This is a front-loader built around a parts failure schedule. The inverter board quits within two to three years so reliably that GE techs call it the cursed Blue Boot washer, the main control board often follows, and motors grind themselves to death around thirty months. GE covers the motor for ten years on parts only, which means you still write a check for $250 to $450 every time a tech shows up, and some owners have replaced the same board twice before the machine turns four. Skip this one entirely. LG's WM4000 series and the Electrolux EFLS617 cost about the same and stay running.
This washer promises the deep-fill tub and mechanical simplicity of old Maytag, but the control boards die within six to sixteen months and the suspension shakes hard enough that owners post warnings. One buyer replaced the machine twice in two years. When it runs, it cleans well and spins dry, but reliability was the one thing Maytag used to mean, and this model doesn't deliver it. Skip this and either buy a used '90s Maytag or pay the premium for Speed Queen.