Product review (1 stars): Terrible, Terrible Washer
I bought the Maytag Maxima washer 2 years ago, for around $700 on sale.  I have been crossing my fingers that it breaks ever since, because I would buy a new washer in a second.  The cycle time on the display is irrelevant - it has never taken less than around an hour and a half to clean a load - regardless of what setting I have it on.  The sensor that is supposed to tell when the clothes have been properly spun does not work; the spin cycle stops and the load is considered done, but when you open the door, the clothes are literally floating in water.  I have to run an additional "Rinse/Drain/Spin" cycle for nearly every load I wash, just so I can spin the clothes dry enough to put them into the dryer.  After enough frustration, I checked into these problems; it seems many owners have experienced the same problems, all related to the sensors in the circuit panel.  It would be a sizable investment to pay someone for parts (circuit panel) and labor to fix it, and I can't justify buying a new washer when this one still technically washes, so instead I just hope it has finally broken every time I go to use it. It has also recently begun leaking from the bottom.  Did I mention that the clothes are very "beaten up" by this washer, and they never come out really clean?  I haven't had white 'whites' for 2 years now.  This washer is a complete nightmare.  My luck, it will last forever.