Comments on: Kitchen Aid Microwave Fire Hazard http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/kitchen-aid-microwave-fire-hazard/2108/ Where the world comes to complain. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:41:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Jim http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/kitchen-aid-microwave-fire-hazard/2108/#comment-16929 Jim Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:33:06 +0000 http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/kitchen-aid-microwave-fire-hazard/2108/#comment-16929 Last night our KHMS155LSS-1 caught fire and I was able to disconnect it before it spread. The electronics are fried. Lucky that I walked in when it occurred before it spread to the whole house. Last night our KHMS155LSS-1 caught fire and I was able to disconnect it before it spread. The electronics are fried. Lucky that I walked in when it occurred before it spread to the whole house.

]]> By: Kelley Henthorn http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/kitchen-aid-microwave-fire-hazard/2108/#comment-16537 Kelley Henthorn Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:32:06 +0000 http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/kitchen-aid-microwave-fire-hazard/2108/#comment-16537 Today our microwave, same model as those above, caught on fire when my two teenage daughters were at home alone. Smoke filled the house and the fire department was called by our security system. There appears to be a serious problem with this particular. Today our microwave, same model as those above, caught on fire when my two teenage daughters were at home alone. Smoke filled the house and the fire department was called by our security system.
There appears to be a serious problem with this particular.

]]> By: Scott http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/kitchen-aid-microwave-fire-hazard/2108/#comment-14890 Scott Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:16:23 +0000 http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/kitchen-aid-microwave-fire-hazard/2108/#comment-14890 SN FGS4514313, built 11/2005, bot early 2006, Today, our unit caught fire...the panel on the right of the inside...melted plastic... probably have to be trashed. After hearing the above stories, I dont expect KA to do anything, but these stories might be useful for others considering a microwave purchase. Scott SN FGS4514313, built 11/2005, bot early 2006, Today, our unit caught fire…the panel on the right of the inside…melted plastic… probably have to be trashed. After hearing the above stories, I dont expect KA to do anything, but these stories might be useful for others considering a microwave purchase.

Scott

]]> By: Theresa http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/kitchen-aid-microwave-fire-hazard/2108/#comment-10861 Theresa Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:51:34 +0000 http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/kitchen-aid-microwave-fire-hazard/2108/#comment-10861 I forgot to say that this is a KBMC/KEMC/KEMS model I forgot to say that this is a KBMC/KEMC/KEMS model

]]> By: Theresa http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/kitchen-aid-microwave-fire-hazard/2108/#comment-10860 Theresa Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:49:21 +0000 http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/kitchen-aid-microwave-fire-hazard/2108/#comment-10860 Please post additional comments... Please post additional comments…

]]> By: Theresa http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/kitchen-aid-microwave-fire-hazard/2108/#comment-10859 Theresa Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:48:29 +0000 http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/kitchen-aid-microwave-fire-hazard/2108/#comment-10859 We are having a similar problem, even after having replaced the control board. This is an upper microwave/convection/broiler built-in unit. The microwave doesn't appear to be on (no lights, no sound, no fan), but upon closing the door, electricity goes into it. OR electricity/heat keeps pouring into it even after it sounds like it has turned off (e.g., I cooked popcorn and didn't take it out of the oven right away, and it proceeded to burn. We end up having to turn off the circuit breaker. It doesn't do this all the time. We can't figure out the pattern, but I'm starting to suspect that our use of the lower oven triggers it. What's dangerous is that we don't know it's on until we happen to touch to outside -- the control panel gets very, very hot to the touch. I'm trying to find even more people who've had the same problem so as to be able to diagnose it, since a new control panel didn't fix it. We are having a similar problem, even after having replaced the control board. This is an upper microwave/convection/broiler built-in unit. The microwave doesn’t appear to be on (no lights, no sound, no fan), but upon closing the door, electricity goes into it. OR electricity/heat keeps pouring into it even after it sounds like it has turned off (e.g., I cooked popcorn and didn’t take it out of the oven right away, and it proceeded to burn. We end up having to turn off the circuit breaker. It doesn’t do this all the time. We can’t figure out the pattern, but I’m starting to suspect that our use of the lower oven triggers it.

What’s dangerous is that we don’t know it’s on until we happen to touch to outside — the control panel gets very, very hot to the touch. I’m trying to find even more people who’ve had the same problem so as to be able to diagnose it, since a new control panel didn’t fix it.

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