Product review (1 stars): I could not be less happy
A little more than 3 months after purchasing this washer new, I'm disgusted and disappointed and fearful I bought into planned obsolescence or maybe just a plain old lemon.  I want my old Maytag BACK!  I don't have a houseful of kids anymore and maybe wash 5 loads a week, maximum.  A greasy black film began appearing as a ring in the tub, which I wiped out thinking something icky must have been washed (but yard work clothes are about as icky as it gets around this house).  The ring kept reappearing and clothing started to be discolored and I phoned for service, first to Whirlpool who contracted with a local company who did not show up; then with the seller who refused outright to replace the machine but did send a repairman (who showed up).  The determination was a new transmission, which meant another service call (and time off work).  It is unacceptable to be without a washer for 3 weeks - a washer that is only months old, not to mention the hassle of arranging 3 different repair visits.  UPDATE: The transmission has been replaced, and the black ring still reappears.  Rendezvous arranged (again!) with repairman - at their convenience - not mine.  More time off work, more time with no washer.  Why can't I give this ZERO stars?  UPDATE;  I am now told that this is "lint and animal hair" and completely within the design of the machine because it does not have a filter (after 30 years of washing machines, now this is acceptable?).  Thinking about this machine and want to see pictures?  My hotmail name matches my Amazon name and I'll send you pictures.  I find this unacceptable and want my old Maytag back.  Am I in washing machine hell?