GE class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: Plaintiff Avroham Sherman filed a class action lawsuit against Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc., doing business as GE Appliances.
- Why: Sherman claims GE Appliances sold washer-dryer combo appliances with defective lint traps and air ducts that cause excessive lint accumulation.
- Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in New York federal court.
A new class action lawsuit accuses GE Appliances of selling washer-dryer combo appliances with defective lint traps and air ducts that cause excessive lint accumulation.
Plaintiff Avroham Sherman claims the defect causes the appliances to fail to perform their central function of drying laundry.
Sherman wants to represent a New York class of consumers who purchased or leased a GE Ultrafast 2-in-1 washer-dryer combo.
The class action lawsuit claims GE Appliances failed to disclose the alleged defect to consumers who have been turned away from receiving repairs or have received ineffective cleaning or superficial repair of components that are not the source of the defect.
“As a result, the dryer’s lint filtration system fails to prevent lint from reaching the dryer’s evaporator (cooling) and condenser (heating) coils, as it would if the dryer were not defective,” the GE class action lawsuit says.
Sherman argues GE Appliances is guilty of breach of warranty, breach of contract, unjust enrichment and fraudulent concealment and of violating the Magnusson-Moss Warranty Act and New York General Business Law.
GE class action claims company knew about defect
Sherman claims GE Appliances has long known of the alleged defect and that the appliances’ lint traps and ducts are not fit for their intended purpose. The plaintiff argues the company concealed and/or failed to notify the public of the existence and nature of the alleged defect and has not recalled the appliances to replace the malfunctioning duct and lint systems.
Sherman demands a jury trial and requests declaratory and injunctive relief and an award of compensatory, consequential and statutory damages for himself and all class members.
In another class action involving home appliances, Electrolux Consumer Products Inc. was sued over allegations it sold Frigidaire ovens with a dangerous defect that can cause the glass window on the front of the appliance to explode.
Have you ever purchased a GE washer-dryer combo? Let us know in the comments.
The plaintiff is represented by Nicholas A. Migliaccio, Jason S. Rathod and Bryan G. Faubus of Migliaccio & Rathod LLP.
The GE washer-dryer combo class action lawsuit is Sherman v. Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc., Case No. 1:26-cv-00453, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
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47 thoughts onGE Appliances sued over washer-dryer combo that allegedly fails to dry clothes
Same here. It also doesn’t dry very well. Had to get it serviced every 3-6 months because it would refuse to dry any of the clothes and would leave them still wet.
Still an on going issue and I want to sell it.
Same issue, lint filter no stopping all lint causing drain pump to fail.
This combo is a pain. I purchased this Combo August 2024. Six months after purchase washer went wasn’t draining. Thank goodness it was under warranty. I purchased the extended warranty because of this. Six months after that the dryer went. Called the repairman filed the claim and for the past 2 week its under “review” i am told to call back in 2-3 business days at each call. NEVER AGAIN.
I have had this combo for 2 years. It has issues with the lint filter and doesn’t dry well. Cleaning this is insane for elderly people. Watch You Tube videos on draining and cleaning the filter. GE do better, we are you ginny pigs you should have done your own testing better.
I haven’t had to have mine repaired yet but I have had to extract huge lint balls and try to get a vacuum hose into that narrow slot. Just this week, I ordered and installed the new “upgraded” lint filter kit. It sounds like that should have been free, as well as sending a repair person to clean out lint build-up. It should have been designed to be easily opened up and cleaned out.