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MaytagAppliance RepairSan Francisco, Peninsula and Marin County

Same-day Maytag repair across the SF Bay Area. Bravos washers, Centennial dryers, top-load and front-load laundry, refrigerators, and dishwashers. Whirlpool-platform parts.

$80 diagnostic, credited toward your repair
180-day warranty on every job

Next available: Tomorrow 10 AM-12 PM
WHAT WE FIX

Common Maytag Problems We Fix

Maytag appliances fail in patterns we have seen before. Knowing which part gives out first on your series shortens the diagnostic, and it keeps you from paying for a guess.

Maytag Bravos Suspension Rod Wear

A Bravos washer (MVWB835, MVWX655, MVWB965) banging the cabinet on spin has suspension rods that lost their damping. We replace all four as a kit - they wear together, and changing just the worst one means the next-worst fails within months. About 90 minutes, and the room goes quiet again.

Centennial Dryer No-Heat with F1 Code

F1 on a Centennial gas dryer (MGDC215, MGDC415) means the control can't read its temperature sensor. Half the time it's the thermistor itself, sometimes the wiring has chafed at the drum bearing, occasionally the board. We measure at the harness with the unit unplugged - the meter tells us which part actually failed before we order anything.

Maytag Refrigerator Ice Maker Stops

Maytag fridges (MFI2570, MFF2055) lose ice the same way their Whirlpool cousins do - usually the ejector module, sometimes the water valve. The Whirlpool service module fits directly, and most of these wrap up in one visit.

Maytag Dishwasher Will Not Drain (CL Light)

When a Maytag dishwasher (MDB7959, MDB4949) flashes the Clean light and holds water, the chopper assembly has usually eaten something it shouldn't have - a fruit pit, a shard of glass, a stray olive. We pull the lower spray arm and look before quoting anything; clearing the chopper is a far smaller bill than a new pump.

Maytag Dryer Drum Roller Squeal

That rhythmic squeal from a Maytag dryer (MEDB835, MGDB835) is the rear drum rollers worn flat. We replace rollers, idler pulley, and belt together - skip one and the noise comes back. An hour of work, and the noise is gone.

Top-Load Lid Lock F5E2 Family

F5E2 on a Maytag top-loader means the lid lock isn't latching - the same part as Whirlpool, and usually a fifteen-minute swap once the assembly is on hand, so it is often a single-visit fix.

THE PROCESS

Book it, we show up, we fix it

STEP 01

Book online

Pick a time online, no phone calls.

STEP 02

Tech arrives

A licensed tech shows up on time, ready to work.

STEP 03

Diagnosis

You approve the price before any work.

STEP 04

Repair done

Every job is backed by a 180-day warranty.

LOCAL EXPERTISE

Why Maytag Brand Expertise Matters

Maytag and Whirlpool are the same company on the same platforms, and for repair that is the whole story. A Maytag Bravos washer runs the same suspension rods, the same drive motor, and the same control logic as a Whirlpool Cabrio of its generation, so we diagnose the two interchangeably and reach for parts we already keep for our highest-volume brand. That overlap is why a Maytag call so often finishes on the first visit.

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Where Maytag differs inside the family is positioning: the heavy-duty name, a slightly heavier-gauge washer cabinet, and a 10-year limited parts warranty on the Bravos direct-drive motor. That warranty is worth real money on a unit six to nine years old, because a covered motor failure becomes a labor-only call with nothing to pay for the part. We read the warranty status off the serial number before we quote, so a part Maytag still owes you is never one you pay us for.

Because Maytag and Whirlpool ship through the same distribution network, parts are rarely the holdup. The common laundry failures run on components we keep on hand for the Whirlpool platform, so most Maytag repairs finish the same visit; anything that has to be ordered, like an older control board or a Centennial-era gas valve coil, arrives in about 2-4 days at no extra charge for the return trip. For most Maytag faults, repair beats replacement well into the 8-12 year window, especially on the top-load washers, where the platform has barely changed in a decade.

Transparent Pricing

You approve the price before we start

180-day warranty
On parts and labor.
$80 diagnostic
Applied toward repair if you proceed.
No hidden fees
Approve estimate before work starts.

Typical repairs range $250-$650 after diagnosis

Honest call. If the repair isn't worth fixing, we'll tell you straight - we'd rather lose the job than sell you a fix you don't need.

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MAYTAG PRICING

Maytag Repair Cost in Bay Area

Starting from
$180
after $80 diagnostic, applied to repair
Common repairs
Washer from $200Dryer from $180Refrigerator from $220Dishwasher from $180Range and oven from $200Stacked laundry center from $240
Pricing note: The ranges are typical, not final. You get a written quote at the $80 diagnostic, before any work starts.
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Maytag FAQ

Quick Answers About Maytag Repair

For most parts, yes. Maytag and Whirlpool belong to the same parent company and share a large part of the service parts catalog, so a Bravos suspension rod kit fits a Whirlpool Cabrio of the same generation, and a drum roller kit crosses between the two dryer platforms without modification. Our technicians diagnose both the same way and carry the shared parts once, not twice, which is one reason a Maytag call usually finishes on the first visit. What does not cross is what you would expect: control boards keyed to a specific model, and the Bravos drive motor, which carries its own Maytag warranty. A Maytag washer repair runs from $200 for parts and labor. The written estimate comes first, the $80 diagnostic credits against it, and the work is covered for 180 days.

