Anyone else experiencing "exploding" batteries with Thrustmaster wireless controller?

[WiiNet]

I made the mistake of buying the less-than-satisfactory Thrustmaster wireless controller. I don't use it often, but the other weekend a friend was using the gamepad and the batteries "exploded." There was a soft pop and when we looked in the battery compartment one of the batteries was leaking. I was using Duracell batteries so I doubt the brand was an issue.

Contacted Thurstmaster who basically called me an idiot and wiped their hands of the problem ("First of all the T-Wireless NW is a very safe product and cannot hurt anybody or anything.").

Anyone else having issue with the controller?

[ChibiJosh]

Nope, mine works perfectly.

[joshofstl]

Something about this controller scares me, maybe because it was too good to be true...

[tsmvengy]

First of all the T-Wireless NW is a very safe product and cannot hurt anybody or anything.

They'll pay once you get covered with battery acid and gain some sweet superpowers.

More seriously, doing a quick google search I don't see any other people complaining about this. Not to discredit your story, but it could be that the batteries you had just had a defect - it happens even with brand-name stuff sometimes.

[decrot]

seems like you put the blame on the wrong item.

it most likely the battery causing the problem. shotty casing.

[DrMoze]

Yup. It's the battery. Unless there was a serious short in the device which caused overheating (unlikely), blame the battery mfr.

[WiiNet]

Fair enough. Blame shifted.