If you will post a model number and tell us about any related issues (noises, wobbling etc) about the machine I am sure someone will be able to give you some helpful ideas.

Thanks

I think you may have multiple problems. The tearing of the clothes can only come from problem inside the basket, with the vanes or some tear in the basket catching the clothese.

The drain problem may be something stuck in the pump, or some obstruction in the drain hoses. It is likely that a torn piece of clothing is plugging things up inside the pump or the hoses.

You are probably going to have to tear into this thing, and here is a service manual for a similar model that will show you how if you decide to do that.

http://appliancejunk.com/ge/washer/31-9135.pdf