Addie
Chef Extraordinaire
And yet we had GE fridge and range in our kitchen on the island, and have the same (different models) here in Colorado, and have never had a single thing fail. I've had issues with Whirlpool, Frigidaire, Amana and some lower brands.
Unless you buy top of the line Kenmore, they are rather poorly built too. We have a Kenmore dishwasher (it was in the house when we bought it), and it's so noisy that we don't run it until we go to bed with the door closed, because it's hard to hear the TV in the living room over the machine. I pray that it breaks so I can justify a new one, hopefully another KA like what we had in Denver. At least it will be high end, quiet running, with a stainless interior.
Today's appliances are all a lot quieter. And the makers have been listening to the public in what they want. Quiet is on the top of the list. You don't want to be in a screaming argument with your husband and the appliance is louder than the two of you. Even disposals have gotten quieter. My last one quit and it was so noisy. It was not a Disposal. This time maintenance installed a Disposal and it is so much quieter.
Parts made of plastic have to go. Even if it cost more in the long run. The public is sick of companies only looking at their bottom line and not caring about the customer. When you are shopping for an appliance, you have to ask about how much of the working parts are plastic. Ask to look at the parts manual. It will tell you what it is made of.