I refuse to buy a product from GE. I'm more inclined to buy a reliable Korean brand like LG or Samsung. I have 3 Samsung air conditioners and they work very well, and just ordered an LG washer (my washer of x years old...it was there when I bought my house...just failed.)

We had this GE fridge at my apartment and the compressor failed when we were away for a long weekend. Fortunately I had the best landlord, who took money off the rent for the spoiled food!

If you have the equivalent of "7 on Your Side" like we have in New York, take advantage of it! They lean on people and they'll cave to prevent bad publicity (or at least for damage control purposes.)