John Deere Reviews

LA 145 riding mower - Bought new in 2008, paint began coming off deck (no primer under paint) in one year. Dealer replaced deck (I paid labor) in 2011. This included new belt spindles and belt. Center spindle pulled through deck in 2013. Had to replace all three spindles, and pulleys in 2014. Both front wheel bushings wore completely out in 2014 even though lubed properly. Mower is at shop now having those replaced. Good engine and transmission... Poor quality parts on deck, steering and front wheels.

I bought my John Deere riding tractor for around $3000.00 dollars just because I saved enough money and always wanted a nice tractor. (Didn't really need it) I had a 14 year old tractor that was still running and never missed a beat that I bought from Kmart for $900.00 when they were still around. (I gave it away after I bought my new tractor) this new tractor I bought five years ago and every year it goes to the shop because it won't start. It is five years old and has 30 hrs on it. Every year when the repair shop gets it running I may mow one time with it because winter is setting in. It's in the shop right now. Now they are charging me $300.00 to fix it.

Dealer's shop failed to set up mower correctly. Shafter connecting deck to PTO is too short or deck is incorrectly linked to tractor. I found this myself but paid "mechanic" apparently wasn't trained to make sure PTO latch was actually latched. Did reach salesman but since dealership is closed for the weekend, I own a $14000 shop decoration that is hanging from my chain hoist. Lucky for dealer that I could tell what was wrong... They couldn't.

LA125 - These mowers are junk. Decks break, very difficult to change, the blades, height adjustment is a pain. MY engine blew up at 200 hours, but it also blew seals at 120 hours. Cuts unevenly, it is VERY loud. Not worth the powder to blow it up. They cost nearly $2000, but aren't worth fixing, Just JUNK.

Our second John Deere mower just fell apart. The first one we had lasted about 7 years then it fell apart. We bought another one because the dealer convinced us and now five years has passed and it has required several repairs, but the most recent really upsets me - had to spend $396.34 to repair. I told my husband next time we go to Agway, Home Depot or Walmart and buy the one they have there.

First Use - Difficult to backup - Back wheels lockup when backing up. Unresolved. First Use - Grass bagger does not pick up all grass - right side leaves a trail of grass. Unresolved. First Use - Hit a bump and the lever drops the setting to the lowest level - scalping grass - Unresolved. 2 months - Briggs & Stratton Engine hard to start and knocks (even with correct oil level. 3 months - Engine failed. John Deere disputed this as a warranty issue for 9 months. 10 months - John Deere replaced engine - no problem with engine 4 years later!

I am writing to you about an issue that I have encountered with one of your riding mowers and your Customer Service Department. My family and I were avid John Deere customers. I purchased my third JD mower an L110 42 cut riding mover in 2006 as you can read on the attachment. I bought it from Cullens Equipment Co. (John Deere Dealer) in Dublin, GA. My issue is that your company is grossly misrepresenting the product by declaring that the transmission is a sealed unit. As you can see in the attachment, I followed the manual to service the mower and when I had issues, the owners manual as well as 2 dealers informed me that it was a sealed unit and had to be replaced. That is the first of my issues.

On 04/02/14, I went to Red Bluff Home Depot to buy the mower I had decided upon. A D140. I knew what I wanted. I was sold a mower with a known defect, and I feel they hoped I wouldn't notice. When I called the following day, they (HD) said, "Oh yeah, you got that one?" So I got to make another trip down there to exchange the hood of my "new" mower. Had they mentioned the day I bought my "new" mower that the next day began a "Buy a mower, get a trailer!" sale, I probably would have waited till the next day to buy. Of course they chose not to. But to sell me a known to be defective mower, the day before they were going to offer an enticement, hoping I wouldn't notice is unforgivable. I complained to HD, got a callback from somebody that didn't even care enough to find out what the problem was! I will say one last time that $2256.46 may not be a big deal to JD/HD but it is to me. I won't be back to either.

I have had a John Deere LA140 for about 6 yrs now and every year I have had to replace the steering gear and sector. Also have had to replace the wheel bearings on the right front. The PTO went out after only mowing five times with it. Never again.

J Deere X300. When opening hood, it cracked - in the hand area.

We purchased a new Z425 Zero turn mower in July of 2012. At time of purchase, we inquired about the extended warranty and were told by the dealer that it could be purchased anytime within the two-year warranty period. We contacted the dealer yesterday with the intention of purchasing the extended warranty and found out that they are no longer in business. We have found that this is not uncommon for John Deere in FL. So then we contacted the next nearest dealer, some 80 miles away, in Fort Pierce to see if we could purchase the warranty from them.

I have owned two John Deere lawn tractors STX38 and LT155 have no real complaint about the tractor itself. It's those darn cheap plastic hoods they put on them. Both tractors the hoods cracked up and fell off. That is just cheap for John Deere to do this to a good machine. My next mower will not be a John Deere just because of those cheap hoods they put on them. John Deere should have to recall all those hoods that crack and fall off. If you are going to keep the mower you buy for a while don't buy a John DEERE or you will be mowing without a hood.

My GT242 lawn tractor has been the envy of the neighborhood for only 17 years m/l it's only been stuck in mud holes a few times, seldom mowed limbs larger than 2 inches thick, does not till blacktop worth a darn and is not much of a dirt mover. It is a pretty good mower and trailer puller. We have had to replace a couple belts and I had to buy 2 blades after 10 years of sharpening. Right now it's in repair for an oil leak in the engine.

I just purchased a x730 with broom and soft cab, come to find out new year model and cab doesn't fit. Now have to buy hard cab with all the anti fog stuff at a $3k plus. If I didn't have such a bad taste from Husqvarna junk, I'd say the heck with it all. We get 12-40" of snow a year in ND, so forced to have something.

The transmission on my John Deere LT190 is going out. A little over 400 hours on it. When I bought it the salesman told me I'd never have to worry about it. It was the biggest/best in the LT line, etc. Now it won't even ride my wife around the yard. It use to take me anywhere. Don't even try to push snow.

John Deere model 145, L145, LA145 - If you have a yard that is anything but "perfectly" LEVEL, do not buy a riding mower with a hydro-drive (forward and reverse speed pedals). These transaxles will not hold up on yards that are not level. These hydro transaxles will overheat and fail. Buy one with a manual transmission only. I like the convenience of just pushing pedals to go back or forward too but I now know better. I'm mad that John Deere didn't state the limitations of this mower.

I have bought two units from Lowes a lT110 and LT170 garden tractor. I have no power going forward or reverse. John Deere says it is my belts. I said "fine give me the belts and I will change them." 260 dollars later and I have the same problem. Now I am told that it is the transmission that I need to replace. Well I will be damn, now that I have two units with the same problem, now I am told the LT110 has the same transmission as the LT170 Garden Tractor. This is a big problem with me. I bought this 6000.00 dollar garden tractor so I would have some power using the snow blower that I bought, and the blade, and the seeder and the sprayer. Now I have nothing. Oh I am sorry for 2200.00 Hundred dollars, they will give me another transmission. YOU suck JOHN DEERE, I will never buy another unit, and I will tell everyone, that will listen to go some place else. John Deer does not back its Mowers or anything else for that matter. One other thing. LOwes. You sold it, you should be held to the same as John Deere. After all you made the profit from ripping me off. For just under 10,000.00 you lost a customer and all of my friends.

I purchased this John Deere lawn tractor Mod # 335 for $6200.00. Was told that this model was one of the better mowers on the market. 1st experienced a problem with the cheap plastic hood. I put it away for the first winter with 50 hours of use on the timer. When I took it out of my shop in the spring, I noticed that the hood had a crack that ran the entire length of the hood (Top of Hood). Called dealer and was told that the hood was not a warranty item, but if I wanted to purchase a new top hood section, it would cost me $188.00. I plastic welded the damaged one, then the bottom of the hood started cracking and pieces fell off.

At 7.5 hours the snowblower drive shaft broke. Got a replacement shaft under warranty. This was 2 inches shorter and kept on separating. Checked into the parts catalog and the parts catalog shows one part number for the x738 accessories and a different part number under the 47" snowblower page. Further investigation shows that one is shorter than the other. I live in Northern Canada where there is a lot of snow and very cold weather (-30 F). My machine snowblower has been out of service for over a month. I am extremely unhappy.

Purchased John Deere LA -115 series with 42" Deck and hydrostatic transmission some years ago with only 40 hours on clock. Have replaced many blade sets and done all greasing and services when and as required. At 100 hours had to get deck mounting brackets re-welded. Now with 250 hours on clock recently had to rebuild mower deck as one of the blade spindles tore through the deck! Quoted over $500.00 for new bare deck!

I bought a 2013 3320 with 300 cx loader and frontier pallet forks in December 2013. I need to lift pallets that weigh 1600 lbs. The dealer assured me it would do this. I tried to lift the pallets with the loader and it will not do it. I contacted the dealer and he could not understand why it would not lift the pallets. He said I was not running the engine at high enough rpm, but I am running it at the pto symbol on the tach. Then he said it will lift the pallets easily with the 3 point. So I had an adapter made for the 3 point that will accept the forks, and the 3 point struggles to lift 1000 lbs and makes a whining noise. I told the dealer and he said he would check into it and call me back. 3 weeks later he has never called, also never returned my calls two other times when the new tractor was low on hydraulic fluid and front axle fluid. I had to buy my own fluid because they did not check and fill the fluid levels before it left the dealership. Maybe I should have bought orange.

Purchased a JD x540 multi-terrain tractor w 48" mower deck and 47" snow blower. Mower deck has never been used, still brand new. Snow blower has worked flawlessly till this year. Bought in 2007 - 31-12-2007 so 6 yrs just used for snow, 35 hrs. Till this year, had to have a new belt and 2 new idler pulleys installed. Would have done it myself but wrong time of year. Now with snow I had above parts plus auger bearings replaced. Was told it needed a new gearbox. That's where the noise was coming from.

2012 X-310 John Deere Lawn Tractor - This tractor has a very loud growl in the transmission/hydraulic system and high pitched vibration in the steering wheel. The dealer checked it out at 38 hrs. and said it is normal. I drove a new one and it was much quieter than mine! It now has 128 hrs. and seems to be getting louder. I haven't seen any other complaints online so I think I have something wrong with mine. I phoned Deere & Co. twice. They said to take it up with my dealer. I am VERY UNHAPPY! HELP! Where do I go from here?

John Deere X300 - Have had a year and exceeds expectations. No issue and the John Deere dealer has been exceptionally helpful with the purchase and maintenance of the tractor. Have some hills and had enough power. The Kawasaki motor has worked well pulling lots of loads of dirt. Had Sears garden tractor in past. Deere is far better built.

I bought the LA150 at Lowe's and bought the extended warranty. The steering mechanism has been replaced 3 times at about $500 each. It seems there is some design flaw that keeps causing this to fail every year to a year and a half. I bought based on their past reputation but won't be buying again because of the new reputation earned.

