Product review (1 stars): Danger - knobs crack after time, possible gas leak
We purchased this stove brand new in 2007.

The knobs on this stove appear to be made of plastic and metal and we've had 3 of the 6 break and become unusable in the last five years.

It's also easy to bump into the knob so it pushes into an engaged gas-flow position *without* setting off the clicking ignition sparks, which releases gas into the room.

We're using propane, and the center burner never gets a flame high enough to use, so you can't grill with it or boil water - so a third of the stove top is wasted and essentially unusable.

The spark ignition on the right-front burner (that's the "Power Boil" burner) stopped lighting about a year ago, so we're forced to light it with a match.

The push buttons (for setting oven temperature) on the bottom row of the control panel (6, 7, 8, 9 and 0) require an *excessive* amount of force to register a button click. You have to push incredibly hard and slide your finger as you push. Because of this we will often set the oven to 411 degrees (the 1 is on the top row) when a recipe calls for 400 degrees because the 1 button is *so much easier* to hit than the 0 button.

Take care when using the cleaning feature - twice it's caused a fire *inside* the oven that released dangerous fumes into the house causing the fire alarms to go off - when this happens there is no apparent way to put out the fire - you can't stop the cleaning once it starts, so you just have to open all the doors and windows and get some fresh air until the fire dies off.

I have read other reviewers cite problems with the knobs and claim that they cost $60 each. I can confirm that the knobs appear to be a weak point in this oven. I don't understand how managers and employees at GE can be comfortable knowing they have created such a weak/poor/dangerous design and are charging so much ($60?!) for a small bit of plastic and metal that probably costs them less than $3 to make.

Disappointed, and currently looking for a new stove (from any company other than GE) to replace this one.