Clothes Dryers, Not Specified

57 YOF WAS PUTTING A TOWEL IN THE DRYER INJURED LOW BACK DX: SCIATICA

50YOF WAS LOADING THE DRYER WHEN SHE FELT PAIN IN HER CHEST. DX: UPPER TRUNK PAIN.

70YOF FOR EVAL OF RIGHT HIP PAIN. SHE HAS CHRONIC GAIT INSTABILITY. SHE LOST HER FOOTING TODAY, FELL BACKWARDS & LANDED ON DRYER. DID NOT STRIKE HEAD OF LOC. DX: INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE OF RIGHT HIP

80YOM AT HOME INSTALLING A DRYER LOST FOOTING AND FELL LANDED ON L SHOULDER DX HUMERUS FRACTURE

78 YOF GROUND LEVEL FALL, HIT DRYER THEN FLOOR C/O KNEE AND SHOULDER PAIN DX CLOSED FX HUMERUS, KNEE PAIN

46 YOM MOVING DRYER DROPPED DRYER ON FOOT OUT OF BACK OF TRUCK DX FOOT PAIN

34YOM PATIENT WAS WORKING ON HIS DRYER WHEN HE CUT HIS FINGER ON A PIECE OF METAL OF THE DRYER DX: LACERATION OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITHOUT FOREIGN BODY WITHOUT DAMAGE TO NAIL

11 YOF C/O LOWER ARM INJURY S/P WAS PLAYING WITH SIBLING AT A LAUNDROMAT AND FELL AGAINST A DRYER. DX: LOWER ARM INJURY

80YOF PRESENTS TO THE ED AFTER THE PATIENT HIT HER HEAD ON THE DRYER DOOR COMPLAINING OF HEAD PAIN AND FEELING OFF. DX: HEAD PAIN, CONCUSSION

32YOF,HIT HEAD ON DOOR OF DRYER DIZZINESS,DX:CONCUSSION

44 YOM STATES HIS DRYER CAUGHT FIRE IN HIS BASEMENT AND HE WAS EXPOSED TO THICK BLACK SMOKE FOR 5 MINUTES WHILE RUNNING IN AND OUT TRYING TO PUT THE FIRE OUT, COHGB NOT DONE, OXYGEN SATURATIONS 95%, UNKNOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT. DX: SMOKE INHALATION

56 YOM CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A PIECE OF METAL WHILE MOVING A DRYER, DX: FINGER LACERATION

My Frigidaire Clothes Dryer had a fire in the control panel. Fortunately, the fire self extinguished with no damage to my laundry room. I had smelled an odd smell and went down to the basement laundry room to investigate. The dryer is ruined. Frigidaire Model #LEQ215ESO (Item purchased Winter of 2008 from Lowe's, Seattle, WA)

Samsung front load dryer is less than 5 years old and the manufacturer welded seam in the drum has separated causing a users hand or arm to be cut on the sharp metal when loading or unloading items from the dryer. I have contacted Samsung and they are hiding behind the warranty and not standing behind the manufactures defect.

About 2-3 months ago the consumer's wife noticed that the dryer was taking hours to dry clothes. In August 2016 the dryer stopped working and the consumer contacted a third party technician to repair the dryer. The consumer states that some electronic parts were replaced. The consumer states that the dryer began working but shortly after the consumer's wife noticed that the dryer was still taking 2 hours to dry their kids work out clothes. The consumer contacted the third party technician again and he inspected the dryer about 2 weeks ago. The technician advised the consumer that the dryer had a lot of lint build up near the compressor and engine. The consumer was advised that this presents a fire hazard. The technician contacted Whirlpool to inquire about repair methods and the technician was told that this was a design and could not be repaired. The consumer contacted Whirlpool to inquire about this safety hazard and the consumer states the Rep. (name unknown) advised him that the dryer was out warranty. The consumer was also informed that page 11 in the manual states that the dryer should be cleaned every 2 years. However, the consumer believes the design poses a fire hazard and the dryer has been having this problem shortly after purchase. The consumer states that the technician cleaned the dryer but he is worried about using the dryer. Sometime in August 2015 a technician inspected the dryer because the dryer was taking very long to dry clothes. The consumer was advised that the settings were changed to dry at a higher temperature.

Samsung dryer, model # DVE52A5500W/A3 caught fire inside a residence. The homeowner purchased the dryer and had it installed by Lowe's in March 2025. The fire was contained to the insode of the dryer and appears to have ignited in the area of the thermal cut-off on the heating element. There was no interior damage to the structure and no injuries. The dryer was in use at the time of the incident. No previous issues were reported by the homeowner.

On Saturday 12 September 2015 after comments from my wife[REDACTED] concerning the continued overheating of our clothes (too hot to touch at the end of the cycle) in our Sears HE 5T (with steam option) dryer I decided to clean the vent. This is something I do twice a year usually around the Time change in October when I also replace the batteries in my smoke alarms. After a thorough cleaning of the vent and the back of the dryer I noticed what I would describe as a burnt rubber smell I thought it might be the drive belt so I took the top of the dryer off and was shocked with what I observed!!! The electronic module/controller/wire harness was melted and had also melted the plastic protective controller directly on top of the module (pictures are available). Despite this defect/flaw the dryer should no Error code (Trouble code as we call it in the automotive world) and the dryer continued to operate and operate at excessive temperatures! This in my mind put my family at risk for a fire and or shock hazard. There is no way in my mind that this dryer should have continued to operate without a warning or thrown a circuit to stop this dryer. I took the pictures to my local Fire Department H/Q in Londonderry, NH and there the battalion chief was equally shocked (no pun intended) about this device being melted and suggested that I report to the manufacture and Consumer Product Safety Commission.

This was a new product [clothes dryer]; awesome look; but the item; was subpar; and it caught fire; Not only do we, reasonably, need a refund to my mother who is the mom of this [REDACTED] manager; who was the purchaser; owner; I saw there; While living next-door to the laundry; Although, maybe on a few occasions; the lint and other parts assorted in fire; and I knew it was resorted to Sears or whatever; the issue; I guess the issued reason it didn't uphold; not to the Washer; and I think I heard that Washer bang so loud it sounded like an Industrial Airplane fan; And I'm telling; this is horrid;

Caller purchased her dryer in September 2006, she didn't notice any problems with it until around 2009 when it began being much hotter than necessary. She is reporting that her dryer that is not recalled is running at temperatures high enough to have at times burned her clothing and has blackened the vent in the back of the dryer. No matter what setting she uses (which lately is the smart selection) however if she sets it to only five minutes the clothes are too hot to enable touching them. She would like this dryer inspected and recalled and would request a complete repair at manufacturer expense.

My dryer seems to be heating too hot. Clothes smell burnt even when drying on permanent press. Kenmore model 96429100. It may be a potential fire hazard.