Product
Whirlpool WMH53520CS
Category
Kitchen Appliance
Report number
20170113-A1F03-2147408127
Ownership age
About 27 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)
Failure type
Overheating
Incident narrative
SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20170113-A1F03-2147408127. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Whirlpool WMH53520CS. Source model text: WMH53520CS-1. Incident: My Whirlpool microwave is turning on by itself, I had to unplug the unit for it to stop. Created a smoke smell during this process.
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