not so far...although our front loader is our first ever and only bought it about 9 months ago.

i am in awe of your purchase! 9.5kg for $700! gotta love that! bummer about the warranty on the old one just being out. always the way unfortunately. mum had this happen with the comp chip in her fridge that regulates the temp...went bust when she was on holiday came back to oozing fish outta the freezer and of course the warranty was like only 2.5 weeks out. she was spewing.