPSC Mar 18, 2026

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool Built In Electric Oven

    On 1 March 2026, my wife set the Whirlpool electric oven, model, WOS51EC0HS20, on an annual self-clean for the shortest timeframe- 3 hours. After the cycle completed, we heard a popping sound and saw glass on the floor. The glass panel on the inside of the oven door shattered! This could have resulted in a fire hazard.

    Model

    WOS51EC0HS20

    Serial number

    DC0913603

    Where

    North Port, Florida: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Unspecified

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

30. No one hurt

    Made Feb 25, 2026 · , sent to the company Mar 2, 2026 · , published by CPSC Mar 16, 2026

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool stove, model number Wfes5030rz Black/silver, 30 inch width 5.3 cu ft

    I purchased a Whirlpool electric stove, model Wfes5030rz, on 11/23/2025. and the stove has a guard between the oven door and the rangetop. This guard, reachable by small children, becomes hot to the touch, in excess of 175 degrees Fahrenheit when the oven is on. I believe this may be due to a vent behind the handle to the oven door, but additionally, the door is not hung on the oven compartment in a level manner. We have requested, and received two service calls, which did not cure either issue, and the manufacturer states the oven is working as designed.

    Model

    model: Wfes503rz

    Serial number

    re4696231

    Bought from

    lowes.com, Texas

    Bought

    Nov 23, 2025, about then

    Where

    San Antonio, Texas: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 63, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

31. No one hurt

    Made Feb 6, 2026 · , sent to the company Feb 11, 2026 · , published by CPSC Feb 26, 2026

    The product, in the report: In wall double oven

    Upper oven inner glass in double oven (Whirlpool) shattered during oven cleaning program performed in accordance with instructions in owners manual.

    Model

    WOD51EC0HS

    Serial number

    DB1022574

    Bought from

    it came with our new DH Horton home

    Bought

    Jul 11, 2022

    Where

    Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 71, Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

32. Hurt, no treatment

    Made Jan 21, 2026 · , sent to the company Jan 26, 2026 · , published by CPSC Feb 12, 2026

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool dryer Model WEE745H0LZ

    We have a 2023 stove that does not offer locking on the door. Additionally, even after reaching out to whirlpool, no current child safety oven door latches work for this model. 1.) The stove is counter depth, so any lock needing to latch to the side only works by pulling out the side of the stove around 2”. When I tried this, it then counters the tip over safety latch on the bottom/back. 2.) Because the edge is rounded from the top (where the stove top knows are) to the bottom, the latches do not have a place to latch up top. It’s about a 2” difference and there’s no flat surface to actual attach it. The difference would also make it even less safe because it would open enough a child could get there fingers in and stuck. There suggestions did not work and I have spent a lot of money on different latches.

    Finally, today, my 18mo old finally did get the oven open and fell. I was terrified and glad it wasn’t on.

    Model

    WEE745H0LZ

    Serial number

    RB4119352

    Where

    Sand Fork, West Virginia: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 1, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received

33. No incident, no one hurt

    Made Jan 20, 2026 · , sent to the company Jan 23, 2026 · , published by CPSC Feb 12, 2026

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool Wall-mounted Oven

    While using the self-cleaning low cycles, our Whirlpool Wall oven door exploded. The interior glass panel completely shattered and glass was pouring out of the bottom everywhere.

    Model

    WOS51EC0HS20

    Serial number

    DB2009933

    Where

    Stafford, Virginia: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 10, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    No Incident, No Injury

34. No one hurt

    Made Nov 22, 2025 · , sent to the company Nov 25, 2025 · , published by CPSC Dec 10, 2025

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool 30-in 4 burners 4.8-cu ft Freestanding Electric Range ( White ) Item #: 1957070|Model #: WFC150M0JW Part #W11027372

    I bought a whirlpool Whirlpool 30-in 4 burners 4.8-cu ft Freestanding Electric Range ( White ) Item #: 1957070|Model #: WFC150M0JW Part #W11027372 oven from Lowes home improvement [REDACTED] on Oct 17 2025. About a week ago my wife wanted to bake some pies and started the oven and noticed that the pies weren’t getting done in 30 minutes as usual. I walked over to look and put my hand on the top of the oven (the white part not the burner and burned my hand. This isn’t normal. I called Whirlpool today 11.21.25 after getting the runaround from Lowes and they told me they’d send out a repair person next Wednesday. I did some research and looks like their ovens have been recalled before due to what sounds like the same thing, the oven heating on the outside. https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2004/cpsc-whirlpool-announce-recall-of-cooking-products . I am worried about this oven, because this could have turned out really badly if a towel had been left on it or something flammable, the entire house could have been turned down. Whirlpool acts like it’s just another day at the office and don’t seem that concerned, but their defective product could have cost lives.

    Model

    Model #: WFC150M0JW

    Serial number

    Part #W11027372

    Bought from

    Lowes home improvement 125 Huffman Mill Rd, Burlin

    Bought

    Oct 17, 2025, about then

    Where

    Elon, North Carolina: Mobile/Manufactured Home

    Who was involved

    Age 53, Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

35. No one hurt

    Made Nov 10, 2025 · , sent to the company Nov 18, 2025 · , published by CPSC Dec 3, 2025

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool double wall oven Model# WOD51EC0HS02

    Glass shattered in my Whirlpool double wall oven. The oven is 4 years old

    Model

    WOD51EC0HS02

    Serial number

    DX4919735

    Where

    Las Vegas, Nevada: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Unspecified

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

36. Emergency room

    Made Nov 4, 2025 · , sent to the company Nov 12, 2025 · , published by CPSC Nov 26, 2025

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool 4.8 cu. ft. Capacity Electric Range with Self-Cleaning System Model: WFE510S0AS, black and stainless with glass top with black plastic round knobs with a gray line

    My 3 year old was reaching to get the pepper from the back ledge on the top of the stove when the door to the oven opened abruptly causing her to fall and gash her chin on the oven door. She ended up on the ground and the oven door was fully opened. She received 3 stitches. The oven does not have any way to lock the door or prevent it from opening with light pressure or light pulling. In this situation she was not pulling on it but the light pressure from her body was enough for the door to slam open.

    Model

    WFE510S0AS

    Where

    Auburndale, Florida: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 3, Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received

37. No one hurt

    Made Oct 29, 2025 · , sent to the company Nov 7, 2025 · , published by CPSC Nov 26, 2025

    The product, in the report: Wall ovens

    Whirlpool oven glass exploded.

    Model

    WOD51EC0AS05

    Serial number

    D73421255

    Where

    CLARKSBURG, Maryland: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Unspecified

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

38. No one hurt

    Made Oct 3, 2025 · , sent to the company Oct 23, 2025 · , published by CPSC Nov 26, 2025

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool oven

    Back electronics of oven caught fire and burnt the wall

    Model

    WFE540H0ES1

    Serial number

    R*1381116

    Bought from

    Costco

    Bought

    May 4, 2018

    Where

    Louisville, Kentucky: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 25, Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

39. Hurt, no treatment

    Made Oct 1, 2025 · , sent to the company Oct 23, 2025 · , published by CPSC Nov 26, 2025

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool electric range Model WFES7530RZ

    The wiring in the back of my stove caught fire. It had been continuously melting for months and nobody knew.

