The Kenmore Elite 41582 is a reasonably good washing machine, but it definitely didn't blow us away. We felt pretty 'meh' about this middle-of-the-road Kenmore Elite 41582 washing machine.

Q: This past March, I bought a Kenmore Elite top-load washer from Sears. A couple of weeks ago, in the middle of the night, when the machine was not. Christopher Elliott, the Travel Troubleshooter ...

I was pleasantly surprised by Kenmore's $1,530 Elite 31633 top-load washing machine. $1,530 is a lot to spend on a washer, so I expected it to have a lot high-end features.

Sears let him swap his machine for this new front load Kenmore washer with a special setting just for small loads. "I'm thrilled, I'm thrilled. Hey, I like the new machine," said Hanlin.

Last February, Mel Bonner, 63, of Tinley Park, Ill., noticed water beneath his washing machine. He couldn't find a leak, so he dialed the manufacturer's customer service number. Then he held the ...