Ge Microwave Door Glass Exploding

Ge representatives say smith s microwave was manufactured by lg electronics for general electric ge model jvm1631 bj01.

Ge microwave door glass exploding.

My microwave door exploded shattered years ago on thanksgiving day while cooking food. Ge agreed to a no cost. If you are a class member who has never experienced spontaneous glass breakage or shattering of the covered microwave oven door and you no longer own a covered microwave as of the date of the entry of an order and final judgment your benefit will be a certificate entitling you to a 5 rebate on the purchase of a new ge microwave oven good. Ge warns consumers about inadvertent damage to glass oven doors including the potential for broken or shattered glass in its use and care guide a statement from general electric said.

The following is an example of complaints posted online by consumers after the glass on their oven doors shattered sic throughout. Many of the common problems microwave owners experience are related to the door s closing and locking mechanism and the simple do it yourself repairs shown on sites like partselect often begin with disassembling the door and removing its inner panel. Yes luckily i was not in the room but my dog was it scared the crap out of her. The general electric microwave class action lawsuit is glen grayson.

I have a double electric wall oven that is less than 1 year old. The top oven was on warm and i had the lower oven on broil high. According to ge what happened to smith is rare but does happen. My mother loved ge appliances so i have many ge appliances at home.

Some of these micro fissures are created when the glass is tempered while others are created when something small bumps against the glass in the oven like a pan diamond ring or metal spoon. Complaints of shattered doors exploding glass. There are a number of ways a glass oven door can shatter but most of them have to do with tiny cracks that develop from something hitting the glass. Ge states this is the fourth report of glass spontaneously exploding in that particular model.

My faith in the brand was shaken when my oven s glass door shattered after three years of light use. More reports of microwave glass doors exploding ge microwave exploding door lvslolo. Posted on may 12 2013 09 21 am link. The company says smith is the first person to report an injury.