Bought it new at Riester and Schnell, Chilton, Wisconsin. H120 loader, ballast box, rear mount frontier SB 1148 snowblower. Ordered it with R4 tires on it. Ordered it on 06-29-2013. When they delivered it at end of July, tractor tires had burn marks on them, tractor had 11 hrs on it, there was scratches all over the tractor, spots rusted all over loader. I then contacted John Deere in Moline, Illinois. They told me the product is in top notch condition when it leaves the factory, but when truck driver delivers that's when damage occurs. Well, I'm a truck driver and I can assure you this unit was never painted properly or somebody used this machine and they tried to pawn it off on me. Dealership did give me another tractor, but will never get another Deere cause the paint and workmanship are not there, nothing like the website says and dealership sucks.

John Deere 4210 stopped starting. No signal going to the starter when the key is turned. Had it flat bedded to Greenline in Fredericksburg and they worked on it for three weeks. Told me that they had every tech in the place look at it and nobody can find the problem. Sometimes it starts, sometime it doesn't. Brought it back to me and it's been a green and yellow lawn ornament ever since. Received a bill for $800 - $300 to drive it around Virginia and $490 for 14.4 hours of failed diagnostics. Called them and told them that the tractor still doesn't run and the service manager laughed and offered to send a truck out and get it again and start a new ticket. Apparently, this is how this dealership makes their money. The owner should consider running for office with practices like this. The best part? When they returned my tractor to me the guy driving the truck failed to leave the key with me and had to come back out to drop my key off. Sure enough, I got billed for his time to return the key that he should have left in the first place.

This John Deere machine is only 6 years old with 480 hours on it and it only has to cut 1.5 acres of grass on a flat property. The transaxle has broken 3 times but the most persistent problem is the front steering. The front axle has broken 3 times and even when it is not broken it is impossible to maintain the front end alignment. The frame at the front where the axle attaches has cracked and the front axle is hanging at a crazy angle and when I mow the grass the front tires are gouging the grass because they point outwards at a crazy angle.

My riding lawnmower has been in numerous JD authorized repair shop all over Maryland and they will not replace this defective mower!!!!!! It spends more time at repair shops than at my property. These people at JD are WICKED!!!!!!!! I will NEVER buy or recommend a JD product to anyone. I will go to 7 On Your Side and let them air the issue.

I was about to buy an EZ645 JD machine and set about researching. I have a Best Green machine (It's built by Husqvarna) bought from a local store in France (like Lowe's) called Brico Marche. It's a run of the mill sit on lawn tractor but just not meaty enough for our 3 acres in France where we now live. I have to say that this relatively cheap machine has done better than most people here seem to have experienced.

On November 17, 2013 I purchased my first John Deere Lawnmower Model D110 from Lowes 2745 West Maple Road, Commerce Township, Michigan 48390. The tractor arrived by delivery with a dead battery and the left control bezel was not fastened to the frame, and the right cup holder was missing. Not only that, but the manual was written in 100% Spanish, not a single word of English. Are there no checks & balances between John Deer and its authorized dealers? This makes no sense??? P.S. I was going to go with the Husqvarna but decided on the John Deere.

My JD 6420 tractor never cranks because the battery is no good. The JD furnished radio comes on by itself so I took radio out and threw it away. Now there is a hole in the cab where radio once was. JD DID nothing to help nor DID the radio company, Audiovox. I heard music coming from somewhere early in the morning when I go to get in my truck and it was coming from this haunted tractor. JD as a company does not care about customers. They are only interested in merging all of their dealers together so they can get more control over retail customers. Kubota is a customer friendly and dealer friendly company and is kicking John Deere up one side and down the other. They will overtake Deere in the farm equipment market within 10 years as they already rule the small equipment market now. Even with Kubota eating their lunch, Deere is still as arrogant as ever. If you have John Deere stock, sell it while it is above $80 and invest elsewhere, possibly Kubota stock if available. PS: Don't buy the JD junk at Lowe's either.

Gee what a surprise! The top three things every John Deere owner in the world has complained about literally tens of thousands of times on every site on the internet showing up here too? I'll have to add this site to the list and send it to John Deere Corporate who claim they've never heard a single complaint about their hoods or their seats or their cheap mower deck spindle covers that were engineered to sit too close to the deck, trap debris and grit and cause premature secondary drive belt and spindle bearing failure. But why on earth would poor little innocent John Deere deny a universal and (IMHO) actionable design flaw in every tractor they build from their nasty, brutal and mean customers?

I purchased my John Deere 345 in 1996 to cut 11 acres (including fire ant mounds and rocks). Here it is in late 2013 now cutting 6 acres and while looking rough around the edges (hood held together by duck tape, guards gone off the 54" mowing deck, splits in the seat) with almost 1400 hours it is still running fine. Would I buy another John Deere, absolutely! I do take it in to get serviced every year and really never had a serious problem with it.

Seems like a lot of issues with John Deere products & service. Guess they don't make them like they used too! I'm a decent backyard mechanic, but don't want to spend my retirement time with a defective product. Mowing only 1 acre on the west coast only 3-4 times yearly with a slight incline. Comments appreciated.

I bought a John Deere Z235 in April, and a week ago, I ordered a bagger and dethatcher as accessories, which cost over $800 before taxes. When I got the bagger and tried to install it, I found it was missing the mounting brackets for the hitch, that the bagger attaches to. I contacted John Deere customer service, and explained the problem. They said they could ship the missing parts within 7-10 days. I said this was not acceptable and that I wanted the missing parts overnight shipped or at least USPS Priority Mailed. They said they could not do this. I then asked to speak with the supervisor and was told that they would call me back within 2-3 business days.

My name is Mark ** and I purchased a used John Deere 455 garden tractor this past summer from Koenig Equipment in Germantown, Ohio. After mowing a couple of times, I started to notice that the steering just seemed to be getting more stiff when I went to make a turn. It seemed to be better once the blades were turned off, or when I pulled down on the second hydraulic lever. I bought a new filter and the recommended fluid for the transmission to ensure that this wasn't the problem. I changed the fluids and the problem was still present. Note that I had no leaks anywhere that showed up on my concrete floor of my barn, and I saw no leaks when I changed my fluid and filter.

I don't remember how long ago I bought my L130, but I bought it from dealer because they would deliver the 20 miles for free, whereas Lowe's would not deliver 5 miles w/o a $50 charge. Apparently a stroke of luck for me, from what I've read here. I'm rough on my Deere I'll admit, but so far no engine or transmission problems, (Knock on Wood). I mow about 1 1/4 acre with the front mostly level, with a wet corner. The back is flat near the house but rises about five feet to a flat but not level area about 1/4 acre. I have about 45 to 50 trees that I have to mow around. There is also a garage, shed, numerous gardens and plants, A dump truck, tractor, pickup, kids' play area, poles, stumps and about fifteen piles of fill dirt. Obviously an obstacle course, which is not always navigated successfully. I've snagged the deck, bumped the tires and slid into things when it's wet (Thank God for the bumper).

I have rebuilt the steering gear assemblies on my lawn tractor 4 times in the approx 4 yrs I have owned it. Either the design is junk or the parts are substandard.

We bought a John Deere 757 with a 25hp Kawasaki engine new from East Coast Equipment in 2008. We had no problems until October 2012, when the mower had 342 hours. The motor had to be taken apart and cleaned at a cost of 900 dollars. They blamed it on poor maintenance even though we have not had a problem with any other component of the lawn mower. We greased the mower every time before use. Spark plugs, oil, and filters were replaced as suggested by the owners manual. In April of 2013, with 2 weeks (12 hours) on a brand new John Deere drive belt, the belt broke because the motor was so hot. The dipstick was stuck and could not be pulled out (with a rag because it was too hot to touch) due to the heat of the motor. We took it to East Coast Equipment, where we bought the mower and had the work done in October of 2012, and after a week with the mower in their shop, they said there was nothing wrong with it and put a new drive belt on.

I will never buy another lawn mower from Lowe's again. The LA175 54" cut is basically a second from the same product sold at John Deere stores. I have nothing good to say about this LA175. Many repairs over the 5 years. I was told at the John Deere store that the machine I purchased was a downgrade from what they sold. If I were to buy another John Deere (not likely), I would pay the difference and go directly to John Deere store. I believe that a disclaimer should be issued at stores selling John Deere products that states that these mowers are a downgrade from the ones sold at John Deere stores.

Bought my L120 new at Home Depot around maybe 2005. First one I bought had a Kohler engine and it smoked like a freight train so they gave me another with a V Twin engine Briggs. Everything was good till 2011. Then the PTO got hot and stopped working. I bought another new one and put it on and a belt. Just last month that PTO got hot and noticed the smell of oil. So I pulled it around to the back of the house and shut it off. Suddenly it burst into flames and was on fire. I grabbed the water hose and put it out. Also my deck bearings were real noisy so I bought new deck spindles and a new PTO with a oil seal for the engine and blades and belts. Took it to the shop and had them fix everything but found out my leak was from the bottom engine gasket. Just got it back 2 days ago.

We have a 2006, 125 automatic transmission John Deere that we use to cut grass and then we have a vacuum attachment to pick up leaves in the fall and spring. We have a leak in a seal, so we need to replace the seal, which would only cost a couple of dollars; however, John Deere makes you purchase an entire new transmission, almost $700! Unbelievable, when we purchased a John Deere we expected this equipment to last much longer than it did. When it is not in use, it is kept in the garage and we take care of the oil and belt changes when needed, but now we have to replace a transmission at $700 over a $2 part.... Wow John Deere.

I have a 420 John Deere with a 54 inch deck. I let my grass grow to 5" and mow 3 1/2" high. My mower deck is clean, blades are sharp, and I don't go fast. It will NOT stand up the grass and cut the grass that the front tires mash down. If you mow your grass 2 inches high, about any mower will do a decent job. I have talked to other John Deere owners who prize their lawns and they all have the same complaints. Personally, I think the problem is that the blades don't turn at the correct speed to suck the grass up. Needless to say, I will possibly never own another John Deere mower.

I have a LA130 that the steering has gone out on it 3 times. The mower is 5 years old and is driven on a level, fairly straight terrain. Been repaired twice, first time repaired mowed 2 times and put up in barn for winter. First time out in spring steering went again. Repaired again, used last season and this season so far, today steering went out again (3rd time). John Deere should recall these machines and fix them right. Bought the name and reputation and the steering sucks.

Received tractor scratched? Deere handed you a can of spray paint for a tractor you just paid thousands for and you told them "Thank you" and paid them? I think you would be happy if you cut your toe off and the doc handed you a Band Aid...Grow a pair and speak up when you're screwed...

I purchased a John Deere tractor model 5055E on 7th of May 2012. The tractor has insufficient power and excessive fuel consumption and unable to pull the implements which were being used by my earlier tractor John Deere 5310. Both the tractors gave same rated horse power. On my complaint to dealer Kiran Motors Patiala they sent an engineer. After half a dozen visits there is no change in the situation. I want the tractor to perform or to be replaced. Please someone help me in this.

