GE Coffee Makers

Jason of Mechanicville, NY August 21, 2009

The GE Coffee Machine Model #169164 sold by walmarts worked well for about 3 months, then shortly after that period the lights on the unit started to flicker and dim out and then the clean light came on so I reset that, then about the 6th month of use it died, the heating element didn't work and it wouldn't brew anymore coffee. I don't have a reciept or a box for it anymore so I can't take it back to walmarts for an exchange but I will never buy a GE Coffee Machine ever again because of their problems, it makes me think twice on buying any GE product ever again period.

Cheryl of Roselle Park, NJ July 25, 2009

I have been using a digital GE coffee maker(apparently the same model i just read several complaints about!) for about 8 mos -then twodays ago the power would not go on,nothing brewed,and i just kept getting "err" messages. I thought it odd for it to go after less than a year(esp . when my old cheap 15 one lasted nearly 5!)So,since i cannot get through the a.m. w/o my coffee,my husband nicely went out and bought the same one again( since it did work great until that point) -to my dismass we opened up,set it up,and brand new out of the box! it didnt work. The power didnt light up,and when i set the auto timer,half the button lit up! lol - and it didnt work either on top of it. so today we are returning it box and all and getting a different brand this time - most likely a cheap 15 one! non-digital.

Lakisha of Sacramento, CA June 6, 2009

I purchased a digital GE coffee maker, #169-164, from K-Mart in March 2009. I have only and I repeat only used the coffee maker 5 times since my March purchase to no longer have a coffee maker due to an internal malfunction.

One afternoon I had a taste for coffee and decided to brew a couple of cups and to my dismay nothing brewed. I read the manual to make sure while I slept I didn't forget how to work the machine, but that wasn't the case. I unplugged the machine (several times). Nothing seemed to turn the coffee maker on. Then upon my last attempt, I received an ERR across the display panel. I re-read my manual to see how to handle that. I unplugged the coffee maker again and still an ERR message, but only this time the message came on every time I hit ANY button. Needless to say , the pot is sitting in my kitchen collecting dust waiting to be replaced with a brand other than GE!

I could not be more disappointed in this brand. I could see if I had used the coffee maker for several years and daily, but we are talking about 5 times that it was used and it was very spread out through the course of the months. After reading all of the complaints on this coffee maker, I only wish I had done my research prior to purchasing, but who ever thinks to research their coffee maker? I will next time!

Susan of Moss Point, MS May 27, 2009

I bought a GE coffeemaker model 169164 aprox 2 months ago at Wal Mart, about 3 weeks ago the clean light came on and no matter what I did it would not go off. This morning after being set to go off automatically the night before, I woke up to the power button being on but no coffee. I pushed the power button off and then I pushed it again. The light came on, and I thought Ok I am going to get my coffee but No, it was not to be.

It just beeped at me like it used to do when it had finished making coffee I unplugged it and reset the clock and tried starting the coffee maker again but NO it just was teasing me as it again beeped. I took the coffeemaker to my local Wal Mart and attempted to exchange it but they did not have one and the lady at the service desk mentioned they she didn't think that they were carrying that model anymore. I can understand why they won't after reading all the problems that they are having with this model.

I do not have the receipt and will only be allowed to exchange it for the same item, IF I can find one and DO I want one that may cause harm to my home and/or family. I am sure that Wal Mart is aware of the problems of this GE Coffemaker (which also happend to have their name on the bottom of it)and they should issue a store credit so that the consumer can get another brand of coffeemaker and not some timebomb that is ticking to go off without warning.

Shannon of Alpena, MI April 27, 2009

We purchased a GE Coffee Maker model #169164 from Walmart on March 18th 2009 and it has already stopped working on April 26th 2009! I did a bunch of research online and found many, many people with the same exact problem. I went to make a pot of coffee yesterday morning and it did not brew. It had power and did its little "click" when you pressed the brew button but nothing else happened. As with many other people I noticed that the clean light was on, but if you pressed it to go into clean mode nothing happened there either.

