Unfortunately this problem can be the control board, or the console LED display board. Both are expensive, and unless you can put your machine through a successful diagnostic test you will have to have a tech visit and confrim which item needs to be replaced.

This is going to be expensive, even if you buy the parts yourself and have someone put them in for free, so you may want to consider replacing the machine.

Here is the service manual. Supplemental info on your model, which is a later generation Maytag is at the back.

http://www.servicematters.com/m...ibrary/docs/16010061.pdf

Good luck

Unfortunately they are right. Although your model is an improvement over earlie versions, getting 7+ years from this model is like winning the lottery. These machines have been a disaster for Maytag

I suggest you purchase a no frills, top loading machine. I strongly advise you to avoid any machine with micro processor controls. If you buy one with those, be sure and get the extended service contract.

The no frills top loader will do a great job, last for years, have very little problems and are easy and less expensive to fix.

Good luck.

Well, like the late David Brinkley my motto is "everyone is entitled to my opinion" so here it is.

The sales people you are talking with probably know very little about washers, but are likely on commission, meaning they want to steer you to the expensive machine. The front loaders do use less water, and do dry the clothes marginally more, but not enough to come close to justifying their extra price or savings.

In our area you can get a direct drive Roper or Estate for around $300.00. This is the low end Whirlpool machine, but all that means is that it is a Whirlpool washer with Whirlpool parts with a different label. If you are uncomfortable with that, for another $30 or $40 you can get one with the Whirlpool or Kenmore label. (If the Kenmore machine has a 110 at the beginning of the model number, it is a Whirlpool machine; if the number is 417 it is a Frigidaire). The top loading basic GE or Frigidaire or Maytag are also good machines.

Avoid LG. They make great electronics, but their washers border on unfixable. There may be a lot of things wrong with American industry, but we make the best washers and dryers in the world. Really.

The basic machines have all the cycles you need. The extra cycles and settings on the higher priced machines are basically marketing gimmicks, and are only marginally useful. They are mainly things that can go wrong. They remind me of Spinal Tap, whose said their music was better because their amplifiers went up to 11, while everyone else's went up only to 10.

The technology of top loading direct drive machines has been around for 25 years. It works, and has stood the test of time. If you have any qualms get the extended service contract. Then take the money you saved and enjoy yourself.

Well, that's my story and I am sticking to it.