Frigidaire, Electrolux, AEG ranges have defective control knobs, class action claims

Electrolux class action lawsuit overview:

• Who: Plaintiff Sandra Parker has filed a class action lawsuit against Electrolux AB and Electrolux North America.
• Why: Parker says Electrolux concealed a control knob defect in its Electrolux, AEG and Frigidaire ranges that can cause burners and cooktops to turn on unintentionally.
• Where: The Electrolux class action lawsuit was filed in Michigan.

Electrolux is facing a class action lawsuit alleging it sells Electrolux, AEG and Frigidaire ranges with defective knobs that can cause the unintentional ignition of burners and cooktops, potentially creating a hazardous situation.

Plaintiff Sandra Parker alleges the knobs on the ranges are prone to rotating as the result of minor and inadvertent contact, causing the burners to turn on without the consumer’s knowledge.

“This unintentional actuation of the Ranges thus creates hazardous conditions — leaking gas or heating electric cooktops to extreme temperatures — and serious risk of fire, property damage, and personal injury,” the Electrolux class action lawsuit states.

Parker notes the alleged range knob defect affects several different model numbers of ranges that all have similar front-mounted burner control knobs. She alleges the Electrolux, AEG and Frigidaire ranges have knobs that lack the necessary guards to prevent unintentional actuation.

Electrolux failed to disclose range knob defect in Frigidaire ranges, plaintiff alleges

Electrolux has known about the range knob defect since at least 2015, but the company has concealed the defect from consumers, according to the Electrolux class action lawsuit.

Consumers have reportedly filed “numerous” incident reports about the Electrolux ranges with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and directly with Electrolux.

Parker says she purchased a Frigidaire range in December 2018 after reviewing the product’s marketing materials and learning that it came with a one-year warranty against defects. Shortly after the range was installed, she observed that it was being unintentionally actuated because the knobs rotate with light pressure. 

The first time Parker contacted Electrolux about the issue, the customer service representative allegedly suggested she obtain new burner stems for the range, a solution she did not accept. The next time she contacted Electrolux, she was allegedly told there was no fix for the issue.

Had she known about the Electrolux range knob defect, Parker says she would not have purchased the Frigidaire range or would not have paid as much for it.

The Electrolux class action lawsuit asserts claims for breach of warranty, fraud by omission and unjust enrichment.

LG Electronics is facing similar allegations in a class action lawsuit alleging its ranges have defective knobs that can turn on unintentionally.

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Parker is represented by David H. Fink and Nathan J. Fink of Fink Bressack; Alan M. Feldman, Edward S. Goldis and Zachary Arbitman of Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig LLP; and Michael F. Ram and Marie N. Appel of Morgan & Morgan.

The Electrolux class action lawsuit is Sandra Parker, et al. v. Electrolux AB, et al., Case No. 1:22-cv-01177, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan.

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