Puchased the washing maching back in 2004 and had to have the inner tub repaired in 2007 at a cost of $200.00. When this problem occurred again contacted Maytag to complain they offered me 15% off another washing machine. I told them that the machine was still good and wanted to get compenstation for the tub. They offered to pay 50% off the parts excluding labor. After a little research found out it was going to cost over $200.00 for repair and not sure what the parts were going to be. I contacted Maytag and they basically said that was all they could do for compenstation. I have always been loyal and bought Maytag products for my home and rentals, but have noticed their products are becoming more inferior. I will never again buy another Maytag product. My friend had a similiar experience and the repairman told here to just get rid of the washing machine they are not worth fixing and said it was a piece of junk. I cannot believe a company that prides itself on not having any repair problems are now turning out low quality products. I noticed plenty of complaints of similiar nature on the web about Maytags washing machine leaking tubs. These tubs are just hard plastic and over time deteriorate I cannot believe they sell junk like this and expect the consumer to continue to buy their products. MY ADVICE: DO NOT BUY MAYTAG