Mr. Coffee 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker, FTX45-1

Comment: I'm on my third coffee pot in one year of this model. The First two were exchanged. This one will be going into the trash. Received as a wedding gift. Returned the first on because it didn't keep coffee hot, the second one over heated and damaged the base of the pot. NOW THIS ONE, shuts off after making one cup and does not continue to make any more coffee. I have to shut it off and restart it 8 times before it will make 10 cups of coffee.

Comment: Bought this coffee maker in May of this year and as of yesterday it is toast. You pour water into the coffee maker and it comes out the bottom. I cannot believe this coffee maker only lasted this length of time. I used it once a day for approximately 5 months. I can say that I called the web site for Mr Coffee at 1-800-672-6333 and they are sending me a new coffee maker in 6-8 days. After reading the reviews, I wonder how long my second coffee maker will last. Good luck to anyone that buys this model.

Comment: Husband and I had an earlier version of this coffee maker that lasted for 2 years. The device that lets you remove the carafe while brewing stopped working after I removed the basket to clean it. A few months later, the water pump broke.

Since the carafe was still usable, I decided to buy the FTX45-1, it being similar to the old one. (The old carafe would be a spare should this one's break.)

After just two weeks of using the pot to brew only water, the pump broke. The same problem the other reviewers have mentioned. The water gets hot, a tiny bit spurts out, and the pot dings that all is done. Even restarting the machine and letting it run for an hour produces no better results.

It's bad enough having to buy a new coffee maker every year or so because of poor workmanship. It's another to pay $50 for one that breaks in just a couple of weeks. I agree with the reviewer who said the product needs to be recalled.

Comment: We have had nothing but trouble with this pot since it entered our house 6 months ago. The water reservoir is located in the rear and there is a very small area to actually pour the water into, very bad design!

The brew pot is constantly over flowing with grounds spilling down into the pot, and now the plastic piece that stops the coffee from flowing down while it's dripping has broken. I would not recommend this pot!

Comment: I have the answer why the FTX45-1 stops brewing before it is done! The check valve in the hose is bad. It's the lump at the end of the hose that connects to the water tank. It does not let the water flow properly into the heating element and the water steams furiously and the thermostat shuts off the coffee maker. And yes I cleaned it over and over! Mr. Coffee needs to do a RECALL to repair them all!!! Better yet an exchange program where Mr Coffee is sold! I emailed them and told them. I would be happy just to get a new improved check valve. The coffee maker has those goofy screws on the bottom to keep us out. I used a small screw driver and got them unscrewed. [...]