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Product

Maytag Maytag Gemini MGR6875ADS

Category

Kitchen Appliance

Report number

20130508-DF432-2147456308

Ownership age

About 124 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20130508-DF432-2147456308. Matched catalog product: Maytag Maytag Gemini MGR6875ADS. Source model text: "Gemini Series" electric Oven/Stove MER6872BAS. Incident: I wanted to alert you to a possible FIRE HAZARD in an electric oven/stove that I own (Maytag Gemini series), and whose model number is MER6872BAS. Recently, the rocker-type switch on the right side of the control panel that allows the user to switch between a large and a small stove burner (manufacturer's Part #74006467) became "frozen"/inoperable. Around that time it was noticed that an electrical burning smell was experienced but the source was never pinpointed. Upon further investigation, it was found that the switch apparently became very overheated and actually melted the interior components of the switch as well as the exterior housing.

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