Product
GE The model # is -JGBS60DEK6WW.
Category
Kitchen Appliance
Report number
20140311-9B506-1391337
Ownership age
About 54 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)
Failure type
Fire / ignition
Incident narrative
SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20140311-9B506-1391337. Matched catalog product: GE The model # is -JGBS60DEK6WW.. Source model text: HVM1540DN1BB. Incident: This Spacemaker GE Model HVM1540DN1BB spontaneously started when no one was in the kitchen.The licensed GE repair person reseated the touchpad ribbon after determining it was not worth replacing keypad and it worked for a few weeks, then turned itself on again-this time late at night when no one was in the kitchen. It stopped when the door was left open and then when unplugged. We now keep it unplugged unless needed for use.This is a safety hazard because the cooking chamber was very hot and could have melted or caught fire if we hadn't noticed it. After finding over 100 incidents of this type regarding the GE and [REDACTED] products on line,it is surprising this appliance has not been recalled.
Official report number: 20140311-9B506-1391337. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.