Abraham Jewett  |  November 2, 2021

Category: Appliances

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Whirlpool Leaky Dishwasher Class Action Settlement Overview: 

  • Who: Whirlpool Corp. has reached a class action settlement with consumers that is worth between $15.71 and $21.33 million. 
  • Why: Consumers claimed Whirlpool sold dishwashers containing a defect that caused them to leak and the appliance maker has proposed to pay each Class Member up to $255 for repairs and replacements. 
  • Where: The class action settlement is pending in Minnesota federal court. 

Whirlpool Corp. has reached a class action settlement that will reimburse consumers who claim they were sold dishwashers with a defective part that caused them to leak. 

Consumers will be reimbursed up to $225 for repairs or a replacement they can show they had to pay out-of-pocket for due to an allegedly defective sump assembly, per the class action settlement agreement. 

The settlement, reached late last week, has a total estimated value of between $15.71 million to $21.33 million and includes as much as $1.5 million for attorney fees, according to court documents.

Whirlpool Class Action Settlement Covers Kenmore, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Other Brands

Plaintiffs Elizabeth Cleveland, Christopher Redmon, Amy Larchuk, Dhaval Shah, and Thomas McCormick claimed in four separate class action lawsuits lodged against Whirlpool that a defective seal in the dishwashers’ sump assembly was the cause of the leakage. 

The allegedly defective dishwashers were manufactured between January 2010 and December 2017 and included certain Kenmore, KitchenAid, Ikea, Jenn-Air, Whirlpool, and Amana brands.

The dishwashers eligible for the reimbursement must include the alleged defect and have been manufactured within eight years of the repair or replacement taking place. 

Plaintiffs claimed Whirlpool has touted for years that its dishwashers — which cost between $500 and $700 — are durable and have an expected life-span of 10 years, reports Law360.

Despite these boasts, Whirlpool has known about the defect while simultaneously denying its existence for the past eight years, plaintiffs alleged.

Whirlpool is not acknowledging its dishwashers have a defect by agreeing to the settlement, but rather said it “believes that the comprehensive resolution of the issues in the Lawsuits as provided in this Agreement will avoid the substantial costs and disruptions of continued litigation.” 

Whirlpool and Sears paid between $1.5 and $2 million in a class action settlement to end similar defective dishwasher claims in 2015. 

Have you purchased a leaky dishwasher manufactured by Whirlpool? Let us know in the comments! 

The plaintiffs are represented by Harper Segui and Rachel Soffin of Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman. 

The Whirlpool Leaky Dishwasher Class Action Lawsuit is Cleveland v. Whirlpool Corp., Case No. 0:20-cv-01906 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.


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205 thoughts onWhirlpool Agrees To Pay Class Members $225 for Leaky Dishwasher Repairs, Replacements, in $21M Settlement

  1. James Alarcon says:

    My whirlpool I bought 7 years ago a whirlpool model
    WDT730PAHZ0& ruined my cabinet & wooden floor ( 3×2 ft area)

  2. Lloyd W Leftridge says:

    I Unknowingly Purchased A Leaking Whirlpool Dishwasher
    My Kitchen Floor Is Ruined
    I Received An Email And Replacement Part That Is When The Damage Got WORSE

    HELP ME

  3. Judy Harris says:

    Leaking Armana had to replaced wood floorings as well and cabinets

  4. KIMBERLEY QUIRK says:

    I just discovered all sorts of damage to wall, cabinets and floor behind my 2017 Kitchen Aid dishwasher, caused by leaking. Have they resolved this issue in newer models?

    1. Kathy smyth says:

      Damage done from dishwasher leaky seal. Water came up thru wood floor.

  5. Michael A Curry says:

    Add me please my dishwasher leaked and spent too much money on trying to fix the problem

  6. Howard Goldstein says:

    Please add us. KUDE60fxss4 Kitchenaid – fixed this leak once – didn’t know about suit, and the leak is back for a second time.

    1. Angela stevenson says:

      I just found out what’s wrong with my whirlpool wow. So what do I do next. I am 70 years old woman and knew nothing of this until now. My Angela stevenson I am located in Bloomington illinois and my phone number is 309

  7. Elise Olsen says:

    Just had a seal replaced

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