Kenmore 148.45961610

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20150317-975E9-2147434504. Matched catalog product: Kenmore 148.45961610. Source model text: Model #148.23683310. Incident: I own a Kenmore Stainless Steel gas barbeque model #148.23683310. I purchased it two years ago. Last night while cooking for my family the floor of the fire box collapsed. The smoldering hot metal showered onto the propane tank and hoses below. This could have been a life threatening situation for all of us. I shut off the burners. I could not shut off the propane tank valve because it was covered in shards of smoldering hot rusty sheet metal. I had to anxiously wait far away for it to cool so I could shut the valve. I cannot fathom why a grill would be designed so poorly. The metal between the actual flames and the fuel source is paper thing steel that rusts away in less than two years creating a potentially grave situation!!

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20180222-38B5E-2147392723. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Kenmore 148.45961610. Source model text: 148.20125510. Incident: Sears Kenmore gas grill m# 148.20125510 S# RBTN015226 purchased 5/1/16, after assembly grill caught on fire at first lighting due to bad hose fitting, which melted wires. No injury's, called phone number in owners manual and they sent out a new part. Grill had worked great since then. 2/21/18 Last night noticed large flame coming from under heat diffusers. lifted grates and diffusers, found stainless steel burners had rotted and cracked in less then 2 years. also found that the main body of the grill had rusted away in the back where burners are secured. The burners are under a 10year warranty so I called the 800 number 1-844-553-6667 and was told they could sell me the parts. When I explained that the burners were under a 10 year warranty he said they can only sell the burners for 55.00 each(4) and that I would have to take it up with the store that I bought it at. Also gave me a quote on the main body of the grill which is not under warranty at 367.00. Now granted its not under warranty but it still should not rust away to the point that I cant get new burners and install and secure them. After a few very frustrating phone calls with them I started to look else where for parts for it to no avail. But found quite a few negative reviews for this grill and other Kenmore grills for similar issues. Also there is a class action lawsuit for other Kenmore grills, and after reading about that, this grill model probably should have been included. This could have resulted in a fire,bu

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20190513-4AEDD-1873346. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Kenmore 148.45961610 (grill). Incident: The submitter is reporting the unit for posing a fire hazard. She turned on all four burners and placed the food on the grill. A few minutes later, the second burner from the left side fell onto the ash tray and the fire continued to emit from the burner. She immediately turned the four burner knobs to the "Off" position and shut off the gas tank valve. She said the fire stopped a few minutes later. She indicated that the burner box eroded and this allowed the burner to fall onto the ash tray. The ash tray sits right above the gas tank and she is concerned that another incident could lead to a huge fire or explosion. She believes the unit is defective and the parts should not erode after 2 years. She indicated that the unit has been used about 30 times. She contacted the firm (800-549-4505) to report the incident but she was told that she had to contact another department to report the matter because they could not assist. She was repeatedly referred to different departments and each Rep. that she spoke to gave her another number to call because they could not assist. She was provided the following numbers: (800-469-4663) (800-697-3277) (800-349-4358) (800-659-7026)