Chris Marksberry wrote:

I too am a winner. I have a builder's grade Jenn-Air that frankly is a
piece of junk! Had to laugh when I saw the prices being $360.00 or so
and up. I doubt if our builder paid more than $100.

I bought the Maytag MDB9100, which at the time was one of the highest
rated machines. I paid $430 for it, after the various discounts from Sears
and various rebates, but the MSRP was $600.

The wash quality is fine, much better than the Whirlpool that it replaced.
I wanted a machine that had the "sanitize" feature, and a water heater.

The racks are beginning to rust out, but other than that I can't complain.
I performed surgery with some heat shrink tubing and some wire cutters,
and it's about time to do some more bypass surgery soon.

I'll pass on the $75 rebate option. If they had made it $200 I might have
considered a replacement.

Your situation would be entirely different than my own. It certainly sounds
like the free repair would be the way to go for you.

Me, I'm looking for a replacement (I think). I've always hated my Jenn-Air
builders grade, but didn't want to upgrade until it died.

I'm thinking of replacing it with a Kitchen Aid... maybe...