Plug, outlet or extension cord got hot, damaged or melted

What people actually reported

my wife pulled the plug after a charge and it was way too hot to hold.

@tgilmore_61

the 3-prong end felt like it was starting to melt.

@pete_halbrook

mine was the same kind of melt, plug and receptacle both.

@rdenning_

my $15 Leviton 14-50 from Home Depot melted after about 4 years on our 40A line.

@dkrol_72

Mine was a Leviton too and it melted, just found it one day with the face of the outlet all warped and brown.

@nvasek

the outlet was visibly damaged.

@mwexler_

Went to leave and the charging cable had melted right into the cord.

@jlarocque_