it is not a good vacuum. The rubber band tore right away
925059
it broke down after one month of regular use. it is not a good vacuum. The rubber band tore right away. I am asking for a return
1963006
Really a sorry product.  The flex hose was made of very poor materials.  The machine had little suction power.  It has almost cost me more to return the item than it cost me to purchase it.  Don't waste your time or money on this vacuum.
1017410
This vacuum worked well for the first time only. Shortly afterwards it clogged terribly with just dust and hair. The suction tubes are to narrow  and are curved at to sharp of an angle.for the air to pass unobstructed.
  Do yourself a favor and get a "bagged" vacuum cleaner where the air flows directly into the bag as opposed to circling through corners etc.
  In short this is a piece of junk.
1833629
The hose makes this vacuum a nightmare to deal with. Sure you have all these attachments, caddy and its highly configurable. but there is only one way you will use it and that is when it is upright with the cannister on the handle. The hose is too short to use it any other way. Its bulky, and top heavy. I would not recommend it.
1146925
As others have reviewed, the carpet is like sticky tape for dust/pet hair/crumbs/dirt- you name it.  I had for a bit before I noticed how bad it really was.  It will not vacuum standardly, I need to remove the hose and hand vacuum the entire thing.  I'm looking for a new one and will throw this out (I've had for 2 months, it looks 2 years old)
722433
This is my 3rd mighty mite - the hose is wimpy, the small dusting tool can't even be used for corners b/c of the big black rubber surrounding it - BAD DESIGN!!!  It is too small to be effective. We used to get a nice floor brush, a great dusting tool, a great tool for stairs etc, a solid hose,  and a rug tool although this particular vacuum is not meant for efficient carpet cleaning. Have not used it yet, am just hoping the power is sufficient.
4933248
The Hose to this XtremepowerUS has too many pieces so It sucks in Air (which is bad for pump pressure).  I did the adding the washer to the flapper too, it helped, and somewhat got the vacuum going again but not really. in hindsight I should have saved my money and bought another high quality one, with manufacturer warranty plus extended warranty, so I could just return it or get my money back..
2872329
I used this twice. Then it broke. I had to replace the belt which I did. Then it started smoking from the burning rubber.  I will not purchase a vaccum by Bissell again.
3393044
Suction on this thing is negligible and infrequent.  It appears that the main problem with the overall suction is that the path of air pressure does not use proper gaskets.  You open the door to see where the bag is placed and the hose emptys inward, and you see that this door just snaps shut.  It is just plastic on plastic, no rubber gaskets to seal in pressure.  The motor is very loud too, yet you receive none of the power.  If you wiggle the bag around and play with the door you might get some extra suction for a brief period.  The vacuum is also a bit awkward to carry and use because as you draw the wand around the side pack moves with it, so you wind up having to use two hands:  one to hold the wand and another to hold down the pack.  I'm so disappointed with this vacuum.
2878648
This is just the worst vacuum ever.  I suppose I could get the suction back if I were to take the 8 pieces apart and wash all of them but which of us is going to do that every single time?  I would rather change a bag after 15 vacuumings than empty the filthy bucket after each vacuuming.  We have dogs and this has a hard time picking up dog fur off the hard floor.  If the suction is that bad - what good is it?  I sure wish I had this to do over again because this is really a bad vacuum cleaner.  I would have spent the extra [money] for a good one had I known.
3864057
The first week we were happy as it picked more dirt and pet hair than the old Hoover. Plus we thought the bags were better for people with allergies. Over time it does not work very well. We have replaced the belt four times and it has very little suction. Now we are looking at a Shark.
4501308
We were so excited to get this vacuum but we didn't want to pay 500$ for it. Around Christmas time, it was on sale so we jumped at the opportunity to get it for 250$. In the end, it was just ok. I liked that we can use it to vacuum up the loads of dog hair on the ground that accumulated daily. BUT, it is not good for vacuuming a whole carpeted floor. It's just not built for that. AND, it dies after about 20 minutes off the charger. I'm glad we have it, but it is definitely not worth 500$. Maybe not even 250$. I'm thinking 200$max. I'm glad we waited.
3245866
I am taking time to come back and write this review because I feel so strongly about this poor vacuum. Short story, don't waste your money. We have owned this vacuum for a year and it has really never appeared to work very well. It has a lot of nice features, but it just does not suck or clean like a $400.00 vacuum should. So stop here and get something else.
4465154
If you have pets, I do not recommend this product.  The exhaust vent blows towards the front of the vacuum and actually blows the pet hair AWAY from the vacuum.

