Yesterday as I was about to make 3 slabs of ribