Product review (1 stars): After talking to the repairman it sounded like faulty engineering
Spent the extra money to get a high end model.  I have had the Whirlpool Cabrio set for about four and a half years.  It started making a really loud sound during the spin cycle.  I had a repairman look at.  He said it was the bearing and the part alone would be over 300.00 dollars.  Who engineers something that one part, including the repair is half the cost of the machine?  Whirlpool told me they are man made and too bad basically.  My previous set lasted 15 years.  I would not recommend Whirlpool based on my experience.  The repair man even said the they had many problems out of my model....RIDICULOUS!