Product review (1 stars): DO NOT BUY!!
Bought the Maytag 4000 series front loader washer the very end of 2011-In LESS THAN 6 MONTHS, it was defective, broken, unusable!! We had to wait for the parts to arrive through the mail (HUGE boxes, about 3 or 4), have some major parts replaced like the basket, and a have a repair person fix it-It was inconvenient, but fixed at no charge-Thought we were good to go...Now it's been a year & some months and it is once again defective, won't work!! We knew we should have probably paid for the expensive warranty coverage since a brand new washer didn't even work for 6 months the first time around!  It seems to work great at first, but after awhile it's average (our clothes/towels tend to smell musty-?) Then it breaks/malfunctions/can't use. Wow! What a deal!  I definitely would NOT RECCOMMEND THIS MAYTAG 4000 SERIES FRONT LOADINING WASHER!  It's NOT RELIABLE! WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY!  Now we have to go to the laundry mat for now & eventually buy a new washer :(  This washer was a $700 machine-What a joke/rip off/inconvenience! Won't be getting a Maytag washer, that is for sure! Aren't they supposed to last several years??