I guess it depends on how much you really want to have this range.

KA - this is the same company who made defective ranges..as described in this forum, yet did NOTHING to help the consumers who purchased them and acted as if there was nothing wrong.

Now customer service says that they changed the door hinges and changed a fan to address over-heating...except...I thought nothing was wrong according to them.. and they failed to take responsibility by helping their customer base.

I am sure others will have different opinions but for me..No I would not have that range in my house or in my line of sight..and I might well never have another KA or whirlpool(the manufacturer)appliance in my house.

honugirl, I don't know if this will inspire confidence, but I'm on my 2nd Kitchenaid wall oven and cooktop combination and have only good things to say. We've never had any problems. Thank goodness.

In fact, since we were so pleased with our Kitchenaid appliances from our former home, we reselected essentially the same models for our new place. The appliance dealer from whom we purchased, sells all the other brands, Viking, GE, Thermador, Miele, Wolf etc. and praised Kitchenaid as a quality product.

It is disappointing & disheartening to read about the problems as related by other posters. However, it seems this is a venue for complaints on all products and brands. I guess we were blissfully ignorant before the internet and didn't 2nd guess a lot of things.

Note to Jerrod, it is tiresome to see your negative and less than insightful comments. As a regular reader, I know you are a Miele fan. Not everyone is interested in import brands and like I said above, there are plenty of complaints about them as well.

I.E., last year a member, I believe "Fairgold", could not get her 5 year old Miele dishwasher properly repaired & functioning. Miele offered no help, so she replaced the machine with a Bosch. That hardly fits the 20 year life span that is so breathlessly talked about. Add the cost of the 2 machines together, she could have had a lifetime supply of ordinary brand machines.

Charlyinfl

I really don't care if you are tired reading my posts.

I did not, and am not suggesting the poster get a Miele as there are other domestic brands available in which the company at least tries to take care of their customers.

I recently put an electric kitchen aid arch II range in my kitchen and so far am pleased with the appearance & performance. This oven takes a bit longer to preheat then I am used to but once heated cooks a bit faster than usual.

Lots of folks have an ax to grind about 1 brand or another & it's a free country (or blog, anyway).

We've had no problem with our KA Fridge, and they're always in the running when we look at appliances of any size. Also, we know a few people w/ the new KA ovens & they are quite particular. They are also pleased with their choice.

I love my KA Double Ovens. We have had them for about four months now, and have not had any problems whatsoever. We also have the KA SS FD Refrigerator, and are very happy with it too. Hope this helps a little.

honugirl, did you end up keeping the range? I found one of these on clearance for $1300, and love the look and features. Based on the few comments I've found though, I'm concerned about the noise of the convection oven. Anybody have one of these ovens (I believe the model number is KGRS807SSS. A couple of links (some with user comments):

Product page
Review
User Reviews, commenting on noise

(also see KitchenAid forum)

A neighbor of mine just got the Architect II standalone range, and she is very pleased. The convection is loud and the fan runs quite a while after you turn the oven off, but she's quite happy with it. (She hasn't run the cleaning cycle yet, so I can't comment on whether that's better with the new model.)