Need a new deck belt for my JD Z245 mower. Drove to or called every JD authorized dealer in my area... No belts are available in the vicinity.. during the height of mowing season. Had I known JD does not adequately support the distribution of their mower parts... I would not have purchased the mower. Every mower has consumable parts; JD does not support aftermarket suppliers and everyone claims JD is restrictive on what they can shelve in their store. Lowe's as a John Deere retailer displays less John Deere parts than any other mower they sell. The consequences are that every time I need a part (this is not my first time) I must either pay others to mow my yard until the parts come in or pay inflated handling charges if I order it online. Great mower but poor operational practices from John Deere... I would not recommend products from John Deere because of this.

John Deere D100 - I bought this tractor new at Lowe's to use on my 1 acre mostly flat lot. It performed well for the first season. However the single pedal brake/clutch causes very jerky starts. Combined with a shift lever that only uses arrows on a pathway to mark gears, moving through the gears is akin to starting an old truck by getting it rolling and popping the clutch.The tires are very fragile and go flat anytime you hit anything with thorns, which we have plenty of where I live. After less than 10 hours operation, putting it in gear doesn't do anything. I thought it wasn't surprising that clutch/brake would need adjusting since it is so ambiguous about where the gears are. Unfortunately, the clutch is not adjustable.

I bought an LA175 from Lowe’s assuming I had bought a “quality” machine. I was told by Lowe’s this was the machine I needed due to hills and grades on my property. The transmission was failing before the first mowing season was done. I have since installed a $1,600 transaxle upgrade kit which replaces the original transaxle. I did rebuild the original axle with factory parts, but it began failing after 10 more hours of use. This machine is 5 years old with exactly 102 hours on the meter. I paid almost $4,000 for it out the door at Lowe’s and have another $2,000 in it just to keep it moving.

In '97, I bought my first JD. It was a 325 and it did the job well but I got the fever to go bigger. In '98, I bought a 425. What a work horse. I abused this tractor. I mow 6 of 50 acres. I have had some repairs in the last 2 years. I left this great machine out in the elements and it has suffered. The plastic got brittle and broke. It may not be pretty but it works great, 15 years in service. I just got the fever again and bought a 1025R diesel. Wow! Big difference, more power and 4-wheel drive. I have read some of these complaints and I think many of the problems are with not so good dealers. I am lucky we have a great one in the Plattsburgh, NY area. I can have a loaner if needed. They fix fast. Not these new lower priced models that don't hold up like the 15-year old models. You must take better care of them.

I purchased a John Deere D110 series lawn tractor. I used it 6 times and it broke. One of the motor mount bolts broke. I have an acre of lawn to cut - not really a lot. I decided to spend the extra money and buy a better brand name to save money in the long run, but boy was I wrong. Needless to say, I doubt I'll buy another one. And to add insult to injury, I called my local John Deere dealer to have it fixed under warranty, Z&M Ag and Turf in Collins, NY. They picked it up 3 weeks ago and I still don't have it back. My neighbor has been helping me out and cutting my lawn for me with his Troy Bilt mower that he paid about half of what I paid for my John Deere. Another unhappy John Deere customer.

We purchased John Deere D130, 42" cut mower on 6/21/13, total cost $2,050.92. On closer inspection at home, we found considerable rust on the motor shaft, under the cooling/air fin, top engine housing, etc. The dealer traded for an identical D130 that had been stored inside. At home, after removing the top air fin for inspection, we found rust, rust and more rust. Even the engine housing was pitted from rust. The John Deere Customer Contact Center suggested we return the mower and visit a different dealer. We learned from numerous phone calls (locally and in 3 surrounding cities) that EVERY John Deere D130 had rust problems.

I have a Deere D140 with less than 70 hours and have had 4 idler pulleys replaced. Two drive pulleys and a transmission replaced. I am scared to cut with it for fear it will break down again. I will never buy another JD product. The quality is not what it used to be.

JD model 190 C is a piece of junk. After less than 8 years, I have had to replace the idler pulley on the mower deck. I also had one spindle replaced on the deck. The entire steering mechanism has been completely replaced and still steers like truck with manual steering. The whole clutch assembly has also been totally replaced. I do all my regular maintenance and oil and filter changes but that is all for nothing. I've been told these are considered throw away mowers after 10 years use and that seems like a bit of a stretch. I would not recommend these mowers and even the authorized dealer says they are badly engineered.

In fairness, I want to write a follow up regarding our recent experience with a John Deere tractor purchase and break-down. After three tries, JD did locate the problem with our new tractor and it is up and running. Our issue is the first one of this nature with this tractor, so we are told. We’re still disappointed that we lost a week using a brand new tractor, but we’re content that it is working for now... We'll see!

We purchased a 2013 JD 4106 less than 2 weeks ago. We had it delivered within a week. After only 3 hours of work, the tractor died. It took 2 days for JD service to come out and work on the tractor. After several hours, the mechanic thought it was the fuel solenoid. A couple of days later, apparently after trying that, it still did not run. It is now thought to be the wiring. Now, another 2-3 days and it will be worked on again. So far, we have owned the NEW tractor for 2 weeks and it has worked for 3 hours! JD has told us they will NOT replace the tractor. It is under warranty and they will fix it, but we cannot get a new tractor nor can we get our money back. After being a JD buyer for several pieces of equipment, we will never purchase another! So disappointed and turned off by John Deere!

My complaint is with the John Deere L series (L120) lawn tractors with the K46 transmissions. My mower has 376 hrs and is on its second transmission and a third rebuild. The mower loses power when it heats up and eventually stops altogether. John Deere says, "Replace the trans for almost $1000 or upgrade for even more." I say, stop building junk and back your product. When I can, I'm buying something else. I guess you can't buy American anymore!

102 Lawn Tractor, 5 speed Manual (170 hrs) - I live in Australia, and like most stories I have read on here, we all pretty much have the same problems no matter where you live. (1) Where do I start, the paint is all peeling off the main body and cutting deck. There is no primer under the top coat and it seems that when the paint peels off, there is rust under the top coat. (2) My lawn tractor has only done 170 hrs and the gearbox is making a crunching sound in 3rd and 4th gears, so it looks like I will have to get a new gearbox for it. It is 5 years old, and as I said, it has only done 170 hrs and the gearbox has gone, not good advertising for Deere. (3) The Cutting deck welded holders that hold the deck to the machine all broke because they were welded too lightly for the 42-inch cutting deck. I had to get them all re-welded properly like they should have been done in the first place.

I have a 1998 John Deere F725 54" Front Mower that I absolutely love. I have always done the maintenance on this mower myself and have also abused the heck out of it. I have used the hydraulic blade deck lift to pick up the front of my boat trailer, utility trailer, and camper to move them out of the way so I could mow under them. I have used a tow strap to move cars around with it. I also have a 2" ball on the back that I have used to move a 2,200-lb flatbed trailer with a Chevrolet M1008 1 1/4ton military truck on it.

An area dealer brought several of these defective tractors to an auction in Lebanon, WI. I tested it as much as I could before spending the $850.00 for this mower with 400hrs. Two mows later on a 1-acre lot, the mower stops rolling after 15minutes. After calls to the organizers of the auction telling them of this, they are not interested in looking up who the dealer was to help me contact them. (They may not have cared anyway.) My best advice is to not buy any used JD product at all. You cannot test enough to make sure you're not buying someone else's JD junk.

I just got a call from JD dealer that my Z445 with ONLY 69 hours has to have the hydraulic pump replaced. It was making a vibrating noise when turning either way. It is OK when the engine is cold, but the noise comes once the engine warms up. I am really disappointed with JD product. Being out of warranty, it will cost me $1,600 to get it fixed. I paid $5,000 new. I will never buy a JD again.

I purchased new from Home Depot in 2005. I had problems with PCV valve within first year, in for repairs and covered under warranty. Okay, but a hassle. I religiously changed and checked oil as recommended. In 2010, the motor seized. Service dept at local JD authorized dealer said the oil was low and seized because of lack of lubrication. Cost to replace motor is approx. $1,200, which is ridiculous. After looking into complaints about this specific model, it appears that the Briggs motor used in this model has been terrible and unreliable for many customers. Numerous reports of the same motor seizing from mechanics and professional lawn care people who were animate that regular maintenance was done.

I bought this Mower from Lowe's in Ormond Beach, FL. I had Problems from the beginning - before the Warranty ran out, I was told to take it to the Port Orange, FL Service Center. The service manager was as RUDE as can be before and after I showed him the Plastic pieces that were broken. Then he wanted to charge me around $200 to fix the parts & for service fees. John Deere, you should be ASHAMED of your Quality. I would expect a FULL REFUND. The Drive doesn't work also & the power is terrible.

I purchased three new John Deere lawn tractors during the last 20 years. The last one I purchased was an LT 16042C at a cost of close to $3,000. After spending $8,000 on lawn tractors, I considered myself a good customer. The LT 160042C blew smoke out of the exhaust when starting and would bog down at times. I visited the dealer on several occasions to report it. The dealer said all mowers do that now. It was hard for me to believe that but I trusted them, after all, it's a John Deere. About four years later, I received a Consumer Notice that said the HP of the engine on my tractor was overstated and that is was lower than advertised and that a class action lawsuit was being filed. I looked into it and it was 12HP instead of the 16HP listed in the specifications.

John Deere D140 burned to the ground in warranty. John Deere will not cover it and said it was probably dirty. It appears to be a fire that started around the coil. $2000 for this thing and it has 18.2 hours on it. Deere rep said it's my responsibility to prove the fire was their fault.

John Deere LA120 - An absolutely worthless mower for hills. The transmission they put in this thing has no power. It will barely go up a gradual incline by itself. Forget pulling a small yard wagon. It's a good thing nothing runs like a Deere.

I bought a 757 zero turn at 300 hours. I put my first head gasket on. Some 300 hours later, I put another head gasket on myself because I could not afford another $300 again. At 1,100 hours, I had to rebuild one side of the motor for $1200. It’s now at 1,300 hours, and it blew rodes again and needs a new head. John Deere says they can fix it if I buy a screen kit for $400 and pay for 2-hour labor. Why should I have to pay even more money to fix a manufacturer problem? Why did they not tell me this at 300 hrs when they put the first head gasket on. At $2,000 later in repairs alone, I’ve purchased a toro because my lawn care business could not be on hold for my John Deere to be fixed yet again. I’m wondering how they can get by with this. It sounds like everyone has the same problems with a John Deere product.

My tractor only has 180 hours on it. Several days ago while cutting grass, I heard a loud noise coming from the mower deck. I immediately stopped the tractor and looked at the deck. The idler pulley, the shaft and bearings broke off for no apparent reason. The dealer picked up my mower. Charge is $35. Estimate is $42. I don't understand that when it was obvious what needed to be done. Dealer called today and told me to repair was a total of $282. I had to keep asking for a breakdown and hesitantly told me that the parts were $ 64. I was shocked.

