Product review (1 stars): Hugh Disappointment
Having had a Maytag that lasted almost 15 years and took major abuse from my family and foreign exchange students, when it came time for a new washer, I went looking for a Maytag (should I say whirlpool).  I was wrong to do so.  This is the worst machine ever!  Here I am 65 thinking this will be my last best washer and was wrong.  I was finally "lucky" enough to buy a washer/dryer set and I get this lemon! I do 3 loads every other week so it doesn't get used a lot but if it did I'd take an ax to it.  First it is noisey.  I have to close the 3 doors to keep the noise out.  Second, the clothes are soooo twisted into knots that I'm having to untie them before putting them in the dryer (the dryer works ok). And the salesperson said this machine was easier on the clothes! Ha!  Third, I've had the clothes come out dry and seemingly dirty.  Fourth, that stupid lock! Sure in the spin cycle it should lock for safety sake.  But old machines a person could open the lid when they were out of balance and know where the out of balance was and we could fix it.  This one won't open until it stops and I have to unload the entire machine, dripping wet clothes, before it get fixed and it takes pushing multiple buttons to add that missed article to add to the load.  This machine is way too finicky and high maintainance.  I'd get rid of it but don't want to stick someone else with it.  It should be recalled!  I bought it from Sears, no wonder they went under.