Product review (1 stars): Not reliable--barings go out within a year and a half
At first we were pretty happy with our Maytag washer; it was relatively quiet, did a large capacity (although it did take too long during the wash cycle) and seemed sturdy.

Then things began to go wrong.

Within a year and a half of having the machine the barings began to go out. How do you know if that's happening? When your washer goes from being relatively quiet to sounding like a plane during take off. The design put the support bracket in the back of the washer which put more wear and tear on the barings and caused them to give out prematurely. While there is a fix for this, it cost nearly the same as the washer itself (we would have to do a rebuild at nearly the same cost as buying a new washer).

Luckily, we bought an extended warranty (the fact that you have to do this for ANY product in this day and age indicates the lack of quality of control for most products).

Maytag had a great reputation and name but when they were bought by Sears that reputation went out the window as inferior designs were allowed to be introduced and put out to increase profit margins.

The Maytag repair guy is no longer the lonliest guy out there--it seems he's plenty busy now.

Not recommended.