Good info
I would bet the dryer wasn’t really made by the company you think it was. even though it is probably labeled especially if you bought it at Homedepot or Lowes
I found out some info on appliances and stores such as Homedepot or Lowes.
It seems that the brand name appliances that are sold in those stores are not of the same qualizy that you would buy in an appliance store.
Such as pot metal parts instead of stainless and plastic parts instead of nylon,and if you need to replace a part the part numbers do not match up with the manufacturer part numbers. So I got to digging and found out that Maytag didn’t make that dryer some one else makes them and Maytag lets them put the name on it. Whirlpool does as well.
So basically its like putting an “Eddie Bauer” tag on a EL Expedition..
That's what the appliance stores want you to believe.
The relabeled GE I bought at Home Depot actually has a lower failure rate than the fancier models by the same manufacturer sold at appliance stores (the exact model is not available elsewhere). The big box stores don't want their appliances failing due to substandard parts either.