I guess I shouldn't complain too loudly because I got this LA115 at 1 year old, with 68 hours on it for $500 from a neighbor whose job was relocating him and his new home and only had a lawn the size of a decent size living room. Since he had no need of a rider and moving it from Delaware to Washington State was going to cost more than a decent Honda push mower, he sold it to me for the cost of his new Honda. That said, here is what I have dealt with on a now 2.5 year old mower with 162 hours on it: It has needed 2 deck belts, one traction belt; the brackets that support the deck needed to be welded back on; the blades have needed replacement 3 times; the engine won't cut grass without the choke 1/2 engaged (I need a fuel pump for it); and when running, it will sometimes belch out a huge cloud of thick white smoke. It also sometimes refuses to move when cutting the grass for a while. I also have a flat, level yard, so it doesn't have hills to contend with.

My LA 150 is only two years old and my second transmission is starting to go bad. I hardly think this is normal wear and tear and would love to be compensated somehow.

I bought a $2,400 John Deere garden tractor for my wife from a local dealer. In less than 3 years of home use, the engine blew up (metal flew right through the hood). I went to the dealer who remarked, "We have nothing to do with engines." A rep from the engine company looked at it and said the engine would have been covered, but the John Deere oil pump went out causing the engine to blow up; therefore not covered. This $2,400 John Deere was scrapped with less than 100 hours of use. If John Deere doesn't stand behind their products any better than this, why should anyone buy one?

My son bought me a John Deere 120. On the first year, it ran great and had no problems. After every use, I would blow off all the grass from the deck and under to keep it clean and also dry. I stored it in a garage over the winter. About a month into the second season, the deck was shot! The weld broke and holes around the bolts tore out! I went to our dealer in town and was told that John Deere would not help fix it because they would claim that it was abused. To buy a new deck was almost as much as the whole mower cost. A friend was finally able to build a plate to weld the deck back onto and with a lot a babying, it has been doing okay.

LA 135 - Like many others with a low hour 100 series mower, the transmission is shot. I’m just hoping a class action is in the process. I’ve posted this on several other related places. John Deere is crap!

I do not recommend this lawn mower for anyone. It has "PPD" - pretty poor design! As mowing season approaches, I am shopping for a replacement to this, our relatively new JS 28 (used 5-6 times), a walk-behind, self-propelled lawnmower. It runs and cuts, but design is not well thought out or apparently tested to any significant degree. Tendonitis is not deadly, but unpleasant; and as a professional musician, I need fully functional arms, wrists and arm muscles/tendons! Unfortunately, the design of the JS 28 induces significant tendonitis in both arms!

After using the snow blower for a few days in Year 2012, the head light wouldn't work. This winter, after troubleshooting the problem, I found the sockets were melted and the bulb can’t be removed from the socket because the plastic melted around the bulb. I spent $30.00 on new socket and bulbs. It worked for approximately 2 hours and did the same thing. I now own a John Deere snow blower that has no headlights. I own a new lawn tractor and have a new John Deere snow blower with a head light problem. I always wanted John Deere products, but I am disappointed with the faulty headlight problem.

My John Deere L130 automatic lawn machine loses power after running for 15-20 minutes, and on a slight incline, it will go dead and stop moving.

I bought a BB4296 Frontier blade. I used it behind a John Deere 5525 which is a 90 hp. The dealer was Quality Equipment in Burlington, NC. Within the warranty period, the first issue was the scafiers falling out. The cheesy keepers wore a little bit and the shanks would fall out up or down. This blade has a hydraulic scafier bar. Joe with Quality first recommended driving a bolt behind them and took one of the keepers with him and I never heard anymore about that. Second, the mast for the top link tore loose from the tube while panning dirt. There was a cat 1 pin hole in the top link. This is an 8-foot blade, cat 1 is a little light, pins were a problem and caused some top link damage. The dealer told me I was turning left with the shanks in ground and caused the damage and there was no warranty coverage.

I purchased a Gator 825i from Quality Equipment in Burlington, NC. Gator was a lemon and had transmission problems. The dealer wasn't able to fix the problem and John Deere and Quality Equipment would not allow me to trade the unit for another, and did not fix the unit for me. I took a $4,000 loss on unit in a one-year period. The dealership owner/manager told me he couldn't find anything wrong with the unit; John Deere wasn't going to put any more money into the unit; and that I didn't know how to drive the Gator - this was my third Gator and the other two I had not had any problems. The person who purchased the Gator had the same problem with it as I did the first day he drove the Gator and Quality was able to fix the unit for new buyer by putting a clutch in the unit.

I bought this mower from Lowe's for my mother about 4 1/2 years ago. It worked great. A few days ago, the bearing assembly fell through the deck because all 4 mounting holes were wallowed out. No warning at all. John Deere claims it is because we hit something. The real problem is a design flaw. The bolt head flanges are too small to support the torque. I took it to the local dealer. They sent it in to John Deere and they denied any help due to hitting something. I called John Deere myself again. They review it and called me back. The woman I spoke with told me they were not going to do anything, not that they could not, they would not. It was not a design flaw, did not even want to hear the solution I had, that I saw on another lawn mower to avoid the problem, and was very condescending to me. After telling me they were giving me no help, she hung up on me.

Smoking from the front of the tractor (Fire Hazard John Deere Model 345 lawn tractor) and upon inspection, there was raw gas shooting out in a stream 3 to 4 inches hitting a plate mounted above the muffler. Investigation on the internet produced numerous accounts of these tractors catching on fire as a result of this leak in the fuel pump mounted directly over the muffler. JD could not find a recall notice on this, but several internet sources claim there was one. Since my serial number was partly rubbed off from implements hitting the decal, JD claim there was nothing they can do since I am not the original owner. After some additional discussion, apparently my referral has been "passed on". This is a serious issue and the potential to cause personal and property damage.

I have complained so many times in your agency which is nearest to me, but they have not responded on my issues. So I am complaining to you to take my issues seriously. I have purchased a tractor from your company (model no-5038). Before one year, it is showing problems in hydraulics. When I give a command to the hydraulic to be in up condition, it automatically goes down slowly. So please pay attention on this, make this a top priority, and send a technician to resolve this problem. Thanks and regards.

John Deere walked behind mower model JS28 - buyers beware! Do not purchase this mower. We used it on 1/4 of good quality with turf grass for 8 times between June and August. The mower died in the middle of mowing. It will not start. We emptied gas, changed oil, checked filters, checked and cleaned spark plug but no effect. The worst is the response by John Deere company - they couldn't care less. They said to take it to a repair shop in another state. Maybe it will be warranted and maybe it won't. The only reason I paid a premium for John Deere brand was that I assumed it would be a quality product! Not so - don't be fooled! Not good quality at all. By the way, the mower was stored in a clean dry basement with a dehumidifier running and used in a careful manner. Premium gasoline was poured from a new gas can.

I bought this year's John Deere riding mower model, D120 series. Unfortunately, it has been to a John Deere dealership twice now for engine repair. When talking to the John Deere Co., they basically will stand by the warranty for repairing but once the warranty is up, well, it's good luck. I feel that this particular lawn tractor has issues. If it continues to break down, it should be replaced with another mower. The John Deere Co. says they will not do that. So much for standing by your product!

I bought a JD5060E. I’m happy it is a very good tractor but there is one problem I have seen and that my tractor lift switches are not working. I checked the tractor in JD Agency but they cannot solve my problem so please take an action. Thank you.

The x748 4-wheel drive and 4-wheel steering transaxle broke loose from frame and just about destroyed the unit. $14,000.00 including attachments is a good chunk of money. I take care of the VA Grounds here and the unit gets a lot of use. I understand wearable parts skids cutting blade etc. But the frame cracking is beyond the normal wear and tear.

I bought an X300 42" Select Series in October 2009. The mower as of today has 225 hours. I have replaced "every" pulley on the mower because of failure. I've replaced the drive belt once and the mower deck belt 3 times because of problems with the deck or pulleys. I’ve gone through 2 batteries on the mower (one of them with 30 hours). The mower came with a mulching kit installed by the dealer. The mulching baffle came loose and was chopped by the blade, making it useless with only 25 hours of use. I brought the mower to the dealer 2 times in Conroe, TX on North Loop 336 with only disappointment. They never covered anything and said it wasn't under warranty.

I bought a John Deere belt buckle a couple of weeks ago from TSC in Cortland, New York. I brought it home and put it on my belt to support the John Deere Company because I am a fan of John Deere. But the John Deere belt buckle broke and it's not fixable. I lost my receipt and they won’t take it back. So, I would like something done about this because it is not right that they won’t replace this.

Piece of junk - I bought new JD 2305. I have had nothing but trouble. It was in the shop more than out. The mower deck won't engage, a total rip-off. The gears won't engage and were chewed up. I only put 500 hours on a $20,000 machine. I have paid a lot out of my pocket to move the tractor, have it looked at, etc., etc., etc. It is a lemon!

I have a John Deere 2009 X300 that was bought in September 2009 with a 44" snow-blower. Today, the tractor has 230 hours on it and the only things that were replaced on warranty were the seat that has a crack and the PTO clutch that’s causing the main bearing to be noisy. But my only complaint is about the weak K46 transaxle that cannot be serviced by a regular oil change like Tuff Torq (the builder of the transaxle) recommend. With the recommended oil change (first one at 50 hours and every 200 hours after that), this transaxle will perform for many hours/years if not abused. It's too bad that John Deere decide to not add the drain plug that Tuff Torq designed for; it's not a secret that all K46 were designed to have drain plugs (2). Overall, I'm satisfied with my purchase, except for the transaxle. For a $3000-plus machine, it's a shame that two drain plugs at $0.99 can make so many unsatisfied customers.

My L120 mower has been a constant drawing on my wallet due to bad design and manufacturing. My mower deck had spindles that could not be greased and therefore they seized up. This could have injured the rider. The repair for this was 2 weeks and a few hundred. Then, the rear wheel had the weld around the center hub fail. Another two weeks and a couple hundred. They have taken a good brand and totally ruined it in my eyes. I will not buy another JD.

The pulley locked up and twisted the bolt off from the deck. This mower is kept clean, not abused and this happened in the middle of my yard. No limbs, debris or rough yard. Of course, John Deere dealer said, "This happens all the time on these models. No way to grease the pulley. Give me $80.00 to $100.00 and we can fix it." I have them service the mower when specs call for it and it's 3 years old.

I bought this John Deere JS25 piece of crap at Lowe's. If John Deere is just looking for a quick buck, good job. I've had this for 16 months. Among all the little faults, four weeks ago, the front axle broke. It was a bad weld at the factory. Last week, the real axle hanger broke. The welds on both the left and rear side were very poorly done. I just received the $54 replacement and neither side has proper welds. You have to take half the mower apart to replace the carrier.

I bought the John Deere lawn tractor X540 from the dealer with a hydraulic tiller and snow blade as an off the floor demonstrator tractor with a few hours on it in 2008 and a full 4-year warranty; the attachments were brand new. Since then, it has had multiple repairs all before 90 hours of use.

