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Report Summary

Consumer came home & smelled gas. Consumer reached into cabinet above range before leaving for work. Consumer stated that front handle of range doesn’t protect from pushing in knobs & turning on gas if someone leans against stove. This happened several times.

Product Details
  • Product Description: Range
  • Manufacturer/Importer/Private Labeler Name: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
  • Brand Name: Whirlpool
  • Model Name or Number: WFG530sOES
  • Serial Number: R63610129
  • UPC Code:
  • SKU#:
  • Date Manufactured:
  • Retailer: H&H gregg
  • Retailer State: Indiana
  • Purchase Date: 12/2/2016
  • Product Category: Kitchen
  • Product Type: Appliances
  • Product Code: Ranges or Ovens, Not Specified (281)
Associated Recall
Incident Details
  • Incident Description: Whirlpool range. Can lean on stove and knob will turn to allow gas on Came home to a gas filled house because I had reached into cabinet above range before leaving for work. Seems this is a poor design. Now have put poker chips behind knobs so have to remove to push in and turn to use stove. Whirlpool is sending a repairman to see if in proper workhorses. Just poor design. Front handle does not protect from pushing in knobs and turning on gas if someone leans against stove. Had caught this happening several times while hanging in kitchen and smelled gas prior to worse incident of coming home to smelling gas in attached garage after on all morning.
  • Incident Date: 4/1/2017
  • Incident Location: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Victims Involved
  • Injury Information: Incident, No Injury
  • My Relationship to the Victim: Self
  • Gender: Unknown
  • Victim's Age When Incident Occurred:
Comments from the Manufacturer/Private Labeler
Additional Details
  • Submitter has product?: Yes
  • Product was damaged before incident?:
  • Product was modified before incident?:
  • If yes to any, explanation: I have contacted whirlpool and they are sending a repairman. This is a poor design. Not faulty. If my fireplace would have came on I'm sure my house would have blown up and we are lucky when we opened the door we were not blown up.
  • Have you contacted the manufacturer?: Yes
  • If Not, Do you plan to?:
  • Report Number: 20170426-6EF9B-2147404001
  • Report Date: 4/26/2017
  • Sent to Manufacturer/Importer/Private Labeler: 5/4/2017
  • Report First Publication Date: 5/18/2017
  • Category of Submitter: Consumer