GE UNITIZED SPACEMAKER 3.2 CU. FT. DOE WASHER & 5.9 CU. FT. ELECTRIC DRYER, WHITE

I love this machine, it cleans better than any of the other stacked laundry centers out there. However, there seems to be a huge problem. After a year, it seems like many of these have a destroyed tub bearing due to the tub seal leaking. A friend of mine is a maintenance supervisor and has replaced a few of these already after 1 year. My first machine died after 13 months, the new one is great. But why can't GE fix this? These are made by MABE appliances which has the same issue

I purchased this stackable washer/dryer 3 months ago. I read many reviews before purchasing it and most people seemed to be satisfied with it's performance other then the noise it makes. I thought perhaps the noise issue was an exaggeration. It wasn't. The dryer is as quiet as any other dryer but the washer is extremely noisy. The noises that it makes causes me to feel like it's going to break at anytime.The wash cycle makes terrible grinding sounds and the spin cycle noise is often unbearable. I realize that the water levels in newer machines are set lower then what we've been used to in the past to conserve water, however, I think they are set too low. I've always thought that doing laundry was one of my easiest household chores but the noise of this machine causes me an anxiety for this chore that I don't appreciate. On a positive note, I am satisfied that the laundry does come out clean. I have always trusted the GE brand and have numerous GE appliances in my home. I do think that maybe they are cutting too many corners for the sake of saving energy and water in the production of newer appliances.