Bought the John Deere mower in 2010. It stopped running after 30 hrs of use. I bought it at Home Depot. I took it to Maple Mountain Service where it was kept for 1 month, returned and worked for 30 min. then stopped. Back to MM for repair for 3 weeks, it came back and still worked for 1 cut then dies. I took it back again to MM and they couldn't find problem, returned mower stating it worked fine. Brief winter came and went. Now, the mower doesn't run gain. So, a total hrs 30 hrs was spent with start and stops of repair. Horrible product, horrible service.

My dad and I both purchased a John Deere L130 from Home Depot. Before the 90-day return policy was over, my dad had already taken his back and swapped for another one. We have had nothing but problems from these mowers. They are in the shop every year. They eat belts, eat blades, front axle broke in half on one, it is always something. The front tires on mine are now toeing out. I figure it is only a matter of time before the axle breaks on it also. Keep in mind that I only mow an acre or less. I will never ever buy anything else from John Deere. I asked the local dealer if he had anything besides a John Deere I could trade this piece of junk in for. Of course, he only sells John Deere. I told him, being a Christian prohibits me from telling him how I really feel about John Deere products. Heaven help you should you use John Deere to service the thing for you! Please get an estimate before agreeing to let them do any work. I wish John Deere would man up and make this right. I think I am just going to sell it and buy a Gravely Zero turn mower, which is what replaced my dad's John Deere.

We contacted Larson's Tractor, John Deere dealership in West Plains, MO, to trade a used Lx279 for a JD push mower. We are moving and no longer need a large riding mower. On the phone, Larson's stated that "sight unseen we would even trade for a Honda push mower" around $600. After arriving at the store, the manager stated that they would not do that because "there was no ID sticker on it and those were bolted on" and we are thieves and we stole that mower. I have never been so mortified in my life! But they would only offer half of their original offer ($300). We drove home, found the ID sticker with the PIN number and the owner's manual. I am not sure what our next step is, but I know we will never ever be John Deere customers again!

My story is sadly similar to other complaints about JD transmission problems. I have a five year old LA140 riding mower, less than 100 hours on the odometer. The transmission failed to drive the mower after running 20 minutes. The local JD dealer replaced it for $850. My extended warranty expired the previous year. I wrote John Deere corporate a polite letter asking for help with half the cost of the repair. They eventually responded "no, but here's a discount coupon for future parts". My recommendation; do not buy John Deere riding mowers. Their transmissions are unreliable and expensive to repair.

Last Thursday, I was attempting to park our John Deere 757 zero turn mower, which was idling. I had backed it up almost to the carport door, which was down at the time, when suddenly it started flying backwards out of control. I was hurled into the carport door from the back and it was curling around each side of me as the mower was going backwards at a high rate of speed. I was bending my head and neck down into the mower trying to protect myself. Then, just as suddenly, it started going forward and the carport door was hung on the rollover bar. This jerked the mower into a standup position with me still in the seat and pinned into the carport door. Finally, the carport door came loose from the bar after ripping out all of the bolts from the frame of the door and slammed the mower to the ground. I turned the key off and went into my house hysterical. I was shaking and trembling so bad I could hardly talk, along with hyperventilating and throwing up. I went to the ER in Oxford, MS where x-rays showed no broken bones; only bruised muscles, sprains and strains. I was given an injection of Morphine and Phenergan for pain, and a prescription for Lortab and Flexeril for pain and muscle spasms.

I purchased a John Deere 190C in April 2006 at the Big Box stores for over $3,000. I put 119 hours on it and last year the k62v transaxle went out. I sent it down to the local JD supplier whose sticker was on the machine, only to find out that for $1,800, they would replace the transaxle. I inquired if it could be fixed and was informed that it was a sealed unit and they could not work on it. I researched and found the transaxle was from Tuf Torq with the parts diagram. On top of that, the majority of the tractor was, in fact, only parts put together and called a John Deere. I paid $3,000 for a name. Buyer beware, if they had called it a mutt and priced it accordingly, I wouldn't have called it a John Deere.

I paid $2,500 for a John Deere LA140 tractor that lasted only 200 hours (3 years) before the transmission went out. If you go online, you'll find John Deere had lots of problems with this tractor. How can I feel good about buying American even if it is a "Home Depot version" of a John Deere?

I purchased an X320 lawn tractor on late 2009. It mowed one season and then the mower started throwing the main drive belt. Then the idler tensioner went out. I tore the lawn mower down and took parts to Bridgeport EQ Marietta. I gave them tensioner. Altogether, they gave me back a bag of parts with no diagram and said they did not have one. Then I called one of their mechanics and told him the problem I’m having. He said he can only give me half the parts and to come back and he would get parts from my old tensioner. That was the third trip to dealership and I have to drive 25 miles. After getting the mower back together, I accidentally spun the main blade belt. I went in the 4th time and talked to the manager and told him what I have done. I asked if he could help me out. He said John Deere pays for all warranty work. I wasn’t doing him any favors by working on it and he would not help me at all. I have purchased three new tractors. I will never purchase another one. The manager said he didn’t care either. What a day.

This mower (JS25 Self-Propelled Walk-Behind) was purchased in September of 2009, and I believe it was a lemon. I am very dissatisfied with this product. I purchased this brand because I thought it was a quality product and will never buy a John Deere product again. The mower constantly loses momentum and stalls. I cannot use it any longer because it loses power and slows down, and will not do the job.

I purchased a John Deere. I walked behind the self-propelled mower from Lowe's last year, and it hit a small stump in my yard and the shaft that the blade is attached to was bent. The mower cost $350. The estimate to fix was $275 to $300. Bending a shaft on a lawnmower is a common occurrence and used to cost about fifty cents to fix, as all you had to do was replace a small metal piece that connected the motor to the shaft. It took about 5 minutes to fix. Keep in mind this was not a "massive" type of accident; any fix to the shaft would cost almost the entire cost of the mower to fix.

I purchased a Deere LA130 tractor four years ago and currently only have 260 hours on it, and very dissatisfied with the quality. I performed the maintenance as required, but it didn't appear to help. First, I had to replace the front wheel spindles as they were severely worn even though I greased them as required. While doing so, I noted the front wheels have bushings rather than bearings. Another poor design. At the least, you would think the bushings should wear before the spindles, but not the case.

My 2005 L108 get the "spring maintenance special" every year. This year, upon its return a month after pickup, there was an immediate smell of gas fumes. I stored it in the basement, where the HVAC system is. Lo and behold, the smell permeated the house. I moved it up to the garage and the smell still made it into the rafters, then down through some old HVAC vents (which apparently were not sealed when they should have been). I inspected the tractor a number of times. No visible leaks. I washed it 4 times in 2 weeks, thinking they spilled something on it when they replaced a gasket during the servicing. It still had bad gasoline smell. I had to keep the garage door open all day to try to keep it from making us sick.

I have a John Deere 5425 front axle that eats the front tires. It had 300 hours and tires were worn out. I had it in shop, AG Power in Mt. Pleasant, TX, several times and shop foreman said there was nothing wrong. I started taking it to shop with only 50 hours. They said I would have to just buy tires often. I now have 410 hours and have my second set of tires and they show a lot of wear. I called John Deere Corporate Office and they said they had never had a problem like this. They said I must be turning in one direction. I said no. He asked if I drove on highway all the time. I told them no. I was told there was nothing was wrong with my tractor and John Deere was not doing anything about it. I don't know how a company can stay in business selling a bad product. I will never buy another John Deere.

John Deere LA140 - This will be my third transmission if I chose to buy it. I e-mailed John Deere only to get the runaround . Finally a supervisor named Kimberly called to say there's nothing they can do unless a dealership looks on it. Well that's $80 to tell me what I already know, not to mention they want over $100 to pick this junk up. I don't have a truck to haul it there. My mower has less than 175 hours on. It's a good waste of $2400. Don't buy John Deere, you'll be paying for it later.

I’m on the 3rd transaxle on my LA175. The first was replaced under warranty. After that, I'm on my own. That’s $2200 out of pocket on a $3400 machine. To make matters worse, the John Deere mechanic on a forum questioned me on my weight and if that was the problem. I got angry and told him I am 200 pounds and it may include a beer in the cup holder, but that's it. What ticked me off was his response that I was probably lying and that I probably am overweight and that I should cut back on the beer. What a ** idiot. I was so upset. I know I would've choked him if I met him. The engine is fine—it's those useless transaxles and spindles they use. That being said, I will never recommend or purchase a piece of trash like this to anyone, guaranteed. Steer clear of John Deere folks—just read the reviews is all I can say. The hours on the unit were 100 on it and it seems that the transaxles survive only that amount.

The mower is 6 years old and is rusting badly on the body work. Big (1-2 inch) flakes are coming off the body. There is so much rust on this thing that I'm sure all the paint will be gone within a few years. Where the paint has not come off, it is bubbling from rust underneath the paint. Keep in mind I live in Central California and all that I do with this JD is mow about a half acre of grass!

Z910 commercial mower, brand new, blows gas from the exhaust - I bought the Commercial Z910 mower new on a Monday and brought home and put in shed. Saturday, I went to mow and all the gas I had put in on Monday had leaked out. I tried to start it and the gas blew from the exhaust. Also noted was rust on top of motor and rust in and around the roll bar. I called AG Power and was told there was nothing they could do on a Saturday. A $10,000 piece of equipment, brand new and ran only to unload from trailer to shed and there is nothing you can do. Your customer service, Sherman, TX and especially McKinney, TX, is horrible. I want them to pick this up and reimburse the gas I put in it but not sure if they will.

I bought a J.D. L130 new several years ago. Within two years of normal yard use the spindles for the cutting blades began to seize up. I come to find out they had no zerk fitting, no way to lube them. Lo and behold the new ones that I bought had fittings. The most recent problem was when the gas pick up tube fell of inside the gas tank. So far there is no known fix, except to replace the tank at the cost of about $60 on eBay, not to mention the time to dismantle and replace a good bit of the tractor in order to remove/install the tank. If you haven't bought a John Deere, don't.

I have had an l165 for three years. It ran good till one day I changed the oil and got interpreted and forgot to add oil. I ran it awhile a week later and realized my mistake. Motor gave no sign of being out of oil. No noise like what you would suspect. This motor is also known for low oil due to filter leaks, I was told. I called John Deere and asked why the motor didn’t have a low oil warning system like most of other brands have. There were no answers. Three thousand dollar mower and too cheap to put in a $25 part. John Deere told me, sorry it was my mistake. The motor is set up for a shut off device but Briggs doesn’t put them in. I have a 1948 Gravely with oil pressure gauge, a 2001 five horse Honda trash pump with oil alarm and many other motors that warn you for low oil. Told them it would be my last John Deere. What ever happened to customer was always right?

You (John Deere) ought to be ashamed of yourselves. Your instruction manual failed to inform me of the proper maintenance procedures. The K46 transmission on my L130 is ruined. It would not be ruined if proper instructions had been given for transmission maintenance. I bought it from an Alaska John Deere dealer with a Snow blower attachment. The Dealer (John Deere), should know that snow removal is the hardest work, the L130 could be used for. John Deere should have known that without additional maintenance, it would not be up to the task.

