Whirlpool WMH53520CS - 2

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20191113-DB645-2147376594. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Whirlpool WMH53520CS - 2. Source model text: WMH53520CS. Incident: I own the Whirlpool Microwave-Hood combo with Model #WMH53520cs - 6 with a manufactured date of September 2016. A piece of the plastic within the microwave began dripping slowly and eventually, the piece of plastic that was hanging fell to the floor of the microwave. This has created a hole in the ceiling of the microwave. This model has a recall but the serial # I have is not included in a preexisting recall. I am not able to find a resource to let me know if the device is safe to continue being used. There is no metal inside of the unit to have caused this.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20260211-30034-5891666. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Whirlpool WMH53520CS - 2. Incident: (02/09/2026) The consumer put frozen spinach in the microwave. He set the timer for 4 1/2 minutes with 30 seconds increments, which he always does. He left the room for a half hour. When he returned to the room, the unit was not running, and the food was on fire. The unit was dead. Earlier someone else saw that the timer had jumped to 30 minutes but they also left the kitchen

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20170124-DE133-2147407706. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Whirlpool WMH53520CS - 2 (Whirlpool Microwave, model # WMH53520CS - 2 Serial # TR51733229 Manufactured: April 2015 Purchased through Home Depot in the summer of 2015 Color: Stainless Steel and Black). Incident: Our Whirlpool Microwave was arcing/sparking and we were told today by a repairman that it was a factory defect and is dangerous to continue using. It needs to be replaced. This is the same model that has already been recalled by Whirlpool. It is model # WMH53520CS. However, our serial number is not part of the current recall. Our unit was manufactured in April 2015 and purchased at home depot in the summer of 2015. Our unit's serial number is TR51733229. I believe this recall should be expanded to include all units under this model number due to serious fire and safety concerns. We also paid a repairman $95 to inform us of the cause of this issue and hope that government regulations can require Whirlpool to cover and reimburse those costs paid by the consumer in relation to these units. Thank you.