Detail Doctor automotive chemicals
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Sep 12, 2013. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Sep 12, 2013the latest report was made
- Sep 12, 2013the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Detail Doctor
- Maker
- Idea VillageMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Automotive chemicalsCPSC’s product type: Automotive Chemicals (code 955), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Household Chemicals, Paint, & Cleaning Products
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| September 2013 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Sep 12, 2013, sent to the company Sep 30, 2013, published by CPSC Oct 30, 2013
The product, in the report: Cleaning product for car interior and exterior
The consumer stated that his son took a brand new sponge and applied the product to the bumpers on the outside of his car. After half an hour of use, the consumer’s son put the used sponge in a dry empty bucket near kitchen sink. About an hour later they smelled smoke.
The consumer stated that their cabinet door, next to the bucket, in the kitchen was on fire. There was spontaneous combustion with the product and the sponge.
The consumer stated that the plastic bucket melted and left shards of the cabinet door.
The consumer sent numerous emails to the online retailer where he purchased the product from, but they have not responded to any of his emails
The consumer stated that the product is meant to be used on the inside and outside of the car.
The consumer believes that the potential dangers of the product should be listed on the labeling.
There are no recalls on this product.
- Model
- Unknown
- Serial number
- Unknown
- Bought from
- Publishers Clearinghouse Online
- Bought
- Aug 1, 2013, about then
- Where
- Medford, New York: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Detail Doctor, made or sold by Idea Village
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.
Sources
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.