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LG Refrigerator Class Action Lawsuit
By Sarah Pierce
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A design defect in certain LG refrigerator models causes the interior light to stay on after the doors are closed, resulting in overheating, food spoilage, melted plastic and risk of serious fire hazard, according to a class action lawsuit filed in federal court in New Jersey. The defect alleged in the lawsuit involves “French door” refrigerator models sold since 2005.
The lawsuit claims the lights in these models become so hot that they melt parts of the refrigerator that touch the lights, including the plastic covering the lights. In addition to producing a burning smell and obvious fire risk, the lawsuit claims consumers are at risk for burning themselves on the hot refrigerator parts and for becoming sick from food that spoils due to the high interior temperatures.
The class action lawsuit alleges LG knew about the problem, pointing out that consumers complained about the defect to LG as early as 2006, but actively concealed the defect and made false and misleading statements regarding the refrigerators’ quality. The lawsuit also alleges LG provided repairs that it knew “would not cure the defect but would instead merely delay the impact of the defect,” and had a “duty to disclose the defect based upon its exclusive knowledge of it,” but failed to do so. State and federal laws require companies to remedy products that are defectively designed or manufactured or do not perform as advertised, oftentimes even after the warranty period has expired.
The class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of anyone in the U.S. who owns, or has owned, an LG French door refrigerator with a light that stays on when the doors are closed, including the specific model numbers LFC25760SW and LRFC22750ST. The lawsuit is accusing LG of breach of implied warranty, negligent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, and consumer fraud. The full case filing is available at http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/07/19/CCA.pdf.
Updated July 21st, 2010
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95 thoughts onLG Refrigerator Class Action Lawsuit
Same problem as described by everyone else. Can Canadians be part of the class action suit? Has anyone tried flourescent or LED bulbs? They would stay cooler.
I have this fridge. During the time it was malfunctioning 4 of my children developed chronic GI problems and 1 sever autoinflammatory disease. Anyone have this story too ?
Is there Class Action in Canada also? I also have the same problem. I have called LG Canada and they are send a technician in a few days to resolve the issue free of charge.
ditto! Same problem as described by you all… came home to a burning smell, opened fridge door and a melted light cover! I see a class action law suit out there but what does this really do for me?
On 1/18/12 we too became a victim of the defect. The light cover has melted and deformed so much that it cannot be reused. I also unscrewed the light bulbs to avoid spoilage and possible burns. We have service coming tomorrow, but wil join the lawsuit ASAP.
Our melted plastic Kenmore/LG fridge purchacased in 2007 had the same problems as all the others. The tech said we would have to replace the entire interior of the fridge to remedie the burned light fixture of which we only use one bulb and duct tape to keep the light cover in place . After reading the other complaints i’m wondering if it will be the cause of some other major disaster to our home.
I got the class action notice in the mail to contact sears for a replacement part since I have not had a light in my refrigerator for over 10 months after having the plastic housing melt the second time. When I contacted sears they told me to expect the part delivered on November 21st and then call the repairman to install it. Well that date came and went and I called sears to let them know that the part was not delivered and they said it was on back order and to expect the part on December 30th. Guess what? No part! Is anyone else getting the run around from sears about this issue?
I bought the Sears Kenmore/Lg refrigerator in 2006 — model # 795.77304600. I had the same problem with the lightbulb staying on and melting the plastic cover. Now my freezer is cooling, but no longer freezing althought the display reads 0 degrees. This is the worst applicance by far I have owned. I will never buy an LG product again.
Same problem as others. Bought LG fridge in 2008. This is the second time it has happened in last 90 days. The first time we thought we may have left the door open but concluded otherwise. It happened again with my son coming home from school to a smoking refrigerator and once again burned plastic cover, hot bulbs, horrible odor of burned plastic, and spoiled food. My concern with the remedy of the lawsuit is that is provides for repair versus replacement. I have grave concerns that a recurrence will result in a fire in my home. Then who would be responsible for that damage. Can I get feedback on this position from the legal team?
I have a Kenmore Elite 795.7754 with the same problem Shasta has. It started with the refrigerator intermittently dark when opened. I noticed a crack in the light housing and it felt hot. So I suspected the lights were on while the door was closed and off when the door opened.
Later, the light turned on when the door was opened, but when I pressed the button on the top that senses the door closing, the light remained on.
I called the Sears number listed at the class action letter and was told the parts are back-ordered. In the meantime, it’s probably safest to remove the light bulbs.
They are quoting a month or so for the part to arrive. Has anyone gotten the fix yet?