Samsung warned customers Wednesday about its washing machines after one blew up on a Georgia woman.
The top-load machines in question were made between March 2011 and April of this year, the company announced.
“We are in active discussions with the (Consumer Product Safety Commission) to address safety issues,” according to a company statement.
“In rare cases, affected units may experience abnormal vibrations that could pose a risk of personal injury or property damage.”
But Samsung washing machine owner Melissa Thaxton, 32, of Dallas, Georgia, said her machine actually blew up.
“It was the loudest sound. It sounded like a bomb went off in my ear,” Thaxton told ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
“There were wires, nuts, the cover actually was laying on the floor.”
Samsung is telling customers to use the lower-speed delicate cycle when washing bedding, bulky or water-resistant materials. There have been no incidents using this cycle.