I bought a John Deere tractor 5310 on April 3, 2009 from your dealer Dheedsa Tractor Company in Iqbal, Singh. Upon starting the tractor, it spit smoke and would not work properly. We said to him to check the engine. He replied that it’s not a problem, you continue your work. By saying again and again, he checked the nozzle and he advanced the time and said now it works properly. By saying this he wasted our 2-year warranty and he said you take your nozzle and check it from Agra Desil service Ludhiana. He said your nozzles are dead. One of them is totally dead. He asked money for changing the nozzles. Our tractor worked only 1200 hours. The tractors of John Deere do not work properly. Please cooperate with us and help us. We are very thankful to you. Model 5310. Engine no.: py3029d193189. Chassia no.: py5310so36466.

Living on a "John Deere" farm my whole life growing up and seeing the constant problems with these vehicles makes me wonder--how many times can one fail and still have a business? The tractors all have something wrong with them and cost hundreds if not thousands of dollars to fix. Would a car company still be in business if it sold cars that have one out of 3 working in 5 years? Maybe if dumb farmers bought them. Unite against this company. Who cares how many years you and your dad have drove these piles of trash? Time to change. I don’t care what to, but John Deere has to go.

I purchased a brand new lower belt for the S-110 tractor in Feb. or March of 2011. The old one broke or split. We paid $40-$50 for the new one. My husband used the traqctor5 only one time after it was installed. He used it only once this year 2012 and it split again. He took the belt in with him and they could not tell us if it was a defective belt so now we have to pay for a new one again. I think that is wrong. It was only used twice.

I purchased a John Deere Go Kart as a Christmas present for my son. It cost us e650 and after a very short while the wheels at the front didn't engage to go around at all. I brought it at the shop in Longford, Ireland where it was purchased to be told it was rust and it cost e60 to get repaired. The shop assistant asked if it was "driven into a lake." It was stored in a shed when not used. After getting it fixed and keeping it covered when not in use it is not working.

LA115 with 110 hours. The mower sat while I was ill. The engine quit and needs to be replaced. I tried to speak with Shatiqua at John Deere, who said we should bring it to a dealer and see if they can help with repair costs. New engine will be over $800. I already put $500.00 into it when the mower was one month out of warranty. Add the original cost of the mower, the $500 and now another $800—this is costing us a fortune. We cannot afford to put anymore money in this piece of garbage. In reading these complaints, it sounds like Shatiqua is pacifying everyone by telling them they will help pay for repairs, but when it comes time to deliver they are not delivering. I read that the primary cause of engine failure is the ethanol blend of gas.

My husband was unloading our John Deere LX255 mower. In backing up, it flipped off the trailer. Thank God he was okay, but the hood was ruined. After looking at it, it’s nothing but green plastic and a little plastic grill and headlight. We could get a new one. **!!! $650 for three separate parts. This is Chinese cheap plastic. Also, the mower deck has been welded three times in 18 months. Garbage. We are not getting a new hood. We will use it until it's done and buy anything else but a foreign made John Deere! After reading many of the complaints, how sad that what was once an iconic part of USA's history has become a joke.

I visited a local John Deere Dealer in March 2011. I intended to purchase a new X324 or X500. The salesman "helped" me decide by telling me that they had a slightly used X324 with only 85 hours on it. He said that the owner traded it in for a new X500. He said nothing was wrong with it and these mowers will last 2-3 thousand hours with normal maintenance.

2000 John Deere 345 garden tractor - fuel pump issue! Purchased tractor, used smelled raw gas, (next day) later discovered it was coming from the fuel pump old design which squirts the raw gas right on the muffler. A new fuel pump has a tube on the vent directs it to the ground!

My John Deere LA175 has less than 150 hours on it. It has been a solid grass cutter for the past 2 years cutting my 2 acres. Out of the blue, I couldn't make it up a slight incline on my property. I called Lowes and as luck would have it, my warranty expired 2 months ago. They passed me on to John Deere. I spoke and gave all info to customer service. I was told to bring tractor to dealer to access what was needed and perhaps John Deere could help.

I'm on my second LA 175 in two years. There are problems with the bracket on the belt tensioner pulley, breaking three times on the first mower. Lowe's gave me a new mower last fall. I only have 57 hours on this one, and now it's having the same problem. It must be some kind of design flaw. It's a good thing I bought extended warranty. I don't have much faith in these mowers.

We bought a JD x340 "lawn & garden" tractor back in 2009. We went with JD because of their "g-r-e-a-t reputation" and thought we would have a piece of equipment that would do what we needed it to do and would last us maybe not a lifetime, but a good many years from a long standing company that stands behind its name. That was our first mistake...thinking. We should have done some research first.

Like many, I was online trying to find a good price on a PTO clutch for my John Deere, L-130. Most of what everyone has written happened to mine. My JD is five years old, with only 150 hours on it; the second year with less than 75 hours on it, the mower deck bearings failed. I called the JD customer service. I sent emails only to get a rude email back from the customer service saying, “Sorry, out of warranty”. No help was given.

I own a LT190 with 400 hrs and the transmission is toast. I have been told that my only option is to replace it at a cost of about $1000.00. I would have expected something better from John Deere than this. I do have a second option, can you say Husqvarna?

I have a John Deere LA175 Mower. Wow in the "out-of-warranty" service expense column I have over $1300.00 in this thing. I did the research, checked the reviews but sadly, this mower is a lemon. I have placed a call into John Deere Customer Complaint Department and they are working to see what they can do. My hopes are not high.

Hood components were of a substandard design. The use of plastic on the hinged front bumper was not sufficiently engineered to withstand use. Hood failed at front hinges. Further damage resulted which caused the upper hood to crack due to vibration. John Deere charges over $400.00 for replacement parts. Due to the number of mowers on the market with similar problems, this would be a candidate for a product recall or even a class-action lawsuit.

On the third day after delivery of a new L130, the engine would just stop while mowing but restart was instant. I should have recognized that there was an underlying problem. Now with 300 hours, engine is surging and I took it to James River Equipment. I was charged $161.00 to be told that it couldn't be repaired without a new carb ($200.00 out of their parts dept). Now estimate is up to $500.00 + for a dirty carb. I brought it home without repairs. This machine has given me problems of all sorts from the beginning. An independent will probably be able to take the carb apart and clean. I have replaced numerous parts since the new one. Sorry guys, no more. This is junk. The problems are constant and no end in sight. I am now told I need a deck rebuild for an additional and outrageous sum. The shop put 3 deep scratches in the hood. I will probably be reminded that my $3000.00 didn't buy a BMW but I was, for a short time, very proud of my Deere. The love affair didn't last long. Fortunately, I have a Cub Cadet that was actually built in March of l962. This piece of equipment has never been in the shop. A class action suit would be appropriate.

I bought a Deere LA145 mower in 2009 and have had trouble with it since day one. It is the most poorly designed riding mower I have ever owned in all my 71 + years. I have replaced the mower spindles and numerous blades (it wears out blades 3 to 1 compared to my Toro of the same size). The wheel spindles have been replaced and the grease fittings are facing the inside of the machine! I have removed the old spindles to put in the new ones and now, I have the grease fittings facing out; however, it is a task to get to them.

I have a L120 lawn tractor bought in 2004 that has had the following problems: The seat spring broke, the spring underneath broke (twice), the front wheel bearings had to be rebuilt, both front control rods had to be replaced, the front axle broke, the forward nut holding the deck fell off at least three times, and today the clutch to activate the mower has apparently failed. It's just a piece of Chinese junk.

Just for tracking purposes, here is another John Deere lawn tractor with a bad transmission after only 160 hours. It's a $125 that I purchased a few years ago. After this happened, I started doing a little internet research and discovered that this is a very common problem. What are your options? First, pay the John Deere guy $700 to replace it with a transmission that will, in all likelihood, god bad again in a few years. Second, pay $1500 (just shy of the cost of the tractor) for an upgraded transmission (from a k36 to a k66) that you have to do yourself. Next, pay $1800 for a new tractor that will, undoubtedly, have the same issue. Either way, we're screwed. I bought John Deere because I thought it was quality equipment. I will not buy another one. Look at the internet. There are literally scores of similar stories out there just like mine. John Deere should make this right. This has to be a class action suit waiting to happen.

I purchased a John Deere L130 with the extended warranty. While under warranty, the steering gear wore out. Now it has failed again just two weeks after the extended warranty expired. After research, I have found and verified by the local dealer in Matthews, North Carolina that this is a design flaw and was identified over a year ago. However, I never received any correspondence from John Deere that I had a mower with a design flaw. My mower was at the Matthews location a couple of months ago. Again, it was not mentioned. At that time, I could have been updated with the correct design replacement part. This is very deceptive of John Deere. They at least should offer a discount on the repair, but this was refused also. I will follow up with the Better Business Bureau. And like so many other people having trouble with this mower, I think a class action lawsuit will eventually be crafted.

I have owned John Deere lawn mowers for 30 years and I have never had any problems; just small thing that I took care of oil changes. It has never been in the shop. My next door neighbor has had Craftsman mowers and he has bought four. I only bought two but could have only bought one but liked the looks of the newer ones. Thanks for the best damn mower in the world. I looked at all of them and just come right back to my John Deere.

We bought a John Deere LA150 and have had nothing but problems with the belt coming off the mowing deck. We have replaced the belt several times and the man at John Deere shop said that we bought a throw away from Lowes. I said, "Are you kidding?" He said, "They're junk." What the **? Their name is on the back of it. I thought John Deere was a good choice but now I wish that I had made another choice.

John Deere L130 Complaint - Long story short, John Deere sells poorly designed equipment now. John Deere has completely taken advantage of their brand name by building an inferior product (L series lawn mowers) and selling it to mass consumers (you and I). I bought an L130 48" Deck 23 HP Kohler in 2005. Currently, it has 250 hours. Here is a list of repairs since I've owned it:

I was given a lawn mower, John Deere Model L130, by my brother whom had bought it new several years ago and serviced it regularly. After 9 hours of mowing (409 hours total) over a 4-week period, the front axle broke in half while I was riding on the mower. I fell forward and bruised my ribs on the steering wheel. If I was not a big guy, my ribs probably would have been broken. I had to have it fixed myself, thinking it was a freak occurrence. When I heard from the man who fixed it for me that the axle was in stock at the JD dealer, I started smelling a rat. Axles are not things that lawn mower dealers keep in stock. Some rudimentary investigation on the internet tells me that John Deere knows they have a design problem here. There were way too many people having axle and front steering problems. I was able to fix the problem for $140, but the bruised ribs are just getting better now after a week. I asked JD for assistance with the repair bill but was given the runaround, being told that the mower was too old, etc. Axles just don't break from normal use. John Deere needs to make this right.

We've had to replace all spindles on the deck bushings. Now, the ** clutch needs to be replaced. This is only a few of the things that have happened. This has happened every year that we have owned it. We keep it in good shape. And it seems like every time we go out there, something else tears up. We have spent a fortune on this piece of crap of a lawn mower. We always have to go borrow someone else's to get my grass cut. It's **! I think a law suit should be filed or money reimbursed.

