Judy, we had a front loader set.
We kept the door ajar when not in use, and it still had a smell.
So I rolled the door gasket of the washer open, and there was black mold in there. Could not believe it.
Lot of work to clean, and keep clean.
Sold the set with the house four years ago.
My daughter thought she broke her front loader last year, but (darn) it was a simple and inexpensive fix. She didn’t break it intentionally, but she was really looking forward to it hitting the scrap pile.