Maytag MER8700DS1

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20240823-C6FFA-2147336989. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Maytag MER8700DS1. Source model text: MER8700DS. Incident: My Maytag MER8700DS oven exploded with loud noise and blue light that turned to fire inside the oven while it was preheating. Afterwards a hole in the cavity of the oven was noticed.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20191026-88B71-2147376933. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Maytag MER8700DS1. Incident: Our Maytag range mer8700ds1 oven exploded, fire, and lots of smoke when it was preheating.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20220625-2CAD7-2147355413. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Maytag MER8700DS1. Incident: Yes I have a newer electric range one time it works fine next time the temp switch sticks on maximum heat and burns up food and a fire hazard

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20230327-680C8-2147348457. Severity: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received. Matched catalog product: Maytag MER8700DS1. Incident: Our family was getting ready to make dinner. I was pre-heating our Maytag oven (there was nothing in it). It had been pre-heating for 7-10 minutes when our son walked into the kitchen as he smelled something. He noticed flames coming out of the vents that are located underneath the instrument panel of the stove. He yelled for us and my husband was able to pull the stove away from the wall within seconds of catching the wall behind it on fire. We cut the power to the house, but because the fire was inside the backing plate of the oven, we could not get to it without unscrewing the panel on the back. Nothing would be able to put the fire out without getting the plate off. However, the flames were coming out of the vents and areas around the back, they were beginning to get taller and closer to the ceiling. The backing plate was screwed into place and we needed to get tools in order to get it off. My husband sustained burns on his fingers from trying to get the plate off while flames filled the back. We got the plate off the back and put the fire out. The fire began in the motor of the convection fan, which was NOT in use. Our entire home was filled with smoke from the fire and the burning wires.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20221201-5983F-2147352284. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Maytag MER8700DS1 (Whirlpool Corp, Maytag Electric Range Model MER8700DS1, Serial # R62563138, 3 wire, 12.4 KW @ 120/240 Volts, stainless steel range, single oven, 4 stovetop heating elements. Purchased at Home Depot 6/11/16). Incident: Maytag Electric Range Model MER8700DS heating element catches fire, explodes and vaporizes the metal in the bottom of the oven resulting in a large hole. My wife and I had been cooking a turkey in the oven, at 325 degrees for about 3 hours when she came to get me and stated that she thought she saw flames coming from the bottom right side of the oven. I went to the oven and looked thru the glass window and did not see any flames. About 10 minutes later we were sitting in our living room with the rest of the family when we lost power in the house momentarily and all electronics reset themselves (our town loses power frequently and we were not concerned). About 5 minutes later, while still gathered in the living room, the power went out momentarily again and immediately turned back on. When the power came back on my wife heard a bang while I simultaneously heard a very loud, deep "humm" that lasted about 1 second or so which I assumed had come from the television speakers in the kitchen. Soon after this my wife went to check on our dinner and again informed me that she saw fire in the bottom of the oven. I went to the oven and looked thru the glass window. This time I did see blue colored flames rising up about 1" high and emanating from between the right-hand side of the oven and the floor of the oven cavity. I then examined the left-hand side of the oven and observed the same blue flames there at the bottom as well. I assumed at that moment that the heating element was burning out and it would need to replace it. I shut the oven off using the control panel and we removed th