Having the same problem as mentioned by many other reviewers of this product. Mechanism at base of jug leaks liquid creating rust and terrible smelling brow liquid discharge. This is a product issue, don't buy one of these unless only intended for very...

I have had this blender for quite a few years and the second jug has now cracked. It's a shame this otherwise good and powerful blender it let down by the crappy plastic jug. "Cafe Series" it is not. Would probably be OK if not used for crushing ice? I...

Have replaced jug twice. have not put ice in it or hot soup. it has not been in the dish washer. both jugs cracked with minimal usage. I waited 2 years before purchasing another jug. Within 6 months of buying new jug it cracked. i like sunbeam but they...

Initially happy with our purchase but like others, fluid would leak into the bearings creating rust and became unusuable. We had the item for a little over two years and was used to make the occasional smoothie. Would have expected better life out of a...

Very happy with the blender and how it works, but after less than 2 years the blade assembly started to leak and obviously had been for a while as the brown sludgey liquid appeared, obviously rusted bearings(hopefully I have not been drinking any of...

I've purchased this blender 14 months ago. at first I was very happy with it, it did a great job. I did read the reviews and ignored the fact that there's a brown liquid coming from the bottom of the jug. Well started to happen aprox a year after I...

I would definitely recommend it.I love this blender! It has no problems blending / crushing anything, including ice. It is quick and not overly noisy. The quality of the blended food it creates is superb an even. I have nothing bad to say about this...

This blender worked just fine for 3 or 4 years until the jug cracked. We don't put hot stuff in the jug nor do I wash it in the dishwasher so I'm not sure how it happened. My biggest gripe, however, is that the spare jug was impossible to source. I...

I love this blender! It has no problems blending / crushing anything, including ice. It is quick and not overly noisy. The quality of the blended food it creates is superb an even. I have nothing bad to say about this blender - it works fantastically...

We have used this blender for over a year now everyday sometimes twice a day. It is a powerful very heavy duty blender. Very nice product and would recommend it over many others I have used. The performance long term is fantastic, I cannot fault this...