LG DLG2051W

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20151221-A5328-2147425608. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: LG DLG2051W. Incident: While operating my LG gas dryer (Model DLG2051W S/N 909KWSB00694) I started to smell gas. I determined that it was coming from the front bottom right area of the unit. After researching online, this is the location of the gas ignition valve. The valve seems to open and not igniting during the drying process. This is a major safety hazard as gas could build up and ignite during the next heating cycle. While searching online it seems many others have the same issue with this dryer however a recall has not been issued. Please do not hesitate to contact me for further details regarding this safety concern.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20190701-71F35-2147380154. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: LG DLG2051W. Incident: While drying laundry we started noticing a strong gas odor coming from the dryer (LG Model DLG2051W, Serial #: 912KWUC00846) . The odor seemed to be strongest near the bottom right area of the dryer. I came across another incident report on this site (Incident report# 20151221-A5328-2147425608) which contained a virtually identical incident stated to be caused by a problem with the gas ignition valve. The other report states "The valve seems to open and not igniting during the drying process. This is a major safety hazard as gas could build up and ignite during the next heating cycle. While searching online it seems many others have the same issue with this dryer however a recall has not been issued." I agree that it could pose a serious danger. Gas could build up inside the dryer, get ignited and explode during the next cycle or it could ignite and explode when the light is turned on in the laundry room. Either of the two cases would pose a serious hazard to both life and property. We have not yet contacted LG but will do so. Considering the response given to others owners of LG gas dryers with the same issue I do not have high hopes that they will own the problem and correct it. Please feel free to contact me for further details if necessary.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20161013-B1013-2147412043. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: LG DLG2051W. Incident: Gas Clothes Dryer burst on fire, severely damaging unit and clothes and created extreme risk of house fire. Incident occurred during routine household drying of clothes. Burning smell alerted consumer to pull plug on machine and put out fire. Incident occurred on Oct. 11, 2016. An LG service Technician ([REDACTED]) arrived on Oct. 13, 2016 and determined that the cause of the fire was due to an electrical short involving wires in the machine connecting the control console to the gas burner.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20240624-AF9D2-2147338434. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: LG DLG2051W (Gas heated clothes dryer). Incident: When emptying the dryer, I got an electrical chock when I touched the inside of the drum while my elbow was in contact with the rim of the opening. Using a multimeter I found that the drum is carrying full mains and after unplugging the dryer, that it is is connected to the hot lead of the plug. This can of course lead to a lethal electrical chock. The outer shell of the dryer is properly grounded. The dryer was previously under recall, as reported under [REDACTED] and was later serviced by LG. No other service has been performed on the dryer. UPDATED ON 7/17/2024: [LG sent out a service technician on July 10th to see if they could make repairs to the dryer and I�m assuming that they also wanted to collect additional information regarding the cause of the problem. I took a photo of the cause while the tech had the dryer opened, a photo of the same problem was also sent by the service tech to his supervisor at LG who also told him that they wouldn�t repair the dryer as the damaged wiring harness no longer is available. The attached photo shows the wiring harness that the previous LG tech forgot to clip in place, and which since has been rubbing against the outside of the drum until it wore through the insulation. Because the drum in this design is insulated and not grounded in any way, it ended up carrying the full 120V mains even with the dryer turned off. This is of course both a potentially lethal electrical hazard for anyone coming in contact with the drum and also a potential fire hazard if a buckle or other conductive object makes contact between the drum and the back