They don't want to build quality parts anymore because they don't make money unless you buy things every 5 years and if you do need parts to repair they make the individual parts so expensive it's cheaper to buy a new unit. It's consumer and investor fraud is what it is they like there sales numbers high instead of building quality products that'll last so their projections to sell stocks to investors is always high it's like Enron bookkeeping at it's finest. Part of the reason this is happening is because congress pushed all the "energy efficient" sales pitch to the american public and people bought into it, now we have inferior products and machines that don't last but hey they saved you $10 a year on your electric bill what a deal, right? Here's some helpful video's to figure out your problem.
Motor testing GE front serviceable washer - YouTube
ge washer motor - YouTube