Sharp Class Action Says Microwave Drawers Are Defective

A class action lawsuit claims that microwave drawers made by Sharp Electronics possess a defect that makes them unreasonably dangerous, because they can catch fire.

Plaintiff Thomas Macone says he upgraded his kitchen in the fall of 2017, during which time he purchased a Sharp-branded 1000 Watt Microwave Oven Drawer model Number KB6524PSY. He says that he paid more than $900 for it.

Allegedly, he chose the microwave based on its drawer feature, as well as based on Sharps’ trustworthy name and the advertisements that showed the microwaves as being of high quality.

Allegedly, because of the brand name and the price of the microwave, Macone believed that the microwave would have a warranty longer than a year, and believed that Sharp would repair or replace the microwave if it failed.

However, the microwave reportedly began making a buzzing sound and emitted a burning/smoking smell on or around February 2019.

Macone says that this occurred after he had cleaned and used the microwave as intended. He says that he only used the microwave 25 more times after the initial problem, at which point the microwave failed.

The Sharp microwave drawer class action lawsuit claims that Macone notified Sharp of the problem, and he had it inspected in accordance with Sharp’s recommendations. Allegedly, he paid $89 for the inspections, and the technician said that he had seen many similar cases to Macone’s.

The Sharp class action lawsuit says that Sharp then did not continue to investigate the problem, and informed Macone that his microwave was out of warranty. Allegedly, Sharp informed Macone that the microwave replacement would cost $325. According to Macone, this represented a breach of express warranty.

The microwave drawer class action lawsuit says Sharp misrepresented the nature of the problem to Macone, because Sharp told him that there was not a wider problem with the microwave.

Allegedly, Macone specifically asked if there was a widespread defect with the microwaves, and Sharp said that there was not.

However, when Macone accepted a replacement microwave, he allegedly received a message that said “in consideration of this Information, you relieve Sharp Electronics Corporation from any other claim or controversy whatsoever arising out of an alleged malfunction [of the microwave.]” He says that he was not sufficiently told that he was signing a legal document for which he may want to seek counsel.

The microwave drawer defect class action lawsuit claims that the release of legal rights was obtained fraudulently and based on misrepresentations and omissions, and is therefore null and void.

Macone says that he and many other consumers were injured by the allegedly defective microwaves and by Sharp’s misrepresentations.

Have you experienced problems with a Sharp microwave? Share your story in the comments below.

Macone is represented by Katherine Aizpuru, Hassan A. Zavareei, and Andrea Gold of Tycko & Zavareei LLP; Harper T. Segui and Daniel K. Bryson of Whitfield Bryson & Mason LLP; and by Gregory F. Coleman, Rachel Soffin, Lisa A. White, and Adam A. Edwards of Greg Coleman Law PC.

The Sharp Microwave Oven Drawer Class Action Lawsuit is Thomas Macone v. Sharp Electronics Corporation, Case No. 1:19-cv-12021-WGY, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

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