Marge and Richard Walter wish they had bought a new one, when their dishwasher quit one evening. "It turns on, makes some noise, but it won't actually start," Marge Walter said. So they called a ...

When an appliance breaks, do you shell out for a costly repair, or spend even more on a replacement? Here's a good rule of ...

If you’re like many of us, you want to make sure you get your money’s worth on your home appliances — and you might not have the budget to pay for a big repair or replacement in the event something ...

Nowadays, consumers treat most of their belongings as practically disposable. An item breaks, and we don't think twice about tossing and replacing it. Built-in obsolescence, the practice of throwing ...

Conventional wisdom says to skip extended warranties, including the appliance repair programs offered by CenterPoint (Home Service Plus) and Xcel (HomeSmart). Generally, they don't pay for themselves.

Amber Lise is trapped in an eight-week ordeal with Best Buy over a malfunctioning microwave oven. Best Buy repeatedly denies ...

COLLINGSWOOD, N.J. (WPVI) -- It took less than 24 hours for the Troubleshooters to see results for one of our viewers. This time the issue involved appliance repair. It's happened to just about all of ...

We spoke with three appliance experts to find the most reliable refrigerator brands. We also asked them for their favorite ...

APPLIANCE SHOPS. TAKE A LOOK OF THE FEW GOOD PATIENT, THE LONELY. REMEMBER THE DECADES LONG AD CAMPAIGN WITH THE BOARD MAYTAG REPAIRMAN BECAUSE THERE WERE NO APPLIANCES TO FIX THAT’S BEEN PUT ON ICE ...