    Model

    WFES7530RZ

    Bought from

    Lowes

    Bought

    Dec 13, 2024

    Where

    Plainville, Connecticut: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 39, Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received

40. No one hurt

    Made Sep 23, 2025 · , sent to the company Sep 25, 2025 · , published by CPSC Nov 21, 2025

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool - 30” Built-In Electric Convection Double Wall Oven with Air Fry when Connected - Black stainless steel

    Last night (9/22/25) I used the self clean feature on my upper Whirlpool Wall Double Oven for the first time. The oven was purchased in May 2023. The oven is touch screen, wifi connected and walks you through the steps to prepare the oven for self cleaning. It’s a 4 hour process, 3 hours of heat, followed by 1 hour of cool. Within the first hour I heard a loud pop, it sounded like a gun shot. The inner oven glass had shattered. One quick Internet search let me know this is a common problem, due to thermal pressure.

    Model

    WOD77EC0HV

    Bought from

    Best Buy, New Hampshire

    Bought

    Apr 26, 2024

    Where

    Bradford, Vermont: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 11, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

41. Hurt, no treatment

    Made Sep 7, 2025 · , sent to the company Sep 10, 2025 · , published by CPSC Sep 24, 2025

    The product, in the report: Product Involved: Whirlpool WFE540H0ES Electric Range Oven

    Product Involved: Whirlpool WFE540H0ES Electric Range Oven

    Incident Date: 09/06/2025

    Location: [REDACTED], Colorado

    On the evening of 09/06/2025, I was using my Whirlpool WFE540H0ES electric range oven to bake food when a dangerous incident occurred. While the oven was operating at a regular baking temperature, I suddenly saw a bright orange flame inside the oven, accompanied by loud crackling and popping noises similar to a welding arc. Within seconds, sparks began flying throughout the interior of the oven.

    The food inside was untouched and not burned, which indicates that the source of the problem came from the oven itself, not the food or any spills. While this was happening, the bottom of the oven began to melt, and a hole approximately 2 inches by 1 inch burned completely through the metal base of the oven cavity.

    I immediately attempted to turn off the oven using the control panel, but the entire display panel shut down on its own, and the oven powered off suddenly. Despite the shutdown, flames continued to burn briefly inside before eventually extinguishing on their own. The fire produced heavy, acrid, chemical-smelling smoke that quickly filled the house and triggered all of our smoke detectors.

    Out of caution, we switched off the breaker manually, though the circuit breaker did not trip automatically despite the severity of the incident.

    While there were no burns or direct physical injuries, the heavy smoke exposure caused health issues for multiple members of the household:

    Both my husband and I experienced significant respiratory irritation, resulting in frequent coughing and throat discomfort.

    The strong odor and harsh fumes caused headaches for my husband and 3 year old daughter the following morning.

    Model

    WFE540H0ES - Freestanding Electric Range

    Serial number

    R72083392

    Where

    broomfield, Colorado: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 3, Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received

42. Hurt, no treatment

    Made Sep 3, 2025 · , sent to the company Sep 8, 2025 · , published by CPSC Sep 22, 2025

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool Self Cleaning Electric Oven/Range 30” stainless steel with black trim, standard dimensions for oven baking and cooking on the range surface

    Tenant reported heat and mild burn to hand from the left rear electric “burner” of 10 year old Whirlpool WFC340S0AS0 oven/range when it was not turned on. As owner of the condo, I scheduled visits by two appliance repair companies - the first maintained that there was no problem. They both initially reported the problem could not be replicated.. On a follow up request, at the insistence of my tenant, the second company determined, after turning on the oven for a more extended period, that “excessive” heat was coming out of a tube that was installed “as designed” (to vent the contents of the over) and was emitting heat. We surmised that baking something in the oven that “gave up” moisture would emit heat and moisture which probably accounted for what the tenant felt a couple of times earlier. The appliance rep called Whirlpool to check the “design” and concluded with the Whirlpool rep that the oven/range was assembled and operating “as designed”. I checked for recall information and found none. I have asked the tenant not to use the oven. As I have some technical and safety background in other industries, I am very skeptical about the design of the oven/range and concerned for others safety. I suspect, because my tenant lives alone, the oven/range doesn’t get as much duty as one being used by a family. But, I’m concerned that the risk would be higher for higher and more varied use.

    Model

    WFC340S0S0AS0

    UPC

    Unknown

    Serial number

    R144411111

    Bought from

    Chicago, Lowes [REDACTED]

    Bought

    Apr 30, 2015

    Where

    Chicago, Illinois: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 0, Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    No Relationship

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received

43. First aid

    Made Aug 25, 2025 · , sent to the company Aug 28, 2025 · , published by CPSC Sep 12, 2025

    The product, in the report: Slide- in range.

    Not long after I bought a Whirlpool range, Model # WEFES333ORZO (06/22/2025), I reported this stove as dangerous. The inside of the bottom drawer (where you “pull it out”) is “unfinished” and the edges extremely sharp. My fear is for a child or someone older (with thinner skin) to pull out the drawer (a standard function of a drawer!). Tonight, I had a pan “splatter screen” fall out of the drawer and “inside” the stove. When I reached in to pull it out, I cut my wrist (drawing blood) on the edge of the back of the drawer. Had it been a sliver, bit deeper, I may well have bled to death before 911 could get here! Until tonight, I didn’t realize that ALL edges of the inside of the stove drawer (front, back, sides), are horribly sharp. This Whirlpool stove is VERY cheaply made. This is a danger to consumers and their families.

    Model

    WFES333ORZO

    Where

    Palm Desert, California: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Unspecified

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional

44. First aid

    Made Aug 18, 2025 · , sent to the company Aug 20, 2025 · , published by CPSC Sep 4, 2025

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool, stainless steel, with Black glass cooktop. Push button oven controls and manual, turn knob, cooktop controls.

    My wife was using our Whirlpool cooktop and was burned because the cooktop had not turned off even after the control knob had been turned to the off position.

    Model

    WFE505W0JZ0

    Serial number

    RX1752082

    Bought from

    Lowes in Rogers, Arkansas

    Bought

    Oct 15, 2019, about then

    Where

    Lowell, Arkansas: Unspecified

    Who was involved

    Age 7, Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Spouse

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional

45. No one hurt

    Made Jun 27, 2025 · , sent to the company Jul 2, 2025 · , published by CPSC Jul 17, 2025

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool oven

    The inside glass form the oven exploded during a self cleaning operation.

    Model

    WOEC3030LS01

    Serial number

    DC4804731

    Where

    Saint Augustine, Florida: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Unspecified

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

46. No one hurt

    Made Jun 18, 2025 · , sent to the company Jun 24, 2025 · , published by CPSC Jul 9, 2025

    The product, in the report: Electric range

    We bought a new electric Whirlpool range from Abt Electronics on 05/29/25and it was delivered to us through Whirlpool on 06/05/2025. We were baking a chicken in the oven at 400 degrees on 06/07/2025 when we noticed the cooktop was very hot-burning hot to the touch. The burners were not hot just the cooktop in between them. We reported to Abt and they referred us to Whirlpool and eventually to Whirlpool Corp. Safety where we became case # [REDACTED]. The next step was to have a technician from [REDACTED] come out to check the stove. ( Case # [REDACTED]). He came out on Friday the 13th of June and Ran bake test at 425degrees and found backsplash 139 degrees and glass top 123 degrees. Unit dangerous to touch while running. He intimated we shouldnt get a similar model replacement. Model # WFES5030RWH. Whirlpool has said they could pick it up in 3-4 weeks. Abt said we could change it out for a different range, but nothing has happened to replace our faulty unit. Of more concern is that this particular model may be dangerous, (per comments of technician) but neither Whirlpool nor Abt were concerned about the serious implication that there is a serious design flaw and that this model Whirlpool should be examined further and possibly taken off the market.

