Originally Posted by DonnaC
My "main" (in other words, most expensive) sewing machine has just stopped working and I'm so frustrated!
It's a Singer Quantum L-500 that I purchased a while back when the model first was released (BIG mistake). It's already been back to Singer in Tennessee twice for warranty repairs. It's a good machine when it works correctly, but when it doesn't, the problems are pretty serious.
Today I was sewing along and it just STOPPED dead. The low-bobbin indicator keeps coming on, and it won't sew. I've tried everything - changed the bobbin, the thread, the needle, cleaned it out, talked sweetly to it - nothing.
I just sent a somewhat nasty note off to Singer asking how long they expect me to struggle along with this LEMON of a machine before they acknowlege that it's a piece of cr*p and send me a new one. The second time I had to send it back for warranty repair, they made ME pay for the shipping, and there's no way on God's green earth I'm paying another $65.00 to return it again... THEY can pay this time. I've just had it. Right now I've got a $1,200 paperweight on my hands and I'm not a happy camper.
Okay, now I feel better. I'm going to get out my lovely little workhorse Kenmore that never gives me any trouble, and try to finish the project I'm working on.
I just knew you guys would sympathize, and I needed some sympathy.
I understand exactly how you feel been there done that, unfortunately , Singer does not do well with electronics, don't know what it is, but there all a piece of cr****p. I had an Athena 2000 that I bought way back when they first started doing electronic machines. Needless to say, I had a problem with mine not sewing but humming. Sent it back to the factory, 3 times at my expense they kept telling me it was the mother board in the head that was failing. It was the mother board alright, put after the 3rd time I told them they could keep it and that I would never ever buy one of their electronic machines again, and I never have.