GE : JES1142SJ Counter Top Microwave
October 19th, 2010 | 
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- 1.1 cu. ft. capacity – 1,100 Watts (IEC-705 test procedure)
- Convenience cooking controls – Allows cooking and reheating at the touch of a button
- Auto and Time Defrost – Automatically defrosts for a specified amount of time
- Turntable – Continually rotates food to ensure even cooking
- Instant On Controls – Allow quick, one-touch cooking and reheating
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GE : JES1142SJ Counter Top Microwave
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I bought this GE because the salesman said they are a good brand. The microwave looks good, but it is way too loud! There is vibration and you practically have to yell when you are in the kitchen and it is on! I had an older model Sharp and it is much quieter than this one, although there are problems with the clock on it. I will be returning the GE and probably get another Sharp or something else!
Rating: 3 / 5
I had a friend who worked for GE as a manager and he told me that in their washers they’d gladly ditch a part that might make it last longer if it cost a nickel. I guess I should have taken that message to heart.
We bought this microwave three months ago. Were a little hasty about it because our Samsung had died and we needed a replacement quickly. Well what an awful mistake to buy this GE.
First, it looks okay, but looks don’t matter if it dies on you after only 180 days. But here’s my list o’ complaints:
– It frequently made the circuit breaker flip. We’ve never had that problem before we got this GE product, and in fact it did it again when it died.
– The popcorn feature was off. We had to fool around and find out what the actual time was.
– The little feet on the bottom were cheap and left black marks on the counter top.
– It’s loud and vibrates.
– And, of course, the warrant is awful.
I don’t know what other brand we’ll buy, but you can be sure it won’t be a General Electric product.
Rating: 1 / 5
We’ve returned two defective GE microwave ovens model JES1142 in the past month. Both had bad motors driving the turntable, so that with food or without, the turntable would start and stop, making grinding noises. We thought the first was just a one-time problem so exchanged it for another of the same model, and it had the same problem.If I could give the GE no stars I would but apparently I must give it at least one. Makes a good doorstop, maybe. Guy at the store said they have better reports on Sharp than GE so we went with a more expensive Sharp. So far so good.
This deluge of crappy Chinese products is too much. For us it’s nearly an hour each way to get to the store, so now we are at 3 trips for one microwave.
Rating: 1 / 5
I have had this microwave for a little over 2 years now and I’m so impressed with it. It cooks everything evenly, it’s easy to clean, and at my house it doubles as a bread box. It’s such a great microwave that I’m trying to talk a friend into buying it for her new house. I’m sad to see that people have seemed to have issues with it, but I haven’t had one problem with it since I took it out of the box. It’s one of the better birthday presents I’ve received!!
Rating: 5 / 5
Well… let’s say I was woken up last night at 1:30 AM to the sounds of the microwave operating itself. Earlier in the week, the unit turned itself on and also beeped randomly. The display was showing unusual codes as well. After reading some other online reviews for GE microwaves, some that included fire, I would say that you should NOT buy this microwave and would go on to say to avaoid all GE microwaves.
I would give this zero stars if I could.
Rating: 1 / 5