Product review (1 stars): Save your money and a lot of stress...
I don't think the problems many are listing here are problems with front loading washers in general, just this particular model. I've had mine about 4 years now and now i have to call the repair man again (for the 3rd time). First, a sock somehow got behind the drum, clogged the drain, so it would never empty. That was in yr 1 of owning it. Then the motor went on it in yr 3. Now in the fourth year, the door mechanism is shot. It always thinks the door is open so it won't start.

I did have some mildew issues, but i just use a little vinegar like someone else suggested and it's fine. Oh, and it absolutely eats up our clothes in the washer, but more so in the matching dryer. We've lost many pieces of clothing in there and sometimes it's not even a button/zipper/clasp/etc. Sometimes the fabric just gets caught up and by the time you dig it out it's ruined.

definitely don't go with this model.