I think we all need to file a class action lawsuit against John Deere. They are selling junk and not standing behind their two-year warranty. See my comments below where I explained what happened about a week and half ago.

I bought a 2006 John Deere Gator HPX. I put it away in my shop one night after feeding my horses and it caught on fire. Burned my shop to the ground. It started on the exaust manifold.

In December 2009, we decided to take advantage of the tax bonus depreciation and buy a new piece of equipment. Carl ** from Standard (now Jesco) located in Middletown, DE came out to our job site to see the type of work we were doing and what John Deere machine would work for us best. After watching our men at work (we have pictures of Carl on our job site), he recommended the John Deere 332 Skid Steer Loader with rubber tires. We purchased this machine for $36,000 (also $18,000 for the milling head and $6,000 for the broom). The machine sat in our garage until our paving season started back up in March of 2010, the machine was overheating from the start.

I purchased an LA135 Lawn Tractor in April of 2010 from Lowe’s. I was mowing a couple of weeks ago and the mower started chugging like it was running out of gas. I got off the mower and walked back up to the house. After a few minutes, I turned around and looked down where I parked the mower and there was a major fire going. I called the Fire Department and luckily they responded in minutes.

Growing up in the south, I've always heard how great John Deere products were and the reliability of those products. Just to let you know, I'm currently on my second attempt in finding that quality and reliability in the L Series Mowers. My first attempt was an L-100 Series mower, which failed after one summer’s use and their local service center couldn't figure out how to fix an oil leak on the motor. After 4-5 attempts of failed repairs by their local service center (James River Equipment), Home Depot actually refunded my money back.

I asked of the durability of the engine, (JOHN Deere turbo tuff) transmission,o and and if it was sufficient to mow 1 to two acres weekly for years and what maintence would be expected.

I bought a John Deere LA140 48" deck 4 years ago and have had to replace the steering gears 5 times now at a cost of almost $100.00 each time. I am so fed up with this that I am going to sell this thing and buy a Cub, Sears or anything but a Deere.

I live in Foxborough MA 02035 I always had John Deer Lawn Mower for last 30 years

i bought a john deere commercial lawn mower 3 months ago from prairie coast eqt, and i has broken 7 times now, it has a 2 year warrenty. all i would like is to return it for my money back.

Hydro oil leak. I was mowing and it started spraying out transmission fluid that went all over mower. I shut it off immediately and took it to get checked at the place mentioned above where I purchased it. They replaced the line and sent the old one home with me. Total bill was 209.26, which is ridiculous.

I have a John Deere ZTX 31 and the blade stopped moving. I turned off the motor and when I went to check under the deck, the spring suddenly released and snapped back cutting thru my finger and bone.

I have a ZTR445, which at 78 hours, was starting to have problems. I called Plains Power Equipment in Seward, NE (where I purchased it). The problem was while mowing, there was a black soot which covered my left leg. Glen **, manager, told me it was from mold. Shortly after, the mower started running rough. I took it in for an oil change. I was told it was low on oil. It ran 20 more hours and after 98 hours and seizing up, I was told it ran out of oil and I needed a new engine. I purchased a "used" $1,200 engine from Plains Power Equipment in Seward, NE. After 113 hours and it not being able to start, I was told it needed a new starter ($198). I picked the mower up and took it to a private small engine repair shop. He replaced the starter and it still does not run. This gentleman does a lot of business with Plains Power and expressed his dissatisfaction with how they handled my situation.

I just want to let people know that before you buy a John Deere tractor, you will need very deep pockets to keep it up. I bought a new 3120 hydro stat drive tractor and front tier equipment last October 2006. The tractor has 325 hours on it and it is in the shop with a $1600 repair bill, to this point on the trans. This tractor is out of warranty and is still like new, but it is in the shop with trans problems. If you are considering buying a John Deere, try to rethink it.

I bought a $360 lawn mower (John Deere). I used it 4 or 5 times, stored it dried. When I used it this spring, it blew up on me after 15 minutes. I was told warranty will not cover it as it was my fault (some screws got in and damaged it and caused it to be blown) or $424.00 to fix it. Lowe’s says there’s nothing they can do. I bought it through them and they told me only 30 days not unless I buy insurance, but have a two year warranty. So $360.00 just for using it 4 or 5 times. I am so mad.

First year we had it, I was mowing a small incline and the wheel fell off.

We bought John Deere 5310 on January 27th 2011. Now, we are facing starter problems and clutch plate problem.

I purchased a John Deere JS25 self-propelled lawn mower on July 6, 2009 from Lowe's Home Store on 75th & Dodge St. in Omaha, NE. I also purchased a Lowe's 4 year Service Advantage extended warranty. The mower was the floor model and already had oil in it.

My JD L120 has less than 300 hours on it and has been serviced regularly. Every time I mow, it throws off the drive belt. I first thought it was the PTO, so I quit going in reverse at all. Now, it only goes in reverse. Also, I thought the drive belt needed to be replaced; but no, it's leaking trans fluid.

I would like to start out by saying I am a John Deere man. My grandfather was a farmer and ran John Deere. My father and two of his brothers were farmers and they ran John Deere. Both of my brothers (one has passed away) and both of my sisters run John Deere. All of My cousins run John Deere. My Uncle (Melvin **) left farming in 1962 to buy into a John Deere dealership. The name of the dealership was Eichstaedt Implement. After years of being in partnership, and several partners, my uncle bought all shares and went on his own. He ended up with stores in Whales, Watertown, and Hartford Wisconsin. The plates on his town car read **.

I have the la 145 riding mower with 114 hrs on it. I use it to mow and plow the driveway in winter. I noticed loss of power when climbing hills and thought the tranny was bad. The belt was cracking and I purchased new belt from dealer. While removing old belt, I noticed it was using left side brake linkages as a type of idler. At first I thought, surely this is not the design; it must be just tangled up during assembly. So I cut out the old belt, installed the new one up the middle of frame rails as you would think. The tractor ran okay but still power is lost on steep hills. I was ready to concede to buying a new tranny. I decided to route belt like it was. A huge pain in the ****. I had to drop pedals, remove battery, etc. but sure enough, it must be done this way. It climbs like a mountain goat. I've seen so many threads complaining of tranny problems, I hope this isn't their problem. Good luck.

I owned a John Deere L 35. I purchased it in April 2006 from Lowe's of Uniontown, PA. I bought a 3-year extended warranty that did not extend the warranty to 5 years. It started on the purchase date. That's the problem. Now after 160 hours on a well-serviced garaged mower, the transmission is gone. I contacted JD via email, then by phone. Both responses were: "Sorry, you are not happy," and "We sell a great product." They also said my transmission is isolated. I informed them that on several complaint sites, there were possibly 1000 having the same issues as I have.The person on the phone said, "No way." I gave him a few of the sites as well.

The transmission on the John Deere Model LA145 riding lawnmower went out after 30 hours of use. The local John Deere dealer said if the grass isn't perfectly flat, the transmissions always go out on the 100 series riding lawnmowers. I'll never buy John Deere again.

I purchased a John Deere L110 about 4 years ago. From day one it was a lemon. The belt on the mower kept on coming off. I took it back and they worked on it some more. But it still got the same problem, also after a short while when the warranty holes started to come in the deck. My yard is a regular yard with no thick grass. This kept on until after the warranty ran out. To make it short, John Deere refused to make mower deck right. The rep said there was no paperwork on where it was worked on during warranty. He did not look that hard because I kept the copies of the work that was done. I did have to carry the mower to another dealer. It's because from where I brought the mower, the part manager and I had words. And the store manager thought it would be best if I took it to another dealer. So, I took it to Colquitt JD dealer. I brought it in Donalsonville, GA JD dealer. After the rep told Colquitt dealer that I make copies of the work order and give it to them at Colquitt JD, nothing came out of it.

Bought our John Deere la125 expecting the quality of a reputable company. After 82 hours, the tractor threw a rod and is now worthless. We followed the maintenance schedule exactly as directed and was asked by the dealer if we had ever changed the oil! Well we had; after the first 8 hrs and then at the beginning of each season(2).

I purchased a John Deere 42" cut riding mower from Home Depot approx. 4-5 years ago. It had normal use mowing an acre of lawn and all maintenance and oil changes were done as recommended. Recently while mowing, the engine blew up. My local repair business said the engine was destroyed and could find nothing that I did to have caused it. They also found the brackets holding the mower deck were severely cracked and ready to break. I also found that the mower belts would routinely come off the pulleys and could not be fixed. I spent approx. $1500 and found a high end name like John Deere should not have a catastrophic failure after only 4-5 years of use. I have never have any previous mowers ever blow up like the John Deere and have to spend $2000 to buy a new one and it was not a John Deere.

Our tractor had issues with the front bearings on the right side on two different occasions. Recently the tractor buckled in half. John Deere does not stand behind their product and openly said we pulled the tractor in half.

We purchased 2 John Deere LA105s about a week apart. We use them at our primary home and our lake home, about 30 miles apart on similar lots. One is fine, the other is a piece of junk! Amongst other problems, the mower deck literally rusted off and peel on the garage floor when we got it out to mow the second year! Huge chunks of paint are bubbled up-on the top and bottom of the deck. John Deere wouldn’t replace the deck under warranty! They only said it was an "environmental issue", but wouldn’t explain what was meant by that term.

I have the exact same problem that has been reported already! I have a John Deere self propelled walk behind lawn mower JC63C with a 6.5 H.P. Briggs and Stratton engine. My mower has had two fuel tank replacements of tank part number AM134926. The original tank and the replacement tank have leaked at the mid seam and another location on the bottom of the tank. The tank leaked gas all over my garage and the fumes came into the house. My whole house could have caught fire! There should be a recall on these tanks. I am just having a third tank installed now. I think the tank is manufactured by Briggs and Stratton but I buy it from John Deere.

I have a John Deere L110 from HD. It cuts great but the quality is terrible. After two years, the seat looks like it was left out in the weather for 10 years (the mower is stored indoors). The spindles had to be replaced, no big deal. The new spindles have grease fittings. Too bad the originals didn't have these fittings. I've had problems with broken chutes on the grass catcher. Now, the famous transaxle is howling. I bought a replacement and now have almost enough money in this junk that I could have bought a Kubota. John Deere sure cheapened their name. I'll never buy another of their products.

I purchased a JS36 walk behind mower in March of 2010 from Lowes. While mowing the motor slowed and eventually stopped. I called John Deere customer service and was told to bring it to a local JD Dealer, they informed me that the engine had no oil and that it wasn't under warranty since it was my fault. It would cost $350.00 to fix.

I purchased a Maytag washer from Home Depot a little over a year ago, and it has broke down on me 3 times and nobody wants to help me with this situation. I'm about to take the piece of ** and throw it in the river and be done with it! I will never buy another Maytag product again or recommend this product to anyone I know! And their repair service, A&E Repair Service are a bunch of idiots that can’t keep their records straight, but it’s on my dime! What kind of company are you all running?

