Samsung is still facing a serious issue with the Galaxy Note 7. After a worldwide recall due to explosive batteries, the company has been trying to get replacement models back into the hands of consumers and back on store shelves. However, even with a significant amount of replacement devices out in the wild, reports are coming in that the "safe" replacements are still exploding.

So far we've seen six such reports this week, with five claimed to be replacement devices and one with an unknown replacement status:

The Kentucky case is probably the worst. The phone caught fire October 4th and the owner contacted Samsung, but the public didn't hear about it until October 8th. The owner told CBS affiliate WKYT that he felt Samsung was helping him, until he mistakenly received the following text from a Samsung representative:

Just now got this. I can try and slow him down if we think it will matter, or we just let him do what he keeps threatening to do and see if he does it.

Samsung's last official statement on the issue came on October 7th saying it "understands the concern our carriers and consumers must be feeling after recent reports have raised questions about our newly released replacement Note7 devices," and "If we conclude a safety issue exists, we will work with the [Consumer Product Safety Commission] to take immediate steps to address the situation." While Samsung continues to drag its feet, carriers may soon take action themselves by discontinuing sales of the Note 7.

With this many reports piling up, it's hard to come to any conclusion other than that the Note 7 is still dangerous. Many carriers are currently accepting Note 7 returns, even for devices deemed "safe" by Samsung. If you still have a Galaxy Note 7, replacement or not, it's a good idea to return it to your carrier immediately.

Update: More reports are coming in. We're up to seven devices. The Verge has two more cases of replacement Note 7s catching fire: One in Virginia, which again flared up in the middle of the night, and another in Texas. AT&T has stopped sales, telling The Verge "Based on recent reports, we’re no longer exchanging new Note 7s at this time, pending further investigation of these reported incidents."

Update 2: Korea's Yonhap News Agency reports that Samsung has stopped production of the Note 7. If Samsung is finally taking action on this, we should see a formal acknowledgement of the problems soon.

Update 3: Now T-Mobile has stopped selling the Note 7, saying "While Samsung investigates multiple reports of issues, T-Mobile is temporarily suspending all sales of the new Note 7 and exchanges for replacement Note 7 devices." We're still waiting for a new, formal recall announcement.