Wireless phones have become a way of life for many people but one of those phones knocked one woman for a loop over the weekend.

Tina McChristian's granddaughter was full of smiles on Monday but her family had a real scare the day before.

Tina says, "I really thought my car was on fire because there was that much smoke."

She says the smoke was coming from a new cell phone that the family had just purchased two days earlier. It was sitting on her daughter's lap as they were driving down the street.

Tina says, "My daughter screamed 'my phone exploded. Pull over.' It sizzled. It exploded. There's a mark on my seat."

Tina says when the phone exploded, the battery blew out of the compartment and ended up lodged in the car seat that held Tina's granddaughter.

She says, "The baby could have gotten burned. Or what if my daughter had been using the phone?"

Tina says there was absolutely no warning. The phone was just sitting there. It wasn't being charged or used.

Tina is thankful that no one was hurt but she says she's a little reluctant about putting a phone up to her ear again.

Tina got the phone at Cricket but they turned her over to Kyocera, the manufacturer of the phone. She's waiting to hear back from them about replacement of the phone and possibly the car seat.

Six on Your Side contacted Kyocera headquarters and they released a statement saying that they are aware of the incident and are currently investigating the matter. They add that the safety of their products is of utmost importance to them.