Thread Number: 28796
Maytag recalls almost 2 million dishwashers |
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Post# 439359 , Reply# 1   6/3/2010 at 07:42 (5,047 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Bob, the correct place to post it. I was going to post the same thing, but I CHECK AND LOOK THROUGH THE THREADS TO SEE IF SOMEONE ELSE HAS POSTED SOMETHING LIKE THIS before I post so we don't have numerous posts about the same thing.
Pretty sad. Most of these units were the actual old Maytag style with plastic tubs, but I've not seen model #s yet to see if any are of the Whirlpool design with plastic tubs. I hiope it's all the ones that were produced/designed by Maytag and not the Whirlpool design. If it involves the latter, then that could lead to actual Whirlpool design products with plastic tubs under the Whirlpool, Kenmore ... brands. |
Post# 439365 , Reply# 2   6/3/2010 at 08:16 (5,047 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas)   |   | |
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Post# 439407 , Reply# 3   6/3/2010 at 12:20 (5,047 days old) by washran (Appleton Wisconsin)   |   | |
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i have a portable Maytag... are they recalled also? i love my machine |
Post# 439408 , Reply# 4   6/3/2010 at 12:23 (5,047 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii)   |   | |
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Post# 439416 , Reply# 5   6/3/2010 at 12:53 (5,047 days old) by washran (Appleton Wisconsin)   |   | |
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that would be sad... is this a way for Whirlpool to get their dishwasher on the market? I see all of the new "Maypool" has the Whirlpool guts. |
Post# 439448 , Reply# 8   6/3/2010 at 15:31 (5,047 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas)   |   | |
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Mine is involved. Mine is a "300 Quiet Series" Quiet if you consider a freight train quiet. My '99 Jet Clean was quiet.
This one other than being noiser than the previous machine I owned, and having to have two repairs in 17 months for bad circut boards, and the lower rack rusting through in 18 months which wasn't covered by the extended warranty--it's been a pretty good machine. It does hold a lot a mentioned above, and it does clean. I just think it has a few more problems than a machine that isn't quite three years old now should have. |
Post# 439464 , Reply# 10   6/3/2010 at 17:11 (5,047 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 439472 , Reply# 11   6/3/2010 at 17:44 (5,047 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 439480 , Reply# 12   6/3/2010 at 18:18 (5,047 days old) by surgilator_68 (Maryland)   |   | |
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They are replacing the heating element and brackets. I think it's more than likely that the element was getting too hot. I've seen a few that had heat damage. Or maybe it's like the Microwave recall that should have been addressed TO ALL SLOBS WHO DON'T CLEAN YOUR MICROWAVE.... simply because the only microwaves that ever has a fire were the ones that were never cleaned and full of grease and food. So maybe the dishwasher recall is for people who got the element hung up on something and it was loosened from the bracket and hit the tub. I don't really know except that we got our official communication from WPL today.
As for rusting racks, stop rinsing your dishes or use less detergent. It's really that simple. |
Post# 439494 , Reply# 13   6/3/2010 at 19:25 (5,047 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 439503 , Reply# 14   6/3/2010 at 21:27 (5,047 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY)   |   | |
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Post# 439508 , Reply# 15   6/3/2010 at 22:31 (5,047 days old) by surgilator_68 (Maryland)   |   | |
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Post# 439548 , Reply# 17   6/4/2010 at 07:11 (5,046 days old) by surgilator_68 (Maryland)   |   | |
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Post# 439606 , Reply# 22   6/4/2010 at 14:30 (5,046 days old) by lightedcontrols ()   |   | |
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....here's another article on the recall. Mark CLICK HERE TO GO TO lightedcontrols's LINK |
Post# 439739 , Reply# 25   6/5/2010 at 08:49 (5,045 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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This is a simple service call to replace the heating element and support clips. Its not nearly as involved as the recall that required the complete wiring harness and inner door panel to be replaced. We already have the kits in stock, if you want to avoid the hassles call your independent MT-WP dealer servicer they will fix it for free with many small dealers you don't even have to be home. Here in the DC area about half of our customers will just leave the door unlocked or hide a key for us so its very little hassle to get this type of thing fixed.
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Post# 439827 , Reply# 26   6/5/2010 at 19:53 (5,045 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Just find a local, independent dealer or servicer and it gets done. We are a local dealer/servicer and we're actually doing the kits next day. A HUGE advantage over the 1-800 line... As a added bonus, we're going thru our customer records of sales and finding the affected units we sold and calling the customers. We're finding that the reaction is pretty positive that we're tracking them down instead of the other way around...
RCD |