    Model

    WFES5030RWH

    Serial number

    RE1703048

    Bought from

    Abt Electronics, but it was delivered through Whir

    Bought

    May 29, 2025

    Where

    Durham, North Carolina: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 85, Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

47. Hurt, no treatment

    Made Jun 10, 2025 · , sent to the company Jun 13, 2025 · , published by CPSC Jun 30, 2025

    The product, in the report: FREE STANDING ELECTRIC RANGE

    I received a new oven/stove and was told that it is normal to smell when first using as they are coated with oil and it needs to burn off. The smell did not go away and I had the company come look at it. They said it could take up to a month and to keep using. The smell did not go away, air quality was poor, windows had to be opened, and I could not be in the house. The stove was extremely hot to touch and I burned my finger turning it off. They came back out and it turned out it was not built right at the manufacturer. According to my understanding of what I was told, the heat is not escaping, the vent is in the wrong place, the inside is concave, the wires and insulation is over heating. I am being told I have to work with Whirlpool and not the company that sold it to me. I will need to replace with the same model, however I have not verified this with Whirlpool as they have not approved the return yet. They put it before the “board” to determine what to do.

    Model

    WFES5030RZ 0

    Serial number

    RE1328432

    Bought from

    Miles Appliance Shrewsbury, PA, Pennsylvania

    Bought

    May 9, 2025, about then

    Where

    Glen Rock, Pennsylvania: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 60, Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received

48. No incident, no one hurt

    Made Jun 9, 2025 · , sent to the company Jun 12, 2025 · , published by CPSC Jun 27, 2025

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool electric stove, black, with knobs in front. Model #WEE515S0LS3

    The knobs on my whirlpool electric stove turn and activate the heating elements when barely touched. This has happened several times and I have almost had a fire because of it. This is a safety hazard.

    Model

    Wee515S0LS3

    Serial number

    RD4334347

    Bought from

    ABT Electronics, Glenview IL

    Bought

    Dec 15, 2024, about then

    Where

    Lisle, Illinois: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 71, Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    No Incident, No Injury

49. No one hurt

    Made Jun 9, 2025 · , sent to the company Jun 12, 2025 · , published by CPSC Jun 27, 2025

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool 30-in Glass Top 5-burner 5.3-cu ft Freestanding Electric Range (Fingerprint Resistant Stainless Steel)

    I am writing to formally report a serious safety issue with my Whirlpool electric stove, which I purchased approximately five years ago. One of the burners has become uncontrollably hot and fails to respond to temperature adjustments, a sign commonly associated with a defective regulator switch. Upon further inspection, I discovered significant charring, melted insulation, and a second regulator switch burned beyond repair.

    This constitutes a grave fire hazard, which could have led to catastrophic damage or loss of life had it not been for the protective materials in my kitchen. I have contacted both Whirlpool and Lowe’s, and I am disappointed to report that neither party has taken responsibility for this safety issue.

    Model

    WFE550SOHZ1

    Serial number

    R83910954

    Bought from

    Lowes

    Bought

    May 1, 2020, about then

    Where

    Charlotte, North Carolina: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Unknown

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

50. No one hurt

    Made Jun 6, 2025 · , sent to the company Jun 11, 2025 · , published by CPSC Jun 26, 2025

    The product, in the report: Whirlwind (W10200356B) Black glass top, glass in door. Digital clock

    My Whirlpool glass oven door shattered!!! I was asleep & oven was NOT on. Never used “cleaning mode.”

    Model

    Mod. WFE361LVB

    Serial number

    Ser. R10242375

    Bought from

    Lowe’s

    Bought

    Feb 26, 2011

    Where

    Lenoir City, Tennessee: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Unspecified

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

51. No one hurt

    Made May 31, 2025 · , sent to the company Jun 4, 2025 · , published by CPSC Jun 18, 2025

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool Oven Model # WOC97ES0ES03

    I own a Whirlpool Oven model #WOC97ES0ES03, and after we turned the over off after dinner.... The inner oven glass exploded into the oven.

    Model

    WOC97ES0ES03

    Serial number

    D82314477

    Where

    Suffolk, Virginia: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Unspecified

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

52. No one hurt

    Made May 29, 2025 · , sent to the company Jun 3, 2025 · , published by CPSC Jun 17, 2025

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool Oven black and stainless steel, smooth top.

    My oven turned on the broiler element, despite being in bake mode, burning my food, and nearly causing a fire. This happened on three separate occasions.

    The control board, part #W11567348 is defective. It gave a F6 E1 error. I set it to bake at 350. After several minutes, it activated the broiler element, while still displaying bake and 350, and began overheating the element. As the food I was cooking needed to be in the oven for 30 minutes, and was in a paper ish container (it was a frozen lasagna, that can be baked or microwaved, so it was in that type of ‘pan’), the container had dried out and was very neat the point of catching fire when I smelled that my food was burning and checked on it. All of this happened in less than 5 minutes, so the broiler element was significantly hotter than its normal 500. I’m confident in that assessment based on how burned my lasagna was too. It was blackened in excess of of an inch thickness.

    Had I not been close at hand, this very easily, and very quickly, could have turned into a kitchen fire. Upon research the error message, and the switch from bake to broil, I found this is a common nature of failure with this control panel, which is used across multiple models of oven, across multiple brands.

    The fact that Whirlpool has allowed this dangerous product to remain in use for years is unconscionable.

    Model

    wfe510s0hs1

    Serial number

    r91321887

    Where

    Summerville, South Carolina: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 52, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

53. No one hurt

    Made Mar 10, 2025 · , sent to the company Mar 17, 2025 · , published by CPSC Mar 31, 2025

    The product, in the report: Glass top electric range

    front right burner turns on by itself and will not shut off. I can only shut it off at the circuit breaker

    Model

    WFE515S0EB1

    Serial number

    R30131798

    Bought from

    mannys tv and appliance

    Bought

    Oct 10, 2019, about then

    Where

    Chicopee, Massachusetts: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Unspecified

    As this report names them

    Brand whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

54. No incident, no one hurt

    Made Feb 12, 2025 · , sent to the company Feb 14, 2025 · , published by CPSC Mar 3, 2025

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool Stainless Steel Oven. Model WFE540H0AS1 Ser. R44127440

    We were baking at 400 degrees and the glass on our oven door exploded. Whirlpool Model WFE540H0AS1 Ser. R44127440

    Model

    WFE540H0AS1

    Serial number

    R44127440

    Where

    BATAVIA, Ohio: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 37, Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    No Incident, No Injury

55. First aid

    Made Feb 7, 2025 · , sent to the company Feb 12, 2025 · , published by CPSC Feb 27, 2025

    The product, in the report: Electric Range. A freestanding electric range with an oven and four top burners. Model Number: WFC150M0EW0 Serial Number: R70761680

    In March 2017 we obtained an electric range from Home Depot. We immediately started having problems with the back-left burner becoming extremely hot when the oven was on but the burner itself was off. Myself and other family members have accidentally touched the burner and have obtained burns. This is a design flaw that can lead to serious injury and/or death since it is also a fire hazard.

