Whirlpool are the absolute WORST appliances. Bought the 4 piece for my kitchen 5 years ago. The refrigerator ice maker stopped working 18 months in. Appliance repair guy wanted $450 to replace the main harness that Whirlpool admitted was poorly designed. The cost was in the labor. The grommet between the ice maker that is in the frig and the freezer kept falling off leading to ice particles building up that have to be cleaned periodically. The dishwasher was worse. Wheels and brackets were falling off of the dish holders from day 1 almost. We made medium size pile out of them. The dishwasher doesn’t even come close to drying the dishes, never did. NEVER BUY WHIRLPOOL.
Sears was my worst appliance. Its dehumidifier ran hot and loud, and stopped working after only one year. I’m not surprised Sears went bust.
A good friend of mine at work... his father worked for Maytag. He sold me on Maytag and I was never disappointed with them. To this day.
We, on the other hand, have had mostly good luck with Whirlpool appliances. Our Whirlpool washer and dryer are both around 20 years old and still working fine, though I've had to do some surgery on the washer a few times. The thing is, I've always avoided the fancy electronics and stuck to simpler, more functional appliances. The only "fancy" Whirlpool we ever bought was a dishwasher with the latest (at that time) electronics - it lasted 3 years and poof. I learned to wash clothes using my mom's old Maytag with a wringer and a separate rinse tub, so I don't need fancy. I was recently offered a top of the line LG washer and dryer set for relative peanuts - the controls on the washer looked like a cockpit. Turned it down and stuck with old reliable.