Fire / ignition
Clothes Dryers, Not Specified (127)
96 months
SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20220805-D2941-3849574. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Maytag MED4200DW (Dryer). Incident: Caller stated that while the dryer was in use it emanated a burning odor. He stated that he contacted the company and a service technician was sent out after the cover for the unit was removed the electrical wires had melted. He stated that the wires were rubbing against the lid of the dryer. The service technician informed him that the motherboard and control panel needed to be replaced which would cost over $1200. The company offered to provide a prorated dryer to the consumer and for the dryer to be returned. Caller stated that the incident did not trip the breaker and could have caused a house fire. Caller feels that this dryer is a fire hazard and should be reported. As well as elect risk since grounding issue is suspected. Breaker never tripped.
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Fire / ignition
Clothes Dryers, Not Specified (127)
96 months
Months until failure
96 months
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