    After burning myself last year I finally decided to report the range to Whirlpool. On March 12, 2024, I sent the following email to Whirlpool (whirlpool_customerexperience@whirlpool.com):

    Hello: Model Number: WFC150M0EW0 Serial Number: R70761680 Date of Purchase: March 2017 Dealers Name: Home Depot There is a design flaw with the oven that makes using it very dangerous. The oven vents out through the back-left burner such that a pot of water will boil on the burner when the burner is OFF but the oven is on. I am very surprised the oven has not been recalled due to this design defect. I have burned myself numerous times accidentally on the back burner when the burners were completely turned off and the oven was on because the burner gets too hot; it is easy to forget sometimes to avoid the burner when the oven is on but the burner is off because it is very unusual for burners to get so hot when they are off. I’ve also accidentally melted/burned items that were too close to the burner while the oven was on and the burner was off. I have to continuously warn people who use the oven to not touch the back left burner and to make sure nothing is near it so that nothing burns or catches fire. It is a fire/safety hazard and I am really annoyed with constantly having to worry about it. I have never had an oven do this before. Please let me know what can be done about this situation. The oven should be recalled since I can’t be the only one experiencing this issue and it is dangerous. Feel free to call me if you need more information. Thank you.

    In response to the above, I received the following email reply from Whirlpool on April 8, 2024:

    Thank you for contacting the Whirlpool Consumer Correspondence Team. We sincerely apologize for the delay in responding to your previous email. Your particular model and serial number do not fall under any current recalls listed with Whirlpool. We regret that our Whirlpool Consumer Correspondence team is unable to assist you further with this matter. If you have any concerns regarding the safety of using this product, we kindly request that you contact our Consumer Care Team by calling (866) 698-2538, Mon - Fri: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. EST. Sincerely, [REDACTED] Whirlpool Consumer Correspondence Team www.whirlpool.com (866) 698-2538

    I contacted the consumer care team at the number provided on 2/7/25 and again explained the situation and that I feel the range is dangerous. A woman who answered took my information and then put me on hold. She never returned to the call and I was left holding for at least 20 minutes before I gave up holding and hung up.

    I am getting ready to purchase a new range even though I cannot afford to do so because it is too dangerous to continue using the Whirlpool range I currently have. This model should have a recall and consumers compensated for the oven or provided with a way to prevent the dangerous heating up of the back-left burner. I have used many ranges (electric and gas) over the years and I’ve never had a range with a burner that gets hot enough to boil water when it is off because of how the oven vents when on.

    Model

    WFC150M0EW0

    Serial number

    R70761680

    Bought from

    Home Depot

    Bought

    Mar 15, 2017, about then

    Where

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Unknown

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional

56. No one hurt

    Made Feb 6, 2025 · , sent to the company Feb 10, 2025 · , published by CPSC Feb 25, 2025

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool wall oven. Model number WOS72ECOHS.

    Whirlpool oven door glass exploded.

    Model

    WOS72ECOHS

    Bought from

    Beazer new home

    Bought

    Jul 13, 2023, about then

    Where

    Cypress, Texas: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Unspecified

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

57. No one hurt

    Made Jan 31, 2025 · , sent to the company Feb 4, 2025 · , published by CPSC Feb 19, 2025

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool Electric Range Model # WFE745HOFSO. Serial number R71927691

    Whirlpool electric range Model # WFE745HOFSO. Oven preheated to a temp of 375 Degrees. A baking pan was placed in the oven. After about 5 minutes, a very loud screeching noise came from inside the range. A large fire erupted in the oven, coming from underneath the right rear floor of the oven. My husband grabbed the pan out of the oven. He shut the stive off and the fire went out.

    Model

    WFE745HOFSO

    UPC

    unknown

    Serial number

    R71927691

    Bought from

    Lowes

    Bought

    Aug 1, 2017, about then

    Where

    Scituate, Massachusetts: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Unspecified

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

58. No one hurt

    Made Dec 20, 2024 · , sent to the company Jan 2, 2025 · , published by CPSC Jan 22, 2025

    The product, in the report: 30 electric built in microwave oven combination by Whirlpool. Stainless steel. Installed approximately April 2019.

    We have a whirlpool combination microwave and oven. Despite pushing the button to turn off the oven and the panel shows that its off.

    The oven still runs to the point where we have had to turn it off at the breaker. Whirlpool repair say they know it is an issue and have replaced the panel once before, and it still happens.

    UPDATED ON 2/14/2025: [Whirlpool called us to set up an appointment to come to our home. They have looked at the issue, and said that it involves replacing the panel, which they have done 3 times. They want us to pay for it again.

    They acknowledge that it’s a common problem. However they want us to pay for the flaw in their design.

    UPDATED ON 2/18/2025: [This is what has happened: Whirlpool called us to set up an appointment to come to our home. They have looked at the issue, and said that it involves replacing the panel, which they have done 3 times. They want us to pay for it again.

    They acknowledge that it’s a common problem. However they want us to pay for the flaw in their design.

    And based on CPSC - we are NOT the only one with this problem. It keeps happening OVER and over again. ]

    And based on CPSC - we are NOT the only one with this problem. It keeps happening OVER and over again. ]

    Model

    WOC54E0HS01

    Serial number

    D90713440

    Where

    Silver Spring, Maryland: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Unspecified

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

59. No one hurt

    Made Dec 4, 2024 · , sent to the company Dec 6, 2024 · , published by CPSC Dec 20, 2024

    The product, in the report: The product is a Whirlpool WFE505W0HS0 oven and range.

    I turned down the burner on my Whirlpool WFE505W0HS0 range and the heat went up, not down. In fact, the heat went to maximum causing a boil over. It now does this consistently. Turning the burner down always causes it to go to maximum heat.

    Model

    WFE505W0HS0

    Serial number

    R83849395

    Where

    Tampa, Florida: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 47, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

60. No one hurt

    Made Nov 13, 2024 · , sent to the company Nov 22, 2024 · , published by CPSC Dec 9, 2024

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool range white 36 in wide, 4 burner, digital clock and messages. WFC150M0JW3, serial RC4569225.

    unsafe electric burners on Whirlpool electric range. defective burners are uneven middle spring on burners and resulting tipped pan during cooking. Should be a recall and replacement with safe burners. For housewives everywhere.

    Model

    WFC150M0JW

    Serial number

    RC4569225

    Bought from

    Lowes

    Bought

    Nov 23, 2023, about then

    Where

    Ames, Iowa: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 81, Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool range, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

61. First aid

    Made Nov 13, 2024 · , sent to the company Nov 15, 2024 · , published by CPSC Dec 2, 2024

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool wall oven

    we own a Whirlpool oven model number WOS31ES0JS01 and the inner glass in the door shattered during a routine high heat cleaning cycle. the glass shattered into thousands of shards causing damage to nearby flooring

    Model

    WOS31ES0JS01

    Serial number

    DX4705870

    Bought from

    Lowes in Derby CT

    Bought

    Aug 1, 2021, about then

    Where

    Oxford, Connecticut: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 66, Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Spouse

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional

62. No one hurt

    Made Oct 18, 2024 · , sent to the company Nov 21, 2024 · , published by CPSC Dec 6, 2024

    The product, in the report: electric smooth-top range with oven

    10/16/2024: The oven turned the oven on and while it was pre-heating, it caught fire. The heating element is under the pan in the bottom of the oven. Flames were shooting through the cracks that cover the heating element

    The consumer quickly pulled the appliance from the wall and unplugged it. The fire extinguished itself.

    The fire was so hot that it burned the metal walls inside the oven and caused them to be discolored.

    The damage was limited to the oven.

    He removed it from his home.

    The consumer tried to call the company numerous times but could not speak with a representative.

