My mother board went out on my name brand machine at 8 months. It was still under warranty but the local repair shop is still waiting for the board to be shipped. I have been without the machine since the beginning of February.
I don't have an extended warranty on the above machine but I still have it on my 2001 Kenmore. I save with the warranty because it was less per year than the annual cleaning. Plus I had a timing issue last year and it was covered so that was an added bonus.
Connie