Bought this iron March 29 of 2017. As of ...
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Bought this iron March 29 of 2017. As of July 5 2017, it no longer works! Black & Decker has really fallen.
4827384
I love to iron so I had no problem paying a little more than some other irons that I have had. It was a great iron at first, but I haven't had it longer than 9 months and water leaks our near the cord. I wish it would have lasted longer for me....now I buy a little cheaper.
553487
My first Rowenta lasted two years. For the last year of its existance, it required constant shakeing to keep it on. So I did not learn the first time, I bought a model DW 2090. After six months some rusty water is now leaking out of the base by the cord retractor. Of course it started leaking on a white shirt. I am back to disposable irons.
1057428
We bought this iron because it was the best selling iron on Amazon. We trusted it would be a good iron and last a long time. We have owned it now for four months -  for the first three months it worked great and we were very pleased. But during the last month it has become inconsistent. We would turn it on and sometimes it would heat up, sometimes not. The electrical panel has began to fade and now will not come on. It is not heating up at all anymore. It has never been dropped or seen any sort of accident. We are very very disappointed. The window to return or replace it is only 30 days, so we are now three months outside that window.
399759
I would not recommend this iron.  After about ten months of use, it began to leak.  It took some time to pinpoint the source of the water, which I found to be coming back out of the water fill hole.  This occurs even when the water reservoir is nearly empty.  The water runs down the handle, onto the ironing board and often on clean clothes.

I just called T-fal today to see what they would do about the problem (understanding I was probably out of warranty).  Although the rep was nice enough to give me a courtesy warranty extension, she said I have to send the iron back, postage paid (by me), for repair.  The repair would take 2-3 weeks, once the iron is received.  I asked what I was supposed to do without an iron for 3 weeks, she said I should borrow one...  I would have expected the company to send me a replacement and a pre-paid postage for the return.  They obviously don't really care about their customers or about figuring out why this iron is defective.  I will be buying another brand.
1731397
I have owned it exactly 1 year today (strange timing) and I just went to iron some shorts and found that the spray button doesn't spray water anymore.  It simply leaks out of the bottom whenever the button is pushed.  I tried to go to Panasonic's website and do the online "chat" but clicking to chat doesn't even do anything.  Tried both Chrome and even IE.  They say there is a 1 year warranty on parts/labor, but for a $30 some dollar iron, I really am not going to pay for shipping to ship it back and "repair" it.  I've probably only used it a dozen times...won't be buying a Panasonic again.
2498678
This iron rocks! I had for two years already, the last one I had kinda broke and they replace it for a new one, I didn't even have to pay for the shipping labels, I've had this one for around 8 months now and I totally recommend it, very satisfied with my purchase and the excellent customer service that came with it
3102368
I bought this iron from elsewhere 3 years ago.  It has been by far, the best iron I have ever owned.  I used it when I had lots of ironing because it takes so long for the water to heat for the steam, but I still loved using it.  I never had any problems with water leaking, but I did start to notice how hot the equipment became with extended use.  Then, just yesterday, it quit working right in the middle of my ironing marathon.  I believe this iron has a MANUFACTURING DEFECT and that it should be recalled.  We took it apart to see if we could figure out what the problem was and discovered the connections had burned out and melded to each other!!  If you purchase this iron, make sure to get extended warranty, but make sure the extended warranty covers the electrical components.  I will hot purchase another iron from Rowenta.
3684652
***DO NOT BUY THIS IRON***  I bought this iron 16 months ago, and it is now completely worthless. It leaks profusely, and the temperature regulator seems to be failing.  It is scorching fabrics when set on a very low temperature.  I will not buy another Rowenta iron.
111289
So far I really like this iron. Time will tell how long it lasts. Well, that did not last long. Iron keeps flipping the breaker in my 5 year old house. Not happy
1457532
Here I was thinking that as it was German it would be a good quality Iron that would last for EVER.. I have had it for less than 6mths and the steam button no longer works.... WASTE OF MONEY and would recommend that you stick to the more basic brands as at least when you have to replace them its not as much money....
3975522
This iron worked fairly well for about 2-3 months, then stopped working. I believe the issue is with the cord. Anyway, it was outside of the return window (just barely of course). So now I am stuck with a non-functioning iron. This was supposed to be an upgrade to my previous cheap iron, but now it is worthless.

Before it broke it was ok. My only complaint would be with the "digital" interface. It seems fancy, but really an old fashioned mechanical dial would work better. It was annoying that I had to cycle through the settings everytime I turn it on to get it to "Cotton" when that is the setting I want 95% of the time. With my old iron I could leave it on the setting and just unplug it.

I will look somewhere else for my next iron.
1847417
This iron was very lightly used (perhaps some 4 hours total), and its auto-off feature started turning it off during ironing. It is less than 2 years old, but the warranty period is just 1 year. Tough luck.
2833450
I bought this thing on June of 2016, it was used on an almost daily basis until it quit on me February 5th 2017.  Thats 9 months, and I have to be honest and say it may be my fault it quit. A couple weeks ago my stupid self accidentally left it plugged in overnight, I would say it was on at 400 degrees for at least 18 hours, I honestly cant believe I didn't burn my house down.  I got another 2 weeks of daily use out of it and then it just quit producing heat, so I cant be mad about it as I doubt its designed to be on for such a long period of time.  In case anyone is wondering, this is a Ceramic core soldering iron, which is the better kind.
513776
I've had this iron for 39 days and it no longer will steam, which is the main reason I purchased.  I do not recommend this item!!!
1070806
I bought this on March 15, 2017 and delivered on March 17, 2017. It has been working for almost 2 months and found that some keyboard didn't responded. 'G H B and N' keys are non-responsive. I am hoping the seller will replace with another one. I see a little crack on hinge, but no big issue to use it.
2874102
I bought this iron on January 2007 and today it quit working.  I turned it on and the digital screen is stuck on the first setting (heat level 1).  I unplugged it and plugged it back on and it still does not work.  I expect an iron to last longer than a year and a half especially since I only use it twice a month to iron a handful of garments.