    Model

    WFE775HOHV

    Serial number

    RX2411685

    Bought from

    Home Depot, West Virginia

    Bought

    Jun 1, 2020, about then

    Where

    Scott Depot, West Virginia: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 82, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

63. No one hurt

    Made Oct 11, 2024 · , sent to the company Nov 4, 2024 · , published by CPSC Nov 19, 2024

    The product, in the report: Electric range

    (10/01/2024) The front right burner remains on high setting after dial is turned down to a lower setting.

    Model

    WFE361LVS

    Serial number

    RY4061877

    Bought from

    Unknown/Lowes, Virginia

    Where

    Luray, Virginia: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Unspecified

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

64. No incident, no one hurt

    Made Sep 18, 2024 · , sent to the company Sep 23, 2024 · , published by CPSC Oct 7, 2024

    The product, in the report: Stainless steel, Whirlpool Range

    The Whirlpool range front burners don’t turn off immediately, and stay hot for a while after turning off. Hot enough to cause a burn. They used to cool off pretty quickly. Also the front right burner, when on at any temp (low med or hi) is always on high no matter the setting. Model WFE515S0ES0

    Model

    WFE515S0ES0

    Serial number

    R61690066

    Where

    Ashland, Massachusetts: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 7, Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    No Incident, No Injury

65. First aid

    Made Aug 3, 2024 · , sent to the company Aug 7, 2024 · , published by CPSC Aug 21, 2024

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool electric cooktop model WCE55US0HB01. USTED E25378

    Electric cooktop range had spark come from underneath the knob and smoke pour out could smell electrical burning smell

    Model

    WCE55US0HB01

    Serial number

    D84902925

    Bought from

    Lowe’s hardware

    Bought

    Mar 20, 2020, about then

    Where

    Hickory, North Carolina: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 48, Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional

66. No one hurt

    Made Jun 7, 2024 · , sent to the company Jul 12, 2024 · , published by CPSC Jul 29, 2024

    The product, in the report: 5-in-1, electric Range with oven

    (4/2024): The consumer used the oven’s self-cleaning feature for approximately an hours, when he heard an extremely loud noise that resembled a gunshot. He checked the oven and found that it blew the 50-Amp breaker in his home. He called the manufacturer, reported the problem to their customer service department. He was then transferred to their Safety Department. The rep. made arrangements for a technician to inspect the range.

    5/2024: The technician came out and checked the appliance. However, he could not explain what caused the incident. The technician ordered 2 heating elements (the upper and lower), a replacement door latch component, and a control circuit board. A few days later, the technician returned to install all of the new parts, and he tested the appliance briefly. It worked fine and he left..

    A week or 2 passed, before the consumer used the oven for the very first time after it was repaired. Within approximately 45 minutes, an approximate 6” electric arc shot from the area of the appliance’s control panel. The consumer had his hand on the edge of the stove, but fortunately was not injured. The arc sounded like a shotgun blast and he was 2 - 3 away from the stove at the time.

    The consumer called the manufacture back and reported the latest issue to them. They offered to send out another technician, but he would not accept that. He spent 2 hours on the phone, before the firm’s representatives told him they would provide a replacement stove, for up to $1100.00. He picked out a replacement and was told it would take 3 – 6 weeks for them to send out the stove.

    In late May-2024, the consumer received a call from the company indicating that they had his replacement ready. However, he was on his way out of town. He asked if the rep. if they were going to examine the defective appliance and the rep. said no, they planned to discard it. The consumer is extremely concerned since it happened twice.

    Prior to this incident, he had never experienced any issues with the range or oven.

    On 6/17/24 Received new Replacement Model WFE525SOJ24 SLR RD1816388 VLB01

    Model

    WFE550S0LZ2 Assemble (W11526701A)

    Serial number

    RC0449153

    Bought from

    Lowes, New Hampshire

    Bought

    Feb 12, 2023, about then

    Where

    North Woodstock, New Hampshire: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Unspecified

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

67. No one hurt

    Made May 23, 2024 · , sent to the company May 28, 2024 · , published by CPSC Jun 11, 2024

    The product, in the report: Model number WFE775H0HZ1 and serial number RX 3322618

    I have a whirlpool glass top electric oven. When the oven was turned off, the oven remained turned on. It would not turn off. It remained hot for overnight. this happened May 21. I understand there have been some recalls I purchased the oven from Costco. I have an extended warranty and the technician came out. He couldnt figure out why the oven stayed hot even when he replaced the circuit board and he got error codes, E1 and F6 and even with the oven turned off the temperature remain hot.

    Model

    WFE775H0HZ1

    Serial number

    RX3322618

    Bought from

    Costco

    Bought

    Aug 20, 2020, about then

    Where

    Baltimore, Maryland: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Unspecified

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

68. First aid

    Made Apr 26, 2024 · , sent to the company May 1, 2024 · , published by CPSC May 15, 2024

    The product, in the report: It’s a whirlpool oven. White in color, regular size home oven.

    The scew was loose on the oven handle and the glass door came off. I went to put it back on and it blew up in my hand.

    Model

    W10182753B

    Where

    Orlando, Florida: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 45, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional

69. No one hurt

    Made Jan 13, 2024 · , sent to the company Jan 31, 2024 · , published by CPSC Feb 14, 2024

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool electric stove,

    Whirlpool stove (wfe535solzo) not working after 1 1/2 years due to burnt connection wires and other components at the rear of this new stove. This is a potential fire hazard which could have caused a fire in my home.

    Model

    WFE535SOLZO

    UPC

    Unknown

    Serial number

    RB0621177

    Bought from

    Lowe’s

    Bought

    Feb 21, 1922

    Where

    Orlando, Florida: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Unspecified

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

70. No one hurt

    Made Jan 10, 2024 · , sent to the company Jan 31, 2024 · , published by CPSC Feb 14, 2024

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool Electric Range Model: WFE525S0HZ0 Description: Whirlpool 30-in Glass Top 5 Elements 5.3-cu ft Self-Cleaning Freestanding Electric Range (Fingerprint Resistant Stainless Steel)

    My Whirlpool electric range model WFE525S0HZ0 overheated food and filled the house with smoke. Bake temp was set to 450 degrees F. to toast bread. After allowing the oven to pre-heat, the food was inserted. Two to three minutes after inserting the food, the house filled with smoke released from the burning food in the interior of the oven. No injuries or damage to the house occurred due to smoke detector alarming, direct supervision of the oven, and actions taken by the user which included turning off the oven, opening the oven door, opening the house windows, and letting the oven cool off and the smoke clear.

    After letting the oven cool down, I attempted set the bake mode to 350 degrees F., allowed the oven to pre-heat, then inserted a fresh set of bread. While observing the oven cooking the food, the bread began to overheat within a minute after closing the door. I removed the food before it began to burn. The ambient heat from within the oven felt much higher than usual. It appeared that the broiler element was red-hot and may have been stuck in the on position which caused the food to overheat. It appears that this caused the inside of oven to reach a much higher temperature than the 350 F. which was reported on the control panel. The product documentation indicates that the broiler element is used during the pre-heating cycle and should turn off after the oven has come up to temperature. The broiler element remaining on leads me to believe that the product failed to switch off the element after the pre-heat cycle and caused it to overheat. My safety concern is that the product failed in an unsafe configuration and the temperatures inside the oven were much higher than the reported 350 F.

