Product
GE JGBS 18DET1WW
Category
Kitchen Appliance
Report number
20210313-AF745-2147365377
Ownership age
About 98 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)
Failure type
Fire / ignition
Incident narrative
SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20210313-AF745-2147365377. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: GE JGBS 18DET1WW (GE gas range (propane)). Incident: Entering home after being gone we smelled very strong odor. We finally realized it was propane gas from an electronic ignition GE range in the kitchen due to knob not being shut off. The knobs turn easily if bumped even slightly. We frequently check to make sure the knobs are all in the off position, but at some point before leaving the knob must have been brushed against and turned on. Fortunately the house didn't explode or catch fire. I wanted to add that one issue with the gas range model in my complaint is that the electronic igniters do not turn on until the knob is turned fully on. I was recently at a friend's house where his range igniters began to spark immediately when the knob was turned on. In my opinion this is much safer since a knob barely turned on will cause the igniters to spark.
Official report number: 20210313-AF745-2147365377. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.