I bought my new JD LA175 with a 54" deck figuring I would not need another mower for a long time. Man, I was sadly mistaken. The unit has 300 hours on it now and it is ready for another transaxle. This being the 3rd. First one replaced under warranty but this one I will have to replace at a cost of $1000. Why should I replace a weak transaxle every 100 hours? I have heard of so many issues with the K46 TuffTorq transaxle that I am surprised that a class action lawsuit has not been initiated. Thoughts anyone? I have also heard of a 200-pound rider limit. What the hell is that? I weigh in at 190 pounds, maybe I'm too close to the "threshold"?

I own a 2320 swather with a 135 twin draper platform. I am having trouble with the variable speed pump pulleys/sheaves. I am looking to replace/repair these pulleys and John Deere has discontinued the pulleys part numbers (AE32321 and E53990). Without these, I may as well as junk the header. Apparently they also do not list an upgrade pump, pulley system.

I bought what I thought was a true John Deere at Home Depot. I used it for one summer and then the motor went out. It is an L130. When I checked with John Deere, I was told it was not a true John Deere but another brand that John Deere merely stamped their name on. Since it was a fairly expensive mower, I found this to be very deceptive. Guess I paid for a name and that wasn't even real.

I own a John Deere LT 110 and it is a junk. The seat shredded in two years. The catcher is poor quality. I spent the money to rebuild the deck. Now, the K46 transmission has gone out. The mower handles nicely, but the quality is very poor. I will never buy another John Deere. To get JD with a better transmission that will hold up, you need to spend $5,000. I will be heading to Sears for my next mower. The new transmission is $605 plus labor. Because of the poor quality, the mower isn't worth fixing. My mower is six years old.

I purchased a L120 JD in March 2003. For the first four years, the tractor worked flawlessly and I even bought a snow blade for the driveway. Since 2008, I have had nothing but problems with my L120. I've had to replace all three mower deck spindles. The bracket that holds the PTO clutch in place broke which allowed the whole thing to spin and destroyed the wiring harness.

I have my John Deere for a while. It has 106 hours on it and it won’t go uphill. I checked and found that this is a common thing. It is a $1500 thing.

We bought our first and last Deere four years ago. We mow once a week during the summer and have logged 175 hours on the $1700 machine. The transmission is shot. Upon internet investigation, this seems to be a common and costly problem. What a disappointment. I have contacted Customer Service at Deere on several occasions and have been assured that someone would return my call which no one has.

In 2004, I purchased a new tractor, mower, bucket and gator. I have had the mower worked on twice and the mechanic and salesman tell me that JD realizes there is a problem with this mower so I need a new gear box and it will cost me $2000.00. I have already spent $1800.00 on it in 2008. Now, the gator has always been hard to start so we asked about it and they said it is because I have a Kawasaki engine and they are cold-natured, so there is nothing that will help except buy a new one. If this were my car it would be recalled and fixed free. None of the problems with this equipment is my fault but JD won't stand behind their equipment. Don't buy John Deere.

I was attempting to drive tractor up small grade. Unable to climb hill. Checked with dealer to find transmission (L111, 5 years old, 100 hours) needs to be replaced. Cost to fix is over $1300.

I contacted a local dealer through John Deere dealer finder. I spoke to a sales person about which vehicle and attachment to purchase to fit my needs. It was understood I’m a first time buyer. I picked up the $11000 vehicle with a $3000 blade to use for pack dirt removal and grading. I bought $250 ramps to put in the bed of the pickup truck. Here come the unforeseen problems; cracked utility vehicle fender and scratches from being in and out of pickup truck bed. Bent the pickup bed a little too, but fixed it. This was not a problem, but I asked Jim ** not to recommend buyers ever to put a utility vehicle into a pickup bed because of potential damages. I took responsibility for being a dummy in doing this and just asked them to not allow a new buyer to do that again.

Email sent to the manager of the John Deere Dealership on Hwy66 in Longmont,co. This tractor has 150 hours on it. No respond back from them after 2 days. I felt like I needed to let you know what my experience has been at your dealership since I am about to flood the web with it.

I have a lot of similar problems with my L130 48 inch cut John Deere riding mower. I bought it used at Lowe’s. It’s a mistake. I have had to take it for service a few times since I bought it. I had a pulley replaced and deck re-leveled and steering tightened. The guy before me had to replace the gas tank. Now I got the diseased Deere back in the shop again. The deck needs to be re-leveled again. The steering is loose again at the wheel. But they told me that was normal this time. Also, I need to replace all my spindle bearings.

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We bought a LA175 John Deere tractor mower with a K46Ac transmission that went out after 202 hours. We like the mower features except for transmission problems that will cost approximately $1,000 to replace. We were mislead at the time of purchase as to the capabilities of the machine. It is now just out of warranty, but low hours. John Deere should stand by their inferior products that are being sold at box stores. We are out approximately $1,000 on a 2-year-old machine.

I bought a John Deere 4600 Walk-Behind Mower in April 2010. The reverse has never worked good and if you are not aware of it, the machine will lock in forward and you have to stop the machine and pull it away from the object you are mowing close to or just pull the machine with wheels locked in place and this leaves marks on your yard. I am constantly tightening the handle down as the knobs on the handle are always loosening up. Recently, mowing (I have only used it eight times), and mowing as I always have, the blade struck the ground and bent the shaft. I noticed the deck was lower in the front left corner and the handle was extremely loose.

I purchased my John Deere in 2008 from AG-Power in McKinney, TX. I was told by numerous people that this brand was a very reliable mower that would last years. I purchased the mower and had no problems the first couple of years. I maintained the mower to the specifications provided on my own having the representative next door to me. He would bring the packs and I would maintain the mower. I purchased this mower for about $1600.00 which may not seem like a lot to many, but to me it’s a lot.

I bought an L130 John Deere. We have had nothing but problems: Front wheels and spindle, deck not level, bearing in pulleys. Most of all, it just does not cut well at all. If I would have tried this mower, I never would have purchased it. I agree with most that this certainly is not a quality John Deere product.

I am the owner of a commercial lawn care company and I recently bought several John Deere zero turn mowers from their largest dealer in South Florida. I am not happy with these mowers. I have used Toro's for the past ten years and I will tell you that they are superior. One of the mowers burned up the engine after three hours of operation. We took it back and the dealer had the nerve to suggest that there would be a cost to repair. The dealer checked the oil filter and realized that the wrong one was installed. He then called us and suggested that we replaced the filter and the replacement of the engine would not be covered. What nerve.

I bought a John Deere Riding Mower l130 and payed $1500.00 for it last fall. I used it a couple of times and its in the shop for repairs. It has to have a new clutch, wire harness, front wheel spindles, new deck bushings, new belt. It looks new and it's a pile of junk. I am retired and I am 74 years old.

John Deere "Nothing runs like a Deer Runs." Great, so far. The problem, it is more work keeping it working than it does! It is a moving pile of crap! It is nothing but junk from the deck down! The blades do not (have never) cut evenly. The deck will not stay level. I think it was made from memory yarn every time you straighten the deck it goes back to the original form. The bearings wear out every year.

I have a 2006 John Deere X300 with 95 hours on it. Recently while mowing, I heard a snap and the tractor stopped moving. I have been informed that it needs a new hydro unit which costs $1,100. I bought this when I retired because my old JD, although a good little tractor, had a deck that was very hard to attach. Up until last week, I was happy with this unit. Now, I think I would have been better off with a cheaper, disposable tractor. My brother recently had to buy a new deck for his 3-year old, 100 series JD. Deere's quality has gone.

John Deere L120 Riding Mower 300 Hours. Engine rebuilt $500. Mower deck spindles replacement, factory installed had no grease zurks $400. Clutch bracket broke & ripped all undercarriage wiring out $300.00. Underbody where rubber foot pads rusting out $200. Purchased because dad had John Deere, also when new, I talked two of neighbors into buying. Nothing but John Deere garbage.

I purchased a mower three or four years back from Home Depot and I work on it more than I cut grass with it. I have to pull the push rods and straighten them back almost every time. I need to mow and JD will just give you a line of **. They will not fix the problem or make it good. They wasted my time and I had to pay someone to cut my grass every time. I don't have time to pull the parts off to get it running again.

When I bought a John Deere, I thought I was purchasing the most well known name representing quality. That is the farthest from the truth. I think JD has a great Marketing department, but they make junk. My LA145 only has 46 hours, and the majority of those are from having to mow my lawn twice! It leaves a trail of uncut grass when I mow, and I have to go over it again. It takes twice as long. I thought it was the blades so I put new ones on, but that didn't change the results one bit.

I purchased a JD L120 about 5 years ago. It has 147 hours on it. The fly wheel (which is made of plastic) cracked in half and is worn down. You would think that something that has teeth should be made out of metal. I am not an engineer, but it looks like they designed it to fail. It costs $137.50 for a new one. I bought a JD because I thought I was buying quality. I was wrong. Also, why is there no way to change transmission fluid? I will never buy or recommend JD ever again. I have not been able to mow my lawn in weeks. I will have to hire my neighbor ($150) to cut everything down to a respectful height.

I bought a G100 in 2004 for $4200; it now has 315 hours on it and is useless. The local dealer said they would give me $200 for it, so much for Deere's holding their value. At about 300 hours it had trouble going uphill, and now it goes nowhere. The hydro is history, $800 to a $1000 to fix it. That comes out to about $700 a year to mow my lawn. The dealership says they never heard of a hydro going bad, did I just get lucky or what?

I bought a walk behind mower from Lowe's in may of 2009. By fall the mower wouldn't disengage the drive system to let you back away from a tree, fence or wall. In April, John Deere instructed me to take it to their service center Jernigan's. They told me on three different occasion it was fixed. Each time the mower went back to locking the rear wheels up and you couldn't pull the mower back away form the object. John Deere had them put a new gear box in so they said. It's back to doing the same thing now John Deere says that's the way it's designed.

As a former John Deere C & CE dealer who closed down shortly after the lawn tractors were placed in Home Depot I have a unique perspective on the quality of the products although the models I dealt with are a little dated. First off, by my JD sales representative's own admission, the L series is designed with a 5 year life expectancy.

I bought a John Deere Zero-Turn Mower (Z850A) in August of 2008 from SunSouth in Samson, Alabama. The first time I used it the belt came off and tore up. They put a new belt on it and again it came off and tore up. They came and picked up the mower and took it to the shop. They held on to the mower there for about 6 weeks. That’s right, around 6 weeks. They did bring me another mower to use (not the same model). I also made almost 2 payments on it till I finally got to use it. I came to find out that they were having a lot of problems on these models with 6’ cutting decks. They added some things to the deck that wasn't originally there. The deck has never cut right since they did all of the work to it.

We bought a John Deere G100 and have put a little over 400 hours on it. Recently, it would not go more than 2 feet and stop. It also made a loud grinding noise. I was told by the local John Deere dealer that the transmission was shot and it would be $1800 to fix it! I paid a little over $4000 for this mower thinking it would last forever! I have now been told that this particular mower has transmission issues and John Deere is aware of it but does nothing about it. I bought a new mower, a Toro. I will never buy John Deere again!