Maytag Washer Leaking Water

[matchstick j]

Hello,

Our Maytag LAT2600 washer is three and a half years old and it is leaking water. We had a service technician come out an look at it and he said the center seals and bearings need replacing. He went on to say that it is not worth replacing the parts and suggested we buy a new washer. This is very disappointing because the washer is only three and a half years old. I called Maytag and they would send one of their Maytag technicians out for $175. They went on to say that they would cover the parts but the $175 was for labor. I would rather use $175 towards a new washer rather than wasting it on something that is going to break down again.

Has anyone had similar experiences with the LAT2600 washer?

Thanks

[qst4it]

We bought new maytags last December and by May we had the service man out 4 times. I finaly talked the store we purchased from into taking them back they were so awful. Come to find out a class action lawsuit had been filed on the washers and now Maytag has been bought out by Whirlpool and production of all their washers has been stopped. We replaced the Maytags with Fisher Paykels and they are wonderful. The clothes come out of the washing machine about dry so the dyer only runs for 20 minutes including cool down time. We have sayed a bunch on utilites from the washer dryer being so effecient. If I was you I would run from the Maytags.