Yes, after less than a year my Samsung washing machine is making a horrendous grinding sound when spinning... I regret not getting a Miele that is likely to work better for longer.
Never, ever, buy any Samsung appliances.
I own a few rental properties. The failure rate on any and all Samsung appliances is insane.
Their dryers are the worst. The belt tensioner is a plastic pulley with no bearing at all - it just rides on a sleeve. I've had a few of these go.
The front loader washers use some sort of zinc mounting place that reacts with the stainless steel drum and causes a failure (usually right after the warranty is up).
Just don't do it.
With companies like Samsung, quality doesn't necessarily translate across divisions. Their phones may be okay, but those aren't the same people designing the appliances.
Last year I bought a new house. Any guess what brand of appliances the kitchen came with?
But we've also had a Samsung double oven that had issues in year one.
Huge mistake. Terrible software, hardware bugs, issues with motion interpolation (even basic things like 24fps over 30hz judder reduction), audio sync issues with sound bar, etc.
I'll get an LG soon.
I suspect it's because they are considered fashion items now, people want to show them off. So they spend all they money on finishes and gizmos and screens. Then spend as little as possible on durability.
Personally I think some research suggests it might be the suspension of the drum which should be easy to replace but there is no need for that to ever fail, even after < a year. Sorry for the off topic chat everyone :-/