I have been using this washer for 4 years now.  It does not live up the Maytag top loader that I had used for 20 years.  Aside from the recalls, the interior gasket gets mouldy if the door is not left ajar after each use.  Even then, mould grows and a bleach load is needed.  You also can but a special ie:expensive product designed to remove this build up.  The rim of the tub is razor sharp and I have scars on my fingers from reaching in to gather my clothes and ending up slicing the tips of my fingers.  Not pretty.  I have kids who get dirty and trying to wash their clothes required the...