We've been having an ongoing problem with our washing machine. Fortunately we've got the Sears protection plan, because by now for all the times these guys have been out to fix the dumb thing, we probably would have spent enough to buy a new one. We may be getting one anyway....
Every time a repair guy comes, it's always a different person and they tell me the same thing. "Ya, we've seen a LOT of problems with these Maytag washers." Great. I wish I would have known that before we bought it.
We've had just about everything replaced on this thing. They've been out AT LEAST 6 times in the last year and a half. The most reoccurring problem has been that the high speed spin doesn't work, so the clothes come out dripping wet with soap bubbles still visible. At one point it would cycle from 9 minutes down to 6 minutes and then pop back up to 9 minutes. It would do this for hours until I realized what was happening and stopped it.
So this latest "repair" does in fact go into the high speed spin, but I think the internal drum is off balance because when I came out to get the laundry out the washer had shimmied across the floor as far as the hoses would let it "walk".
Fortunately Sears has a rule that if your machine has four breakdowns within a 12 month period they'll replace it. This last repair put us over the top, but I was going to wait to see what would happen before making a claim.
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Wow! That's a bummer. My parents had the same Maytag set for nearly 30 years and it worked flawlessly. Then, about five years ago, my mother finally replaced them with new models. While the new ones work for her, she swears by the construction and functionality of the older models. Too many plastic parts in these new fangled machines, which is a large part of the problem. Sorry to hear you're having Maytag difficulties.
One suggestion, though: DO NOT replace these appliances with a front loading washer. They're crap! I'd like to get rid of mine. Hate that thing.
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