Google Pixel 6

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20220824-DB56C-2147354218. Severity: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received. Matched catalog product: Google Pixel 6. Source model text: Pixel 6 pro. Incident: I have a Pixel 6 pro and it randomly becomes hot to touch. Moat often when charging. Will also overheat while outside if wheather is hot. Even if phone is not in sunlight. Has been hot to touch many times.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20260527-C90D7-2147318564. Matched catalog product: Google Pixel 6. Incident: The lithium-ion battery in my Google Pixel 6 smartphone experienced a severe internal hardware failure resulting in spontaneous, active thermal expansion (swelling). The expansion forced the physical frame of the device to warp, completely overcoming the factory structural adhesive and separating the glass screen from the chassis.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20260105-FCE87-2147324848. Severity: No Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Google Pixel 6. Incident: I have a Google Pixel 6 that has been experiencing a degrading lithium ion battery that is both swelling and off gassing. It also had extremely high temperatures making it highly likely that is a fire hazard and at risk of a thermal breakaway. I replaced the phone and waited for a new Google store to open so I could get the faulty battery removed as it's too dangerous to send via mail. Google is treating this as a warranty issue and would like to charge $90 for repair vs treating it as a safety hazard.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20260617-1A1B4-2147316451. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Google Pixel 6 (Google Pixel 6 smartphone, Stormy Black color variant, 128GB capacity. The device is a touchscreen cellular telephone measuring approximately 6.2 inches by 2.9 inches, featuring a distinct raised horizontal camera bar across the upper rear of the chassis). Incident: Product Identification: Google Pixel 6 Smartphone Incident Description: The device experienced a severe, catastrophic lithium-ion battery failure. The internal battery cell has severely swollen/expanded under high pressure, completely compromising the structural integrity of the device chassis and causing the rear glass of the phone to crack open under mechanical stress. The device is actively off-gassing and represents an immediate, unstable thermal event and residential fire hazard. Manufacturer Response / Consumer Safety Risk Google Support, Case ID: [REDACTED] The manufacturer was formally notified of this active fire hazard. The manufacturer acknowledged the safety risk by offering to send a specialized transit "safety kit." However, the manufacturer explicitly conditioned the removal and remediation of this hazardous product on an out-of-pocket, out-of-warranty commercial repair fee. Because a compromised, swollen lithium battery cannot be safely or legally shipped via standard commercial couriers under Department of Transportation (DOT) hazardous materials regulations without specialized handling, the manufacturers refusal to provide a no-cost safety replacement or direct disposal mitigation effectively forces the consumer to retain an active, unstable fire hazard inside a residential dwelling space. No injuries have occurred yet, but the property is at immediate risk of a thermal containment failure.