Tears holes in our clothes repeatedly

I've owned the washer for 3 years now and can say with confidence that it has two huge flaws.
#1 It rips/tears clothes on a regular basis. The clothes get caught between the metal and rubber along the opening of the washer and as the spin cycle takes place, it tears the clothes. I usually find one article of clothing with tears in it and it smells burnt after I empty the load. I find the pieces of the fabric of the torn clothing in between the metal and rubber so I know this is the cause. I have read similar complaints on other sites so it must be a flaw in the design.
#2 It can get mold build up and cause all of your laundry to stink to high heaven. If you leave the door open after emptying out a load, this cuts back on the smell. But it has gotten out of hand a few times and our clothes smelled so bad I thought they were ruined. And trust me, its not because I'm leaving the clothes in the washer too long. Even when I immediately put the clothes into the dryer after hearing the beeping telling me its done, they can smell very bad when the washer is going through one of it's disgusting moldy spells. I've come to find that this is also a common problem experienced by owners of front-loading washers.
Overall, I would recommend going with a top-loader or finding a front-loader that overcomes some of the common problems users, including myself, have experienced.