Alan B.
Posted
Poor quality product and worse customer experience.care.
My 7 year old Maytag washer was diagnosed on Oct 23, 2024 to have a faulty controller. At ~$400 for the part it was not worth repairing. Maytag service tech tells me about 15% loyalty discount if I buy another Maytag washer. I order it (MVW4505MW) that day. It was delivered October 31. My wife tries it an hour after delivery. Ear piercing metal on metal noise. Another Maytag service tech arrives November 1. Same noise and he smells smoke. Says it is DOA and should be replaced. He is on phone with Maytag HQ for over an hour - no resolution or agreement to replace. Same afternoon I call 2 times to try to get agreement to have it replaced. On phone for at least 60 minutes. CSR cannot help, the case is now with Safety department, could be 3 days for them to answer. Nov 4, I get a call offering a replacement or refund. The model we purchased is not in stock so I accept the offer to refund. I ask to issue credit to the card I used to buy it. They cannot do that - a cheque must be issued. This is INCREDIBLE. A company that size that cannot refund to the card used to purchase from them. I go to Rona and buy a Samsung washer. Cheque will be 2-4 weeks. Yes- 2-4 weeks! I follow up on Nov 18 looking for update. I get a response on Nov 25 advising the cheque will be sent in a few days. Cheque sent out for delivery Nov 28. Purolator cannot deliver because address is incomplete. Are you kidding me? 90 minutes on phone to Purolator to get address fixed. Cheque finally arrives Nov 29 - a month after the initial delivery. You can judge for yourself whether to buy from Whirlpool / Maytag. I will never deal with them again.
