On 2017-07-27 1:30 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2017-07-27 3:01 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 7/27/2017 2:50 PM, wrote:
>>> We recently bought a 25 cu. ft. Maytag stainless steel french door
>
>> Hopefully it won't require repair a day after the warranty expires.
>> From what I've read here about fairly new appliances, that tends to
>> happen.
>
>
> I am wondering if the problems people are talking about are the basics
> of the fridge or with all the bells and whistles. I was disappointed in
> our Maytag because the door pockets were all so flimsy and insecure.
> Thank goodness the egg shelf never fell out, but most of the others
> have. The meat and cheese tray occasionally pops apart. At least it has
> maintained temperature function.
>
> I was out looking at fridges yesterday and the shelving on most of them
> is much better. The salesmen in each store have different ideas about
> which manufacturers are more reliable. One told me that Maytag went
> through a bad time after being acquired by Frigidaire<?> and another
> said that LG and Samsung had problems when they first got into the
> business but have established themselves. It still shocks me to think
> that online reviews rated Maytag highly, because my experience with a
> fridge, stove and dishwasher is that they were about the worst I ever
> bought.
>
It's like Consumer reports top-rating Subaru cars. If you look at the
frequency of repairs, the CR charts are full of black dots after 4-5 years.