    Model

    WFE525S0HZ0

    Serial number

    R80918718

    Bought from

    Lowes

    Bought

    Mar 29, 2019

    Where

    Stout, Ohio: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 33, Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Spouse

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

71. No one hurt

    Made Jan 2, 2024 · , sent to the company Feb 1, 2024 · , published by CPSC Feb 15, 2024

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool Model RY160LXTB02 Electric range SN: D40216353

    Periodically, when I set some of my electric range burners to medium heat, the burner will glow red hot as though the heat was set to high. This has happened multiple times over the last year and I just decided to report it. I almost melted a pot, which may have started a fire, as the pot boiled dry instead of boiling at a steady pace. The temperature controls for the burners are faulty and should be recalled to prevent serious injury, fire, and death.

    Model

    RY160LXTB02

    Serial number

    D40216353

    Bought from

    Sears, California

    Bought

    Jun 8, 2015, about then

    Where

    San Jose, California: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 60, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Unspecified

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

72. No one hurt

    Made Dec 28, 2023 · , sent to the company Jan 3, 2024 · , published by CPSC Jan 19, 2024

    The product, in the report: whirlpool smooth top electric stove black and stainless steel. model wfe525sojso

    whirlpool electric range smooth top model wfe525sojso. Burner gets stuck on high setting all of a sudden. Fire risk involved. Faulty burner knobs. Only had range couple of year. Have setting on medium and all of a sudden it goes to high setting on its own and cant get it off that unless you completely turn burner off. Could of starter fire if i hadnt been there. I see others have had this same problem with whirlpool stoves. Contacted whirlpool and they did not seem concerned at all.

    Model

    wfe525sojso

    Serial number

    ra0343152

    Bought from

    menards

    Bought

    Apr 8, 2021

    Where

    north platte, Nebraska: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Unknown

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Unspecified

    As this report names them

    Brand whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

73. No one hurt

    Made Dec 16, 2023 · , sent to the company Dec 20, 2023 · , published by CPSC Jan 5, 2024

    The product, in the report: Electric Whirlpool oven. Stainless steel trim, black unit.

    Put the oven on self-clean mode. Noticed a strong burning smell after about an hour (self clean is 4½ hours long). Decided to stop the oven, at which time the display said HOT and the oven door locked itself. The unit proceeded to get so hot that it the display was hot to the touch and the apartment filled with smoke. We had to call maintenance to come ASAP. Maintenance ultimately shut the power at the breaker and then restored power and hard shut down (held Cancel for 5-10s) the unit. Only then did it begin to cool down.

    Model

    WFC315S0JS3

    Serial number

    RC3542214

    Where

    Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 30, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

74. No one hurt

    Made Oct 6, 2023 · , sent to the company Oct 16, 2023 · , published by CPSC Nov 6, 2023

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool Electric Stove

    Whirlpool stove blew panel suddenly and caused smoke to fill room

    Model

    unknown

    UPC

    unknown

    Serial number

    unknown

    Bought from

    Home Depot

    Where

    Vacaville, California: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Unspecified

    As this report names them

    Brand whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

75. No one hurt

    Made Jul 27, 2023 · , sent to the company Jul 31, 2023 · , published by CPSC Aug 14, 2023

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool electric range

    We installed 330 new Whirlpool stoves (Model: WEE510S0FS2) at an apartment complex in Orlando, FL. about 40 of the cooktops turned on by themselves on separate occasions over a 2 year span. The control boards were replaced and 3 stoves had repeat issues. This is a serious life safety concern. There doesn’t appear to be a recall for this specific model but there is a recall for the same issue from 2019.

    Model

    WEE510S0FS2

    Serial number

    RA1698043

    Where

    Orlando, Florida: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Unknown

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Client, Patient, Student, Etc. (professional relationship)

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

76. Hurt, care not known

    Made Jun 30, 2023 · , sent to the company Jul 6, 2023 · , published by CPSC Jul 20, 2023

    The product, in the report: Electric stove

    Cut finger twice on exposed sharp metal plates

    Model

    WFE320M0ES1

    Serial number

    R18730884

    Where

    Andover, Massachusetts: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 46, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    Reports CPSC links to it

    20230703-48190-2147346646

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, Level of care not known

77. No one hurt

    Made Apr 9, 2023 · , sent to the company Apr 11, 2023 · , published by CPSC Apr 25, 2023

    The product, in the report: Glass top electric stove

    While making pancakes the dual element burner seemed too hot. I tried but could not control the temperature. I turned the burner off and started using a different one. As the dual element burner cooled it started turning white and then shattered sending glass fragments across the kitchen.

    Model

    WFE505W0JZ3

    Serial number

    RB0911890

    Where

    North Port, Florida: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 65, Unknown

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

78. No one hurt

    Made Apr 6, 2023 · , sent to the company May 16, 2023 · , published by CPSC May 31, 2023

    The product, in the report: electric range

    (07/21/2019) The consumer has an issue with the back right burner on her electric range. The burner coils will jump from the lowest to highest setting on its own. The consumer stated that it happened every time that she tried to use it. She no longer uses that burner. Also the coil will stay red if you turn dial from high to low, the food item continues to boil.

    Model

    WFC150M0EW0

    Serial number

    R62917600

    Bought from

    Lowes, Virginia

    Where

    Luray, Virginia: Unspecified

    Who was involved

    Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Unspecified

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

79. No one hurt

    Made Mar 29, 2023 · , sent to the company Apr 7, 2023 · , published by CPSC Apr 21, 2023

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool double wall oven wod51ec0hs01

    Oven turns on and off without any input. Oven often stays heated after being turned off. Oven temperatures are never accurate. Oven does not maintain temperature. Lower oven occasionally turns on by itself, causing a dangerous situation especially for children.

    Model

    wod51ec0hs01

    Serial number

    D84514742

    Where

    Marietta, Georgia: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 2, Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

80. No incident, no one hurt

    Made Jan 15, 2023 · , sent to the company Jan 19, 2023 · , published by CPSC Feb 2, 2023

    The product, in the report: 5.3 Cu. Ft. Freestanding Electric Range with Easy Wipe Ceramic Glass Cooktop -WFE515S0ES -R63354676

    The cooktop surface elements turn on by themselves, posing burn and fire hazards. Front left eye turns on by itself

    Model

    WFE515S0ES

    Serial number

    R63354676

    Where

    richmond, Virginia: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 40, Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Client, Patient, Student, Etc. (professional relationship)

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    No Incident, No Injury

81. First aid

    Made Jan 13, 2023 · , sent to the company Jan 19, 2023 · , published by CPSC Feb 9, 2023

    The product, in the report: Cooktop turns on by itself

    Whirlpool cooktop turns on by itself

    Bought from

    Home Depot

    Bought

    Mar 4, 2017

    Where

    Whiteford, Maryland: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 74, Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Unspecified

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional

82. No one hurt

    Made Dec 23, 2022 · , sent to the company Dec 30, 2022 · , published by CPSC Jan 17, 2023

    The product, in the report: whirlpool model number WFE745H0FS0, serial number R70321770, silver knobs/handles/oven door/trim, convection and self-clean options, black 5-burner glass top stove.

