Product review (1 stars): The Maytag repairman is no longer lonely: he's hard at work.
I bought a Maytag because it had such a good history, but everything today is being made by somebody else, and the quality is suffering enormously.  My Maytag has needed the drum replaced because one of the prongs holding it in place had broken, although, even now, the drum is still off-balance no matter how I disperse my clothes or even when I try a very light load.  As a result of this imbalance, the "bellows" (spelling?)(the rubber gasket just inside the door) has been changed twice. In addition, it sounds like an airplane engine while spinning.  I bought the 5-year warranty when I purchased the machine just on the outside chance that I might need it.  That was the only smart thing about this purchase.  It's hard to know what to buy anymore, and maybe someone out there has had good luck with this model, but I can't vouch for it.