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GE Model TFX30PPDBWW

4 source-linked failure reports. Most reported: Fire / ignition. Typical failure around 5 yr.

Reliability signal — · Insufficient data · data confidence Very Low

4 confirmed failure reports

Reliability summary

What is likely to go wrong, when it happens, and how expensive it can be — from source-linked failure reports. Counts are reports in our database, not a population failure rate.

Reliability signal

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4 confirmed failure reports · Insufficient data · Data confidence: Very Low

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Most common issue
Fire / ignition
Typical first failure
5 yr
Median of confirmed reports with timing
Median repair cost
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Highest reported repair
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What breaks?

Failure types

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  • Fire / ignition4 · 100%

When does it break?

Failure timing

Months after purchase, using reports that included timing.

What does it cost?

Reported repair costs

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Median months to failure

60

Failure reports

4

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What breaks?

What breaks? · reports

Fire / ignition

Microwave Ovens (264)

Government / agencyIndexed Oct 28, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — SaferProducts.gov incident

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20120205-E04B7-2147470557. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: GE Model TFX30PPDBWW. Source model text: Advantium 120. Incident: I was using the ge advantium microwave oven and there was arcing inside and a fire burned a hole in a small screen inside the oven. The microwave function was on at the time. The ove n is an over the range model and cooks with more than one type of heat.

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Months until failure

Not stated

Repair cost

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Repaired

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Manufacturer warranty

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Extended warranty

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Support helpful

Not stated

Would recommend

Not stated

AI extraction confidence

86%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★★☆ (4/5)

Discussion

Fire / ignition

Microwave Ovens (264)

60 months

Government / agencyIndexed Oct 28, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — SaferProducts.gov incident

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20121202-1F287-2147461397. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: GE Model TFX30PPDBWW. Source model text: I don't know. Incident: GE Microwave Model #JES1290SK0. Put a bag of microwave popcorn into microwave. After about 15 seconds, part of the microwave over arched and caught on fire. I turned off the unit and unplugged it. After further investigation, I found the cover over the magtron was arching and catching on fire. I removed the cover and tried the unit and determined the cover was defective and could catch on fire.

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Months until failure

60 months

Repair cost

Not stated

Repaired

Not stated

Manufacturer warranty

Not stated

Extended warranty

Not stated

Support helpful

Not stated

Would recommend

Not stated

AI extraction confidence

86%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★★☆ (4/5)

Discussion

Fire / ignition

Electric Ranges or Ovens (Excl Counter-top Ovens) (278)

8 months

Government / agencyIndexed Oct 28, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — SaferProducts.gov incident

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20200831-AAEFD-2147370136. Matched catalog product: GE Model TFX30PPDBWW. Incident: The last week of June my GE Induction range Model PHS930SLSS started to stop working. The burners would turn on or off by themselves, or not come on at all but the oven worked. They sent parts, the repairman came out, took the parts back and told me to unplug the stove every time it did this. Then, the burners stopped working again, and the oven. Well, at least before the oven worked. Have 2 roast ready to put in the oven and it doesn't work. It cost us $23 for breakfast yesterday and $56 for dinner. And, this is just for one day. We have not had a stove since the last week of June. EXTREMELY UPSET! Read online that GE has a problem with the wiring at the back of the stove that can catch on fire. They replaced parts, and still it has the same problems; so they replaced the stove this week.

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Months until failure

8 months

Repair cost

Not stated

Repaired

Not stated

Manufacturer warranty

Not stated

Extended warranty

Not stated

Support helpful

Not stated

Would recommend

Not stated

AI extraction confidence

86%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★★☆ (4/5)

Discussion

Fire / ignition

Refrigerators (276)

198 months

Government / agencyIndexed Oct 16, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — SaferProducts.gov incident

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20180714-2827B-2147386809. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: GE Model TFX30PPDBWW (GE Freezer Ice Maker). Incident: I was defrosting the freezer side of a GE refrigerator-freezer. I had turned off the freezer side. I was just about finished removing the ice from the bottom of the freezer when above my head the ice maker, which was in the off position and hadn�t been used in nearly seven years, started sparking and burst into flames. I closed the freezer door to extinguish the flames and then unplugged the refrigerator. I contacted GE the next day and they had a repairman out on July 5th to examine it. He confirmed that the ice maker had caught fire and removed it from the freezer compartment. The refrigerator operates fine now. GE contacted me about the repair but when I asked if the engineers wanted the ice maker to identify the cause of the fire they said they weren�t interested. My ice maker spontaneously caught fire. Why wouldn�t GE be interested. My house could have caught fire if I hadn�t been in front of the appliance. I kept the ice maker as proof. I have pictures.

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Months until failure

198 months

Repair cost

Not stated

Repaired

Not stated

Manufacturer warranty

Not stated

Extended warranty

Not stated

Support helpful

Not stated

Would recommend

Not stated

AI extraction confidence

88%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★★☆ (4/5)

Discussion

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