    I was using my whirlpool oven and noticed over the past three days, items were hotter than expecting or even burned. Yesterday, less than 7 minutes after placing cookies in the pre-heated oven at 400 degrees, smoke was billowing out of the oven and my parchment paper was on fire and cookies black. When I pressed the cancel button which is how it is supposed to turn off, it said “fault detected” but didn’t turn off. It didn’t give a repair code. It was still reading that it was set and on to 400 degrees. It was so hot that the top of my oven, the glass burner cooktop, would burn my skin if I touched it. I could not get the oven to turn off and had to turn the breaker off. Then, the oven would not power back on. 40 minutes after I shut it off at the breaker, I set a candy thermometer on the stove top and it was 109 degrees, with the windows open and cold air blowing on it. Today I had a local repairman with 25 years of experience take a look. None of the safety switches triggered. Because it has a self-clean option that would bring it to 1,000 degrees, he thinks it was at least 1,000 degrees given how badly the items looked and how quickly it happened. I took a video of his diagnostics. He set it to 250 degrees, and within a minute his temperature measurement indicated it was almost 400. He turned it off for safety and did not continue to see how high it would get. He said there are two safety switches in the oven that are a redundant protection to prevent the oven from doing this, and neither were working. The temperature sensor was slightly off, but only by about 20 degrees, so that was an issue that needed to be repaired, but not causing this issue. I may be using the wrong terminology, but it was the motherboard or brains of the oven that was broken, including both emergency safety turn-off switches. He said the oven temperature was unregulated, and would continue to rise as much as possible without stopping. It was so hot, that the adjoining countertops and shelves were hot. I think this could have caused my house to burn down if it had been a different situation, or I had left the kitchen for a moment, or was cooking something containing oil.

    Model

    WFE745H0FS0

    Serial number

    R70321770

    Where

    Annapolis, Maryland: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 41, Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

83. No one hurt

    Made Dec 8, 2022 · , sent to the company Dec 23, 2022 · , published by CPSC Jan 10, 2023

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool [30”] smooth surface, freestanding, 5 element, 5.3 cu ft self-cleaning electric range, model no. wfe525s0hz

    Oven on Whirlpool range wfe525s0hz drastically overheats. Fire danger. Food and cooking parchment paper burned Shows Error Codes E-1 and F-6

    Model

    wfe525s0hz

    Where

    Fort Myers, Florida: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Unknown

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Unspecified

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

84. No one hurt

    Made Oct 13, 2022 · , sent to the company Oct 17, 2022 · , published by CPSC Oct 31, 2022

    The product, in the report: Electric Range

    I was using the Self Clean feature on my Whirlpool Range and near the end of the Self Cleaning the interior glass on the oven door shattered

    Model

    WFE510S0AS

    Serial number

    R33840382

    Where

    Blountville, Tennessee: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 62, Unknown

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

85. No incident, no one hurt

    Made Aug 21, 2022 · , sent to the company Aug 24, 2022 · , published by CPSC Sep 8, 2022

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool range, black, 36”h x 29-3/4”w x 24-3/4 d;

    Whirlpool range stovetop can be at 225 degrees without a warning light of “still hot.” This occurs on only the largest burner--the other three stay on alert for about 20 minutes whereas this one (if it is the only burner that was lit) has an alert of only five minutes. Luckily, no injuries occurred because there are only adults in the house and the heat was felt before a hand was laid upon the stove.

    Model

    model # WFE775HOHB1

    Serial number

    RX4810846

    Bought from

    Logan Master Appliances

    Bought

    Aug 23, 2021

    Where

    Dayton, Ohio: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 60, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    No Incident, No Injury

86. No one hurt

    Made Aug 16, 2022 · , sent to the company Aug 22, 2022 · , published by CPSC Sep 6, 2022

    The product, in the report: Full size Whirlpool electric range with ceramic cooktop

    Our Whirlpool electric range has a stovetop burner that will occasionally switch to high heat and stay there creating a risk of fire and/or injury.

    Model

    WFE525COBS

    Serial number

    R34118278

    Bought from

    Home Depot

    Bought

    Oct 19, 2013

    Where

    Livonia, Michigan: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Unspecified

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

87. No one hurt

    Made Aug 5, 2022 · , sent to the company Aug 10, 2022 · , published by CPSC Aug 24, 2022

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool Gold Series electric range

    We own a Whirlpool oven. MOD WEE730H0DS0 SER R63760309 The stove does not turn off correctly. We have turn knobs and 2 of the burners don’t turn off in the off position. We have to turn the knob past off and the back to off to turn off. We found this out by seeing the red burner lit up an hour after we finished cooking. We have just dealt with it for a while, and figured out how to get it to turn off. Tonight the stove wouldn’t turn off at all and we had to unplug it. This is very scary, and we will need to replace it.

    Model

    WEE730H0DS0

    Serial number

    R63760309

    Where

    Myrtle Beach, South Carolina: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 47, Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

88. No one hurt

    Made Aug 2, 2022 · , sent to the company Aug 5, 2022 · , published by CPSC Aug 19, 2022

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool Electric range

    One of the burners on my stove turns to high by itself even though the dial is only pointed to to medium low. The burner turns bright red and stays red until you turn the burner off completely.

    Model

    WFE320M0ES2

    Serial number

    R90661933

    Where

    Louisa, Virginia: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 33, Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

89. No one hurt

    Made Aug 1, 2022 · , sent to the company Aug 4, 2022 · , published by CPSC Aug 18, 2022

    The product, in the report: Black Whirlpool 5.3 cu. ft. Electric Range with self-cleaning oven. Model Number: WFE515S0EB0, Serial Number: R63673156

    Overnight the right two burners on the Whirlpool Electric Range, Model Number WFE515S0EB0, Serial Number R63673156, turned themselves on. Had there been anything on the range, the whole house could have burned down. We turned it off, thinking that maybe someone had forgotten to turn it off. It happened again! We disconnected the range at the breaker panel. We looked on line for what might be the problem. And we were not the first! Websites told us that the switch can burn itself. Told us how to disconnect and where to buy new switches. Old switches were clearly burned. A [REDACTED] , but there has been no recall of our range.

    Model

    WFE515S0EB0

    Serial number

    R63673156

    Bought from

    Home Depot

    Bought

    Sep 12, 2016

    Where

    San Diego, California: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 65, Unknown

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Other Relative

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

90. No incident, no one hurt

    Made Jun 3, 2022 · , sent to the company Jun 7, 2022 · , published by CPSC Jun 23, 2022

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool electric range with glass cooktop, 30 in stainless steel and black

    My whirlpool cooktop surface elements turning on by themselves

    Model

    WFE505W0JSO

    UPC

    DO NOT KNOW

    Serial number

    R93013836

    Bought from

    BEST BUY

    Bought

    Nov 15, 2019

    Where

    Rochester, New York: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 58, Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    No Incident, No Injury

91. No one hurt

    Made May 24, 2022 · , sent to the company Jun 2, 2022 · , published by CPSC Jun 17, 2022

    The product, in the report: whirlpool 30inch stainless steel electric range

    Product being used was a whirlpool electric range model number WFE525S0hz0, s.n. R8298057. Oven was being used in the bake mode and set at a temperature of 400 degrees. Oven came up to temp normally. After placing our item to be baked and after several minutes the oven automatically switched to the broiler mode. This was indicated on the control panel and a fault code F6 E1 was also displayed on the screen. This was not noticed until contents in oven began to burn filling the kitchen with smoke. The glass burners and the upper control panel became so hot I was not unable touch them as I was trying to pull the oven away from the wall. Trying to cancel the function using the key pad did not work. Only when I tripped the circuit breakers did the broiler element stop what seemed like an uncontrollable runaway temperature. Now the broiler element continues to heat up although at a lower temperature and without any indication when there is power to the range.

