I bought a washer from one of the big brands, expecting dependable service if anything went wrong. But when it started leaking a few months later, the repair process turned into a nightmare. Appointments got canceled, part orders were delayed for weeks, and ultimately the issue wasn’t resolved. To share what went wrong and how badly it wound down, I posted the full story at https://sears.pissedconsumer.com/review.html . I didn’t want to bash the brand, just hopefully help someone avoid the same frustration.