Panasonic NN-T694SF 1.2-Cubic-Foot 1300-Watt Microwave, Stainless Steel

I bought this microwave because of its many great features, but after 3 1/2 months of gentle use in my kitchen it just died. I had seen another review for the Panasonic NN-T764SF that said their's died after 5 months. Is this the reason that Amazon has been selling these at such a discount and with promotional coupons during the past few months? It seems like Panasonic is simply unloading a whole bunch of poorly engineering microwaves. I had another Panasonic in the early years of microwave ovens (back in the 70's) and it lasted for literally 10 years. I really am disappointed and would like to not have to go through the hassle of shipping it back under warranty, etc. Beware of this problem! I gave it a rating of 2 stars because it was nice when it was working, but I don't really trust the product anymore!

Two months after I purchased the unit, I began having problems with the door button. A month after that the button broke entirely.

Bought it in August of 2004, stopped working in April of 2005. Simply dies after about 25 seconds. I just called the 800 number and they recommended unplugging for an hour to reset it. I don't have much hope that that will work though. The warranty is for a year and they supposedly will fix it for free if I bring it to their service center.
Obviously would hope that others look elsewhere for a microwave, sounds like this one has a solidly bad reputation.