Frigidaire and Kenmore Smooth Top Electric Range Recall

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About 200,000 Frigidaire and Kenmore Elite Smoothtop Electric Ranges have been recalled after 126 reports of problems with a defective heating elements, which could turn on spontaneously, fail to turn off or heat to different temperatures than what is selected.

The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission announced the electric range recall on August 27, involving of several models of Frigidair, Frigidair Gallery, Frigidair Professional and Kenmore Elite smooth top ovens with rotary knobs and digital displays on the electric range.

At least four reports involving burns and two reports of property damage have been linked to the defective smooth-top ranges. Consumers have been urged to immediately stop using them until a free repair can be arranged.

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All of the affected rangers were manufactured by Frigidaire, and sold at Sears and other stores throughout the United States between June 2001 and August 2009.

The recall affects Frigidaire models with serial numbers from VF 122xxxxx through VF831xxxxx and model numbers beginning with FEFBZ90GC, FEFLMC55GC, FEFLZ87GC, GLEF396AB, GLEF396AQ, GLEF396AS, GLEF396CQ, GLEF396CS, GLEFM397DB, GLEFM397DQ, GLEFM397DS, GLEFM97FPB, GLEFM97FPW, GLEFM97GPB, GLEFM97GPW, LEEFM389FE, PLEF398AC, PLEF398CC, PLEF398DC, PLEFM399DC, PLEFMZ99EC, PLEFMZ99GC, PLEFZ398EC, and PLEFZ398GC. The recall also affects Kenmore Elite models with serial numbers from VF122xxxxx through VF334xxxxx and model numbers beginning with 790.99012, 790.99013, 790.99014, and 790.99019.

The model and serial numbers are located on a sticker at the base of the unit and can be seen by opening the range drawer.

Consumers can contact Frigidaire or Sears to schedule free repairs, or visit www.SmoothTopRangeRecall.com for more information.

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Tags: Burn, Electric Range Recall, Oven Recall, Sears

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110 Comments

Darryl
I have the same problem on a stove not covered! Right front burner comes on HIGH all by itself and breaker has to be tripped to shut it off!
Anna
We had a house fire 3 weeks ago and knew that the problem was the burner on the stove. I was accused of leaving the stove on but now we come to realize that this was not the case. The recall for the stove came out after our house fire. We are thankfull that no one was home at the time and nobody was injured but our house sustained approx $50K in damages…. At the time of the fire we had no idea that these stoves were such a fire hazzard… Now my question will be will Sears foot the bill for the damages to our house….. I am thankfull that my daughter and our dogs were with me so that the out come could have been alot worse or it could have came on during the night when we were all sleeping… Materials can be replaced but people can not… So why did Sears wait so long in alerting the public if this problem has been going on since 2001… This is poor judgement on Sears part!
Susan
Our Kenmore is not on the recall list, but should be. Our oven spontaneously turned on, kept getting hotter and hotter until it was glowing and wouldn’t turn off until we turned off the breaker. Sounds very similar. Watch for Kenmore Ultra Bake with serial numbers starting RK
John
I have one of the stove s on recall. They are sending a tech. to fix the problem. I am also getting free filters for the fridge. These total about 100.00 This at least some compensation If you have there fridge ask for these.
Tom
I have a Kenmore Range model #790.95420300 that is doing the same thing. It is not on the recall list it turned on three times last night after it was turned off. The only way to turn it off is to turn the control on and off a few times and hope it stays off. The only way Sears will do anything about it is to charge for a service call. I called the national customer service and got the runaround when I asked for a supervisor I was told that the supervisor could not help me. I them that the call was being recorded and I was told that I could not record them. She told me she was going to disconnect the call and hung up on me.
Becky
This has happned with my Kenmore. The oven would not shut off and we had to turn off the breakr in the basement to get it to turn off. We called Sears and scheduled an appointment with a no show. When we called about the no-show, they said we never had an appointment and could not send anyone for several days. We then called a vendor who serviced the Kenmore and paid close to $200 to get it repaired and also had to pay for the cardboard insert for the controls aroudn $45.00 so we could see to operate the stove.
Lianne
the model number of my stove is 79095372801. purchased 3 months ago. One of the burners goes on by itself. does not get red hot just warm and does not shut off unless I shut off the breaker. the repair man came and told me it has to be a bad switch. that is all it can be.. I post this because this model is not listed and definately has the same fire hazzard.
PHYLLIS
MY STOVE IS ON EVEN AFTER YOU TURN OFF. IT’S ON AGAIN MUST BE CAREFUL AT ALL TIMES WHEN USING THIS STOVE FIRE HAZZARD!
Dolores
I am one of 126 consumers that had this exact problem 2 times…yes 2 times: 10-8-07 and 3-24-08. When it happened the second time, I even asked the repair person if others had been having a problem. Of course, his remark was an infactic “NO”. Had I had a grandchild here visiting, it could have been disasterous. Or, had I been in another part of the house when this burner was BLAZNG, I may have been just a deceased statistic today. It was the same burner each time it was repaired. Red flags should have been all over this one, for sure! I have been paying for an “Extended Service Contract” for years. Will I be reimbursed for this? Sure, when the repairman came it was covered because of the Extended Service Contract, but now all these people that will be part of the recall will have to pay “nothing” to have this serious problem taken care of. Now, I ask you……does that seem fair????? All of us that have this contract, should be reimbursed for the money out of our pockets every year.
Susan
This has happened to us with our Kenmore. We had it where the oven would shut off either. We had to turn off the breaker in our basement to get it to turn off.
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