I don't have said saw. I am planning on ordering it before year's end
however

Of all the reviews I've read, it appears there are generally 3 things that
tend to upset
people with these saws/Grizzly. 1) Shipping container is a POS and many
folks have
reported scratches and dents in their units. 2) Motor dies after a short
time and 3) the
magnetic switches seem to fail often. These complaints are in the small
minority of the
reviews but it sounds like you've got one of their "Famous Magnetic
Switches". I'd
return it and get the new one and test the heck out of it.

Cheers,
cc