On the direct drive motor specifically, often yes. The Bravos series carries a 10-year limited parts warranty on that motor, so a covered failure becomes a labor only call and you never pay for the part. We check warranty status against the serial number before quoting anything, because it changes the whole conversation. What the warranty does not cover is everything around the motor: the suspension rods, the lid lock, the drain pump, the control board. Those are the parts that actually fail on a Bravos, and a Maytag washer repair runs from $200 for parts and labor. Where Maytag owes you the motor, you do not pay us for the part. The $80 diagnostic is credited toward whatever work you approve.

A worn suspension rod kit, almost every time. The Bravos top loader hangs its basket on four rods filled with damping fluid, and over six to eight years that fluid escapes. The basket then rebounds off the cabinet on every spin and the machine walks across the floor. We replace all four rods as a set, never the worst one alone, because a fresh rod working against three tired ones fails again within months. The job sits at the lower end of Maytag washer pricing, which starts from $200. Before quoting we check that the machine is level and the drum is not carrying one soaked bath mat, since both produce the same violence for nothing. Left too long, the vibration works on the basket bearing, which we do not repair, so it is worth catching early.

In Bay Area homes, Maytag washers run 10 to 14 years and gas dryers 12 to 16, with electric dryers landing about the same. Coastal exposure in San Francisco, Pacifica, and Sausalito pulls the lower end of both bands, since salt air reaches the motor and the control board through the cabinet vents. Inland homes in San Rafael, Novato, and down the Peninsula reach the top. The Bravos and Centennial generations built between 2010 and 2018 are still in daily service across the Peninsula, because the platform is mechanically simple and the parts that wear are cheap: suspension rods, a lid lock, a set of drum rollers. Replaced when they begin to complain they cost a fraction of what they cost afterward. A Maytag dryer repair runs from $180 for parts and labor.

It is a drain fault. The most common find, by a wide margin, is something jammed in the chopper assembly under the lower spray arm: a shard of glass, a fruit pit, a fragment of bone. Pull the spray arm and look before you call anyone, because clearing it takes five minutes and costs nothing. If the chopper is clear the next suspect is the drain pump itself, and after that the hose where it loops behind a disposal nobody has cleared in years. Do not keep running cycles on a machine that will not drain, since a pump grinding against a foreign object destroys itself quickly. Where a part is genuinely needed a Maytag dishwasher repair runs from $180 including parts and labor, and the $80 diagnostic is credited toward it.

Repair, in most cases. Between eight and twelve years a Maytag washer is worth fixing when the failure is mechanical, meaning a suspension, a lid lock, a drain pump, or a drive motor still inside its 10-year warranty. Our rule of thumb is that the diagnostic plus the repair should stay under $400, and Maytag washer service runs from $200 so most of those faults clear the bar. A new machine costs from $700 before delivery and haul away, which makes a $300 repair on a nine year old Bravos with several years left in it the straightforward call. The exception is a failed basket bearing. We do not repair those, because the teardown costs more than the washer is worth, and when that is the diagnosis you hear it before any parts are ordered.

Often, because Maytag shares most of its service parts catalog with Whirlpool, and Whirlpool is the brand we stock most deeply. One shelf covers two badges. If the part your Bravos needs is on hand, we fit it the same day you approve the estimate and you are done in one visit. If it is not, we order it, and delivery usually takes 2-4 days. We return and finish the job with no second diagnostic and no charge for the trip. Where Maytag has discontinued a component and offers no equivalent, we tell you upfront and price the alternative in front of you. You approve one written estimate before anything is ordered, and the number does not move after that.

Yes. FixitBay LLC is a Licensed Major Appliance Technician under California License #51001, issued by the Bureau of Household Goods and Services and valid through July 31, 2027. We are independent technicians rather than a manufacturer service center, so we work on your Maytag regardless of its age, its warranty status, or whether a service bulletin covers the fault. We do check warranty status, because the Bravos 10-year motor coverage turns a repair into a labor only call and saves you the price of the part. The license number is printed on your invoice next to the 180-day warranty on parts and labor, and the Bureau publishes a lookup if you want to verify it yourself. We carry insurance and send a certificate ahead of the visit to buildings that ask for one.

It depends on the appliance and the part, and the spread is narrower than most people expect. A Maytag washer repair runs from $200 a dryer from $180 a refrigerator from $220 a dishwasher from $180 a range or oven from $200 and a stacked laundry center from $240 all including parts and labor. On top of that sits the $80 diagnostic, and the $80 is credited toward the repair once you approve it, so on a job you go ahead with it is not an extra charge. There is no trip fee anywhere we serve. You get a written estimate at the first visit, before any work starts, and the number does not move afterward. Everything we fit carries a 180-day warranty on parts and labor.

Same day when the schedule allows, next day in most other cases. The booking calendar shows you the earliest window we actually have, and it reflects the capacity we actually have. Most Maytag repairs finish in a single visit, because the parts that fail most often are usually on hand. Anything we have to order usually arrives in 2-4 days, and the return trip is free, with no second diagnostic. We work seven days a week until 6 pm.

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Bravos suspension rods, a Centennial F1, a dishwasher stuck on its clean light: routine Maytag work for us. Book a same-day or next-day window and we arrive ready.

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