Kenmore microwave 72180012

Most of the time when the microwave is on there is a noise related to the turntable. It is a grinding type noise. I thoroughly cleaned the microwave, and while it did help a bit, I still hear the noise. I bought this in August of 2006. Any thoughts?

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The motor that is running the turntable may be going bad.

Posted on Jun 10, 2007

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