Honestly your best bet is to throw this model off a cliff there a nightmare and will continue to have problems just like the cabrio, oasis same problems and many parts to replace.

Don't go by what consumer reports say their paid off by the manufactures. They rate LG and Samsung top notch which they are not i work on those things constantly even brand new from the store. Even something as simple as a fabric softener sheet in a blower unit on a samsung will cause the unit to vibrate like a WWII tank. It's hard to say in all honesty alot of the new stuff isn't all that great and it's way overpriced. In all honesty unless your one well water i'd go on craigslist and buy a cheap used old kenmore toploader 80-90 series Whirlpool made model starting with 110 their one of the best things ever made. The parts are cheap and easy to get, their easy to work on and their sturdy not like these new sensitive machines that break if you sneeze on them the wrong way. They actually have a new Samsung model number ending in 2500cw just 2 days ago that if you add too little to the load it doesn't work right and if you add too much to it acts up and doesn't spin out and the timer just stays on forever while spinning and never spins out and this is perfectly normal for this unit. You take 2 items out of it and it works fine their very tempermental and a real pain for the consumer on how to operate it without some code popping up. Honestly something as simple as not usuing H/E soap in a new machine can cause problems such as throwing it off balance, crystalizing at the tub with the pressure tube is and blocking the pressure switch in essance flooding your house because the pressure switch has no pressure and the list goes on and on...........Like i said go with an old sturdy mostly american made product and you can't go wrong. But if you do decide to buy something new be careful if you go Kenmore from Sears, Sears is now selling kenmore's made by LG and Samsung and sometimes Whirlpool make sure to get the first three digits of the model number that is the actual manufacture.

Front loader and top loader it's all a matter of preference really and load size. Oh i forgot to mention the Speed Queen brand i'd say best on the market sure you'll pay a little more but the parts aren't too expensive and if you go to any laundry mat you'll see tons of speed queens typically. There's a reason why they're more reliable, dependable and parts aren't too bad when things happen. Good luck and just go with your senses on what brands you've enjoyed before.