We have had really crummy luck with appliances. We remodeled our kitchen in 2015. Went with Fridgidaire Gallery for the entire kitchen because my wife wanted the fingerprintless stainless steel finish they offered at the time. Within a few years we had several issues with the dishwasher including the control panel biting the dust that ultimately led to us replacing it just 3 years after we bought it. We replaced it with Kitchenaid because the salesman at an appliance store said they were more reliable. We also choose to buy the extended warranty after our luck with the previous one. About 4 years after we bought the Kitchenaid, something broke in the bottom and water leaked onto our kitchen floor, which is hardwood. It took 2+ weeks to get parts, and about another 2 weeks to get another repair appointment, so we were washing dishes by hand for a family of four (with 2 teenage boys) while waiting for the repair. The oven/range control panel went bad last October 2022. The range was throwing a code and beeping continuously unless we unplugged it. It cost about $500 to replace, but was still way cheaper than buying a new one, so we did it. Two weeks ago the temperature sensor went bad and that needed to be replaced. Same symptoms. Throwing a code and beeping constantly unless it was unplugged. Another $240 to fix it. The refrigerator was fine until about a month ago when the ice maker suddenly stopped working. It hasn’t made one cube of ice since. I checked all the easy to replace things without any luck. A few people I work with recently have had ice maker issues also. One of them spent nearly $1000 to fix theirs and it stopped working again a few weeks later. So, I bought a stand alone ice maker which now sits on our counter top. Keep in mind all these appliances were brand new in 2015, so only 8 years ago.
This brings me to the washer and dryer. We had a Whirlpool in the early 2000’s when we got married and the transmission in it went bad after 13 months. Exactly 1 month after the warranty ran out. The repairman, fortunately, worked a deal for us and fixed it at no cost. It died sometime around 2006-2007? We replaced it with a GE and got a dryer to match also. They both sucked. I will never buy GE again. The washer quit working after just a few years. It would fill to rinse but not drain. I would have to remove the water with a cup. The dryer also stopped working after a few years. It somehow got a short in it and would kick the GFI breakers when you would try to use it. We replaced both with Maytag.
Bottom line is that all the new appliances suck and are not made to last. I had a repair man tell me to go to Lowe’s or Home Depot and buy the cheapest one I could find because they are all poorly made.
On a side note, my parents have a very old chest freezer. It is probably approximately 80 years old?? It was my grandfather’s uncles. I think it is a Kelvinator? Maybe? Still runs like a charm. Only issue was the handle wouldn’t latch so my dad made one for it. No issues otherwise.
