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Lawn Equipment

Black & Decker String trimmer (cordless)

1 source-linked failure report. Most reported: Complete death twice within ~3 years. Typical failure around 3 yr.

Reliability signal — · Insufficient data · data confidence Very Low

1 confirmed failure reports

Reliability summary

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Reliability signal

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1 confirmed failure report · Insufficient data · Data confidence: Very Low

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Most common issue: Complete death twice within ~3 years
Typical first failure: 3 yr; Median of confirmed reports with timing
Median repair cost: —; Reported costs only · market varies
Highest reported repair: —; Not a quote · costs differ by country

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Complete death twice within ~3 years1 · 100%

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Still recommend

% repaired

100%

% mfr warranty

100%

% extended warranty

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% support helpful

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What breaks?

What breaks? · reports

Complete death twice within ~3 years

Motor / electronics

36 months

Forum / discussionIndexed Oct 5, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — Reddit post

Reddit r/lawncare: Black & Decker string trimmer totally dead after ~3 years; previously replaced once under warranty and the replacement died again after ~4 months.

UnverifiedEvidence ★★★☆☆Mfr warranty

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Months until failure

36 months

Repair cost

Not stated

Repaired

Yes

Manufacturer warranty

Yes

Extended warranty

Not stated

Support helpful

Not stated

Would recommend

AI extraction confidence

90%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★☆☆ (3/5)

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