I'm simply amazed by some of the comments listed here. No doubt there some real concerns about product disfuction on some machines but the intent attitude to give the idea that G. E. as a whole is "junk" is sadly wrong. Like the man that stated he bought a cond. fan for his ref. and it's broke again, leaving u to think that G. E. won't stand behind theirproduct is clearly incorrect. You order parts from any manufacture that are of electric or electronic in nature or design are not generally replaceable by the manufacture because 99 percent of the time the person buying the part has no tech background and is not totally aware of what they are doing or how the unit works. Why should they stand behind stupidity.... As a appliance tech (not with G. E.)for over 10 years I can tell you that G. E. isnot perfect, theyhave their share of problems just like all the other Appliance Manufactures do, and trust me, G. E. doesn't have half the problems the others do. I tell all my clients, due to the federal requirments for energy savings and the fact that the majority of all new appliances today are more advanced and full of electronics to buy the extended service contract because you will need it after the factory service expires. IT DOESN'T MANTTER WHAT BRAND OR MAKE U GET IT WILL BREAK, AND IF IT IS NEW IN DESIGN U ARE THE LUCKY ONE TO TEST THE PRODUCT FOR THE MANUFACTURE. IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN BUYING A NEW CONCEPT CAR.

All the manufactures have a web site to leave comments on problems or design flaws. One should check these web sites before making a purchse. And Remember, The salesman will tell u that "It's top of the line" if he even slightly detects u are interested. Heck, I even heard sales people in Sears tell customers "you can take the plates right off the table and put directly into the dishwasher", come on, when have you ever seen a garbage disposal mounted into a dishwasher.

It's one thing to be mad, but another thing to bad mouth in an attempt to cause harm.