Maytag Dishwasher - Quiet Series 200 Reviews

What I liked about this machine was the deep bottom level.  It is easy to fit larger pans on the one side.  It was touted as being an Energy Star model.  

What I didn't like was that it takes a long time to cycle through and clean the load.  Maybe not so efficient and energy conscious.  For a quiet series, it was loud.  Worst of all, after the initial warranty was up, the door handle broke.  I had it repaired and a few years later it has broke again.  It has two small plastic parts holding it together inside.  The repair man told me he has repaired a lot of them.  They are now replacing...

Unfortunately, I would have to give this model a "Thumbs-Down".  Although economically priced, this dishwasher is noisy, and the washing cycles are long.  Dishes do not get cleaned as well as you would expect, and dirty residue remains in the bottom of the tub.  The dishwasher detergent dispenser door never closed with powdered detergent since day 1.  After only 2 yrs of use, many of the rack uprights have rusted and broken off.

DO NOT BUMP AGAINST THE DOOR TO CLOSE.  If you have kids in the house, do NOT buy this model.  The PLASTIC door latch broke and needed replacement ($85 + Labor). ...

We bought the Maytag 200 series about 3 yrs ago.  Our neighbor gave us a saying for Maytag- MAYbe it will and MAYbe it won't.  I can truly say- we had a won't.  Within a year we had to replace the door latch and now a year and a half later, we have to replace the control panel...an issue I have read that many have.  It has never been what I consider quiet nor has it been very good, for at least a year, about cleaning the dishes.  I want to ask it, "What have you been doing for the past 2hrs?"  Instead of replacing the control panel, we are looking into a different machine altogether.

I've had nothing but problems with Maytag with regards to timely repairs of their units.  My first dishwasher had a hole in the tub and the whole unit had to be replaced.  This process took 6 weeks of back and forth between Maytag and their service subcontractors.  Maytag kept saying that the service tech didn't complete the paperwork correctly and the service company (which Maytag said I had to use) kept saying that  everything was in order.  Finally, after 7 weeks, I got my new unit installed.  Nine month later, this unit developed a leak around the door which the service tech (same...