Product review (1 stars): All quirks forgiven, it just was not dependable.
Our Maytag MVWC400X is now 20 months old and out of order.  I had to unplug it in order for it to stop pumping out the washer as if it is on spin, but it isn't spinning, there is no water to pump, the lid is not locked and there are no lights on.  I tried plugging it back in after a few hours and it is still running.  Any other machine I would simply call service for, but I do not think I will bother.  We will be replacing this one.  This washer is quirky, but it did work. When I finally got used to it I LOVED it.  It washed huge loads with the tiniest amount of detergent and water and washed them well, although it seemed to take forever.  One of its quirks was getting out of balance more easily than a conventional washer.  No problem though, I just balanced out the soaking wet clothes and set the machine on "Drain and Spin" cycle.  After we had the washer close to 11 months, the drain and spin cycle stopped working.  It would start filling the washer instead of pumping out then spinning. Who knows what cycle it thought it was running. We called service a few weeks later and had no problem getting someone to come out and look at the machine.  The service hooked up his electronic scanner thing and "checked the codes".  (Not unlike the mechanics and the newer cars.)  The codes were OK.  He talked to Whirlpool and because the codes were OK they would not grant permission for him to repair the machine!  The representative on the phone had the nerve to tell him that it was supposed to work that way!  Kind of like my mechanic telling me my dead car does not need repairs because the scan is OK!  We have run the machine for almost a year wondering if the cycles really ran properly but the washer seemed to work.  We had decided the "Drain and Spin" cycle did that because it was stuck in extra rinse and we could live with it for then.  We also decided not to waste money extending a warranty that would not be honored anyway.  Now this.  No washer will be worth it if I have to repair it once a year for several hundred dollars every time. I still liked many of the features this washer had.  I may buy a similar machine but not one manufactured by Whirlpool and not without an extended warranty - from the store, not just the manufacturer!