I have had my ninja for about a year and after I made my daughters smoothie today the cup was full of smoke when I opened it and the smell of burning plastic was horrific! It seems as though the plastic or rubber around the blade is deteriorating and essentially melting and burning. I added just ice and water to see what was going on and there were black specks in the ice water and again the cup filled with smoke. I’m wondering if this is an issue Nina would cover under warranty as it seems I’m not the only one this is happening to!