I unfortunatley don't have the box or receipt for this coffeemaker so we're just out. It's very dissapointing that so many people are having the same problem with this same model and all are breaking in about the same time frame, within a couple months or less. Didn't GE do a test run on this model BEFORE putting it on the market? Shouldn't Walmart take this junk off the shelves? I will be going to buy a new coffee maker and it will certainly NOT be a GE product. In fact I will be thinking long and hard about buying any GE product anymore, they are obviously not concerned with quality control. the only economic damage is the 30 some dollars it cost. It's not about the money, it's the point of it all.

K of Tunkhannock, PA April 26, 2009

As others have mentioned, our issue is with the GE digital Coffee Maker purchased at Walmart. Our grandson gave us this coffee pot for Valentine's Day because his "Nana and PopPop always drink coffee and don't eat very much candy." Worked great for 8 weeks. Then, the next morning, nothing. The heating element didn't work therefore the water would not heat up to move through the system. I returned it to the store on Wednesday, April 22nd. Without the receipt, Walmart would only exchange item for item.

Thinking it was just a fluke of mass production, I agreed to take replacement of the same item. On Wednesday evening, I programmed the coffee pot to start in the morning as I do each day. At 2:30 am our smoke detectors started blaring...the source was the coffee pot. Despite having everything turned off, the heating plate never shut off! Okay, back to Walmart on Thursday.

Have to exchange item for item again! I was too exhausted to try anything on Friday, so on Saturday I opened the new GE coffee pot...it made half a pot of coffee and then completely stopped. No lights, no digital signals, 18:88 appeared on the clock even after repeatedly connecting and disconnecting the power cord. Back to Walmart...third coffee pot returned in 4 days. I finally managed to get them to give me store credit instead of a replacement product.

Obviously, there is a manufacturing defect since I've read volumes of similar experiences in product complaint forums online.

Lori of Holland, PA April 11, 2009

Purchased GE digital coffee maker, model #169-164 from Walmart. Unit leaked water all over the counter, every time it was filled up to brew. I exchanged it for another one. Walmart was great. The second unit did not leak, and worked for 2 months, and then just stopped. I already threw away box and receipt. I am extremely disappointed in this poor qiuality from GE. I always trusted and supported their products. Proof enough (and a bit frightening) is, that I just replaced all my household major appliances...with GE's!

Rachel of Saskatoon, SK April 5, 2009

Programmable coffee maker was set to turn on at 5am as we do every day. One morning it didn't work. When we turned it upside down we noticed the plastic on the bottom had melted. We purchased this from walmart in december. We tried to exchange it but with no receipt they would only exchange it for the same product, however they don't seem to carry this one anymore. I am trying to find out if GE did a recall on this coffee maker, need to wait until monday to contact their customer service.

We were lucky that there was no fire or damage to our counter.

Darlene of Laurens, SC April 1, 2009

I bought a GE coffee maker ...model #168164 back in October. It quit working after a couple of months. I returned it to the store and exchanged it for the exact same kind. I figured I just got a bad apple so I tried another one. I happen to like the design and the features. BUT....low and behold ... the second one stopped working after 3 months. I had already threw away the box and the receipt so I could not return it.

Why is it that everything seems to be so cheap. I remember when the only time I bought a new maker was when I got tired of looking at the old one! Is this how companies are staying in business? They make a product so that it's designed to only last a few months therefore forcing the consumer to purchasing a new product. I did buy a new one but it's definitely NOT a GE!!!

Anna of Park Hills, MO March 29, 2009

purchased a 12 cup digital GE coffee maker from Wal-Mart in early January. I paid 32 for it and the other morning I got up to have coffee and the coffee maker did not work. I was very disappointed as I thought this was a good coffee maker. There was power to it but when I turned it on it did nothing. I'm 80 yrs old so I had some one take me back to WALMART after calling the 800 number to get a new one. Got home with the new one and the stop drip valve was broke. Called the 877 number and was told go back and get a new pot. Why not just send me the little part in the mail.

COFFEE ALL OVER THE FLOOR

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