Cons:

* Cord is extremely short
* Does not clean up against walls easily
* V shape is really worthless because the V is so wide you cannot get close to the walls or around narrower spaces.
* The attachment hose is extremely difficult to separate from the vacuum when you want to use attachments.
* Suction is paltry
* Vents to the front and blows hair and fine particles AWAY from the suction
* Plastic does not seem durable

Pros:

* Great for taller people
* Dirt resevoir easy to remove and quite spacious
* Easy to maneuver
* Wrap around cord mechanism very helpful and easy to use
1955725
I've had this vacuum for 2 1/2 years now and I can safely say this is the worst vacuum I've ever had. The only reason why I survived with this piece of..."equipment" so long is because I bought a Roomba. It is made of cheap plastic. I've had to replace certain parts on the vacuum several times because either they broke, or were completely scratching my hardwood floors. I have no pets and I vacuum regularly; there is no reason why it should break so easily. I've had an American made Kenmore vacuum before this for 15 years and it was perfect. These new models are just plain cheap and over advertised to be good. The wheels on the part used to clean the floor where the suction occurs are made of plastic and will scratch your hardwood floors as they did mine. As for suction power, it sucks some rugs so hard that you need pull and keep the pressure constantly released, but it has a hard time sucking in all crumbsyou need to go over the space several times. Don't waste your hard earned money on this piece of crap. The bin to clean the vacuum is designed horribly; it's very easy to get dust all over the place when opening the bin. The filter takes forever to dry when you clean with watertakes more than 12 hours. Also, to those who post a review after only the first vacuuming, don't. It is not an adequate review after posting a review only after the first vacuuming. To those reading this, there are a number of better vacuums to buy for the same price of $300.
496268
This review will be updated at a future date, as I don't expect this vacuum to last, and I will let you know if I'm proved correct!
After researching vacuums under $200, I settled on the Prolux Tritan.  As soon as a I got it out of the box, I said, "Uh oh, what have I done?"  It's SUPER DUPER cheap - the hose, the vacuum heads, the accessories are all cheap, cheap, cheap.  The hose feels like one good tug and it will crack or split.  These parts will not last.
The hose and tube have to be jammed together (there is no push button to connect or disconnect them), and that's very hard to do if you have joint pain in your hands (as I do), and right away I found that as I'm vacuuming, the hose sometimes pops off the tube.  I end up vacuuming by holding the tube, not the handle.
I don't mind the on/off switch being on the base, as I can just use my foot.  I think the chord retraction feature works fine.
The vacuum itself has a lot of suctioning power.  I like that you can dial it down.
I bought the extra beater head, as I only have hardwood and tile, but the beater would be perhaps usable for the few throw rugs in my house, but it doesn't really work if you move it forward, only if you pull it backwards, so that was a waster of money for me.
All in all, I regret buying it, and should have sprung for a better machine, but when you're on a budget, you try to save money where you can.  In retrospect this was not a good item to scrimp on!
As mentioned, I doubt this thing will last a year.  We shall see.....
210742
Nowadays it's all plastic and gone are the days of really reliable and well-made vacuum cleaners.  This model (shark navigator upright liftaway and bagless) has such a strong suction that it's now ruined the edges of four of my area rugs.  I use it as a cansiter most of the time to get under things, but the coil is so short it constantly bangs into my legs.  I set the suction on the lowest setting but it's still too strong.  The only good things are the light on the head, where i can see dog hair more clearly, the fact that it can go from carpet to hardwood easily, and that it's bagless.  But generally I dread using this vacuum cleaner each week.  Why can't they design a good vacuum cleaner anymore?????