    Model

    WFE525S0HZ0

    Serial number

    R8298057

    Bought from

    Home Depot

    Bought

    Jul 10, 2018

    Where

    Canton, Michigan: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 70, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

92. No one hurt

    Made May 13, 2022 · , sent to the company May 26, 2022 · , published by CPSC Jun 10, 2022

    The product, in the report: White electric stove

    electrical components of stove caught on fire

    Model

    WFE320M0JW1

    Serial number

    N/A

    Where

    Delran, New Jersey: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Unknown

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Unspecified

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

93. No one hurt

    Made Apr 11, 2022 · , sent to the company Apr 14, 2022 · , published by CPSC Apr 28, 2022

    The product, in the report: 5 burner glass top stove all electric stainless

    I was baking a pizza at 400° it was on approximately 10 minutes when there was an explosion of glass from the door when it popped it sounded very loud like a bomb had been dropped in the kitchen! The glass exploded and proceeded to fall out of the door onto the floor. I am a 60 year old woman who has been cooking 45 years and I have never seen this happen! If my granddaughters would have been here there would’ve been injuries luckily they weren’t here and I was around the corner from the stove talking with my daughter when this happened.

    Model

    W11027380

    Bought from

    Lowes in D’Iberville, Mississippi

    Bought

    Nov 25, 2020

    Where

    Biloxi, Mississippi: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 60, Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

94. First aid

    Made Mar 24, 2022 · , sent to the company Mar 28, 2022 · , published by CPSC Apr 11, 2022

    The product, in the report: WHIRPOOL RANGE MODEL WFE505W0JZ0 SN RA0912573 Whirlpool 5.3 cu. ft. ELECTRIC Freestanding Range with Frozen Bake Technology, Stainless Steel

    MY FRIEND GOT A CUT IN HIS HAND WHILE CLEANING THE HEATING ELEMENT OF OUR WHIRLPOOL RANGE MODEL WFE505W0JZO SN RA0912573. THE RANGE HAS A VERY SHARP EDGE UNDER THE PANEL THAT HAS THE KNOBS,

    Model

    WFE505W0JZ0

    Serial number

    RA0912573

    Bought from

    COSTCO ONLINE STORE

    Bought

    May 25, 2021, about then

    Where

    Puerto Rico: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 79, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Friend / Neighbor / Co-worker

    As this report names them

    Brand WHIRLPOOL, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional

95. No one hurt

    Made Mar 3, 2022 · , sent to the company Mar 8, 2022 · , published by CPSC Mar 22, 2022

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool Gold electric range. Black glass top. Stainless outside self cleaning 30 inch wide. Slide in.

    Our electric stove , two burners went on by themselves to the highest setting and caused a fire

    Model

    Gold ModGY396LXPS03

    Serial number

    XU3012708

    Where

    Clearwater, Florida: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 70, Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool Gold, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

96. No one hurt

    Made Feb 28, 2022 · , sent to the company Mar 10, 2022 · , published by CPSC Mar 24, 2022

    The product, in the report: Electric glass cooktop

    Caller is reporting that his glass cooktop range has a failure one of the burner spontaneously comes on by itself. He stated that this incident has been ongoing for approximately 3-4 months. He stated that he contacted the manufacturer but they were offering to send a service technician which would take about 2 weeks and advise that he would need to purchase parts for the unit.

    Caller stated that he should not have to purchase parts for a stove that is defective and can cause a fire.

    Caller stated that he feels that this cooktop is a fire hazard and should be reported.

    Model

    W10432689A

    Bought from

    Not sure, South Carolina

    Bought

    Feb 4, 2017

    Where

    Pelion, South Carolina: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

97. No one hurt

    Made Dec 27, 2021 · , sent to the company Jan 27, 2022 · , published by CPSC Feb 10, 2022

    The product, in the report: Electric, double oven

    [REDACTED], built a double wide for the consumer and they installed the appliances, prior to the consumer receiving the home.

    Within 3 months of purchase, any food that was placed in the oven, would burn. The consumer contacted the manufacturer and they replaced the electronic panel, at no charge.

    Next, over the last 2 years, the timer began to freeze and would not advance. Therefore, the consumer contacted his home appliance, insurance company. The same technician came out and replaced the electric panel, on 3 different occasions.

    12/25/2021: The consumer had the lower oven on the “self-clean” setting, for less than 30 minutes, when the inner oven glass shattered. The inner glass is similar to a window on the inside door.

    12/27/2021: The consumer called the manufacturer and reported the problem to a rep. Their rep. asked if he had the mfr’s extended coverage on the oven and the consumer said no, because he has extended appliance coverage, through his homeowner’s insurance. The rep. then said their warranty was only good for 1 year and she offered the consumer a list of local service companies, he could call. Nothing else transpired.

    The consumer is also concerned that this problem could occur with the upper oven.

    Model

    WOD51EC0AS03

    Serial number

    D52514057

    Bought

    Oct 13, 2015

    Where

    Franford, Delaware: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Unspecified

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

98. No one hurt

    Made Sep 28, 2021 · , sent to the company Oct 22, 2021 · , published by CPSC Nov 5, 2021

    The product, in the report: electric range Date manufactured: 2016

    (09/23/2021) The consumer stated that the control panel is located in the center front of the range and are easily depressed.

    The consumer stated that she was in the shower when she smelled something burning. When she went to check, her cat, who was on the counter, was able to turn on one of the burners. When this happened, the burner was automatically set to the highest setting.

    (09/24/2021)The consumer contacted the firm to see if there were any child safety covers for the knobs. She was advised that none were available.

    Model

    WEC31050FW0

    Serial number

    R64210592

    Bought from

    in home

    Where

    Harlingen, Texas: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

99. No one hurt

    Made Sep 26, 2021 · , sent to the company Oct 5, 2021 · , published by CPSC Oct 20, 2021

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool Convection range, oven. With “AquaLift” cleaning. Less than three years old. Model WFE540H0ES0

    Turned my 3-year-old Whirlpool convection oven on to 350 degrees to preheat while preparing cake batter. This range has a “hidden” bottom heating element underneath the bottom surface of the oven. The oven heated to the set temperature. Approximately 3 minutes after placing the glass cake pan into the oven, I heard a snapping, popping sound. Fortunately, I was standing next to the oven to hear it. When I opened the oven door, I could see bright orange flames and hear sparks underneath the bottom of the oven. I turned the oven off and the snapping stopped. I pulled the range away from the wall and unplugged it. Nothing had dripped into the space under the floor of the oven. I removed the back panel and all the wiring at the cable terminal was intact and tight. The short circuit must be coming from the wiring or electrical board components inside the oven housing. Had I not been standing next to the oven to hear the problem as soon as it occurred and been there to turn it off, I fear it would have caused a major house fire. We are supposed to be able to “program” bake times and walk away from items while they are baking. I don’t know that I will feel secure again leaving the kitchen while something is baking. I will not buy another oven where the heating element is NOT within the main oven area.

    Model

    WFE540H0ES0

    Serial number

    R52121549

    Bought from

    Lowe’s Home Improvement

    Bought

    Aug 31, 2018, about then

    Where

    Liberty, North Carolina: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 56, Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Self

    As this report names them

    Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

100. No one hurt

     Made Sep 4, 2021 · , sent to the company Sep 9, 2021 · , published by CPSC Sep 23, 2021

     The product, in the report: Whirlpool Electric Range W10719734A

     Whirlpool stove burner turned on by itself and would not turn off

     Model

     W10719734A

     Where

     Lafayette, Colorado: Home/Apartment/Condominium

     Who was involved

     Age 60, Unspecified

     The reporter’s relation to them

     My Spouse

     As this report names them

     Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

     How badly, in CPSC’s words

     Incident, No Injury

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