We bought a Whirlpool topload washer Model WTW5540SQ0 in August of '06.  I have hated it from the day we got it home.  It's loud.  It leaves the clothes half wet after it spins.  You can respin the clothes & it doesn't help a bit.  The clothes never come as clean as my old washer got them.

My previous washer & dryer were Kitchenaids.  They lasted 20 years!  They were quiet. They spun the clothes out really dry, especially towels.  In fact, I'd take the tired Kitchenaid back if I could get it.  Even barely working it was better than the Whirlpool

I heard that Kitchenaid washers were made...