Dangerous defect - At least mine

I bought this subwoofer about a year and a half ago. For that time it worked great until just recently. The sound was clear with a bunch of power. The other night I noticed that the area near it smelled "hot." I immediately unplugged the unit and noticed a black liquid/goo dripping out from under the amplifier. It concerned me that if I hadn't noticed the problem when I did, it could have started a fire. I have written to KHL to see if this was just a defect in my unit or a product defect. I will post their response here. Until I found out this could be a serious problem that needs to be looked into.