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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59 thoughts onGE Appliances sued over washer-dryer combo that allegedly fails to dry clothes
I have had a GE combo unit for 2 months now. It has not dried the first load of clothes unless it is allowed to run all night. They have sent 3 technicians out already and all I have is a machine that was dismantled by one tech and he said he ran out of time to put it back together. It now not only won’t dry, but it is completely inoperable. I guess I paid over $2,000 dollars for a 300 pound POS.
Ongoing issues with lint, clothes not drying and now it’s leaking.
I have two of the GE Combo washer dryers. I keep getting a fault code 312 due to clogged drain filter. It is cleaned out regularly, so is the lint area. Unfortunately, it is impossible for the average consumer to get to the real issue, a clogged hose for the heat pump and to clean ALL of the heat pump exchange fins. I want to be part of this lawsuit!!!
I have the ge ultrafast combo for over 1 year. It is hard to impossible to keep the coils clean. Also very heavy lint constantly in the clean out by the pump
I bought one of these and it does exactly what is described
Purchased this washer dryer combo with it being the perfect solution for moving laundry to main floor without venting. Immediately after the one year warranty (convenient) expired we experienced issues with dryness (dryer lint was cleaned after each cycle) as directed by the manual. I contacted GE service and a tech did a diagnosis. Was informed that further testing would be needed and pointed to a bad compressor due to heat build up from lint clogging drain. I was also informed by the tech that this model is notorious for allowing lint to go into the drain causing plumbing issues down the road. Considering a new compressor would be around the same price with labor included as what we paid for the unit we now have a 300lb piece of equipment that is inoperable. GE has been no help with the situation and from the information the tech provided it is unreal that this model is still offered for sale given the known issues.