I can't seem to get the mechanism to fully disengage ...
587852
I can't seem to get the mechanism to fully disengage. So it's a struggle to unlock. Not what I was expecting.
853752
the switch that makes it tighten or loosening flops around, so far the rest of it is working fine. Got to come up with a idea to keep that switch from moving, its irritating when you are tightening something up and the switch moves because of shear gravity. (bubble gum maybe, hmm)
2980879
The installation was easy enough and the mechanism to keep the door open is well-designed. I really like it. The only thing I don't like is that the retracting mechanism isn't smooth all the way. It will slowly retract (i.e. expel air from the tube) but when it gets to the last 5%, it will snap closed. It's hard to explain without a diagram, but how this manifests itself is your door will slowly close, but when there is like 1-2 inches left, it will just slam shut. The answer to this is to adjust the mounts so that the door will be in the closed position before the tube retracts all the way, so the snapping never happens. Again, hard to explain.
3941704
The locking mechanism is pretty cheap and very sensitive. You have to have the numbers lined up PERFECTLY, I mean to the 1/2 of a millimeter, for it to work. Its been frustrating. But now that I know, hopefully will get the hang of it.
2708268
Maybe I'm doing something wrong but no matter how I adjust it my dog manages to squirm out of it.  I can't seem to adjust all of the straps so that he can't pull free.  He's the weight as advertised.  Hmmmm
1886058
Great but I cannot get it off now. I turn key it seems to unlatch and pull but I can't get it off all the way so my hitch is stuck on now.
3356560
After mounting and attaching the motor the door doesn't close. It's so light that it sticks on the ridges of the bars that adhere it to the wall.
I've tried everything to get it to slide down and it won't.
898051
My first one came without a part, so I returned it and of course Amazon handled that with ease. Now I have the total item and have used it long enough to now have it sitting alone on my counter. Not really sure if I'll go back to it again. It seems to work sporadically. One of my issues of course is that I can only get the short fat sticks of butter and this is only set up for the skinny long ones. Cutting my sticks of butter is the only way I can use it and maybe that's the whole problem. I'm still looking for something that works for me. When this works it's great, but then it will just click away without producing any butter.
4639773
It seems to do what it's designed to do. I have more issues with the app then I do with the hardware. In that, syncing the Fitbit doesn't always work and I have to plug in and unplug this item to get it to pick up sometimes. I've learned to simply leave it in the laptop now. It's a very tight fit for whatever reason. I feel like eventually I'm going to break it.
4162815
The clicker doesn't always work. Or maybe I have to press more firmly. Haven't quite figured it out, but I noticed inconsistency.
2202886
I have been having to turn off computer so i can safely unplugg it Keeps saying its not able to unplugg so i figured id turn off laptop so i won't lose my important documents on it
3303920
I finally did it.

My "ah ha" moment was that you really have to push the batpod hard to get it back into the its spring loaded cubical. There are 2 levels of clicking sounds. There is a quiet small click at 1st and I thought that was the click mentioned above, but there is a very loud 2nd click which seats the batpod and makes it fit properly.

If you don't get the batpod pushed back into that position, it won't fit and you can't get the roof to close. When the proper click occurs the batpod will rise up off the floor of the car, and then it all falls into place.

It took about 3 hours from start to finish - very poor instructions but helpful reviews above that kept me from pitching it.

I think my grandson will really like it now that I know how to show him how to do it.
3361068
I'm still trying to figure it out. It's not exactly intuitive.
1059162
Mine doesn't retract...defeating the purpose of a retractable clothesline.
2337205
I don't find it all that user friendly to have to line up the slot with the pin and then press down the stopper to activate the motor.  If I find that it's easier to operate with a little practice then I'll change my rating.  So far I haven't mastered the trick. Perhaps this is a feature to make it safer around children and the elderly.  If so then mission accomplished.

Update:  Downgraded to one star because today it wouldn't turn off until I tripped the circuit breaker.  (It did not start up again when I reset the breaker.)  I will be replacing it but, unless GE pays for the cost of a plumber, it won't be another GE.
312652
It kept my son challenged however after building the final product the pull back mechanism is not working. Not sure what to do
4223530
Oscillating mechanism does not work all the time. It gets stuck very often.
I am in the middle of the garden season so I can't be without it. Otherwise I would have return it.