r/GEappliances

It gets stranger: a Bodewell technician inspected it in person on 8/5, took photos, and verbally confirmed a likely faulty coil — told me I’d get a replacement. Less than 24 hours later, GE called and reversed that finding, now claiming “particles in the bottom,” and denied the claim. No documentation, no explanation for the flip.

I filed with the CPSC and BBB, sent a formal written demand, and was prepared to go to small claims. GE has now agreed to replace the unit — but explicitly on a “goodwill basis,” not as an admission of a defect.

Posting this because a brand-new range catching fire on its 4th use, with a contradictory inspection process and a company that avoids acknowledging fault even while replacing the unit, feels like something other owners should know about — especially given how quickly the story changed once photos were taken.

Photos/video of the fire damage and coil area attached.

Got a Hotpoint washer in 2/26. 4 service calls later and lots of complaining. I cannot believe they only say "Working as engineered" See for yourself.

Last year I bought a ge clear view ac and it worked for one month then summer ended winter came and went and I go to turn the ac on n I get p1 errors the pump isn’t pumping water out of the system ge sent a repair guy to confirm it was the pump. It was he said he’d come back in a week with a new pump few days later he calls n says the pump is out of stock long story short ge gave us credits for a new I ordered a ge inverter ac I got it yesterday and set it up today for it ti be blowing out side tempature air im done with ge if your considering buying anything ge DONT !!!

Model: GE GFW148SSMWW (24” compact front-load, 2.8 cu ft with steam). Photo of the control panel attached.

Symptom pattern:
• On Normal, the machine will not ramp to high-speed max spin at the end of the cycle. Clothes come out noticeably wetter than on other cycles.
• On Towels, Quick Wash, and Rinse+Spin the washer reaches full high-speed spin with the same load.
• As a workaround I run a separate Rinse+Spin after Normal and it spins to max RPM every time, so motor, belt, door lock, and suspension all appear fine.
• I don’t see any error codes or special beeps at the end of Normal. It just seems like Normal’s spin speed is capped.

What I’ve already checked:
• Cleaned drain filter and pump area. Unit drains well on other cycles.
• Tried different load sizes and made sure loads are balanced. Problem still shows up even with small, even loads.
• Door lock works, and the same lock sequence is used successfully for full spin on Rinse+Spin and Towels.
• Read the owner’s manual PDFs for GFW148SSMWW/GFW148SSM0WW. They don’t mention diagnostic mode, service tests, or error code lists.

Working theory:
• This is something about the Normal cycle profile on this compact GE platform, either tighter eco/DOE logic or a false out-of-balance/slow-drain flag that only trips on Normal. Since the exact same load will spin fully on Towels or Rinse+Spin, it feels more like software than hardware.

Looking for help from techs or owners who know this 24” GE platform:
- Service/diagnostic mode entry for this exact UI
- If you’ve used the t01/t02 style test mode on this control, what is the actual button combo to get into it?
- Whether Normal is firmware-limited on spin for this?
- Have you seen any GE notes or bulletins that Normal on GFW148 uses stricter UB/slow-drain logic and can end with reduced spin even when other cycles will go full speed?

We have a GE Profile ice maker. We run it all the time and I just noticed this on the bottom and along the sides. Anyone know what is going on?

Need help.
I’ve cleaned it out and descaled it multiple times. For about a week it works perfectly. No sounds or anything.

After that week the sanitize and clean light will come on. Eventually making this noise. I don’t know what it could be. Any suggestions on a fix for this ?

I found this random screw in the bottom of my dishwasher after install. Any idea what it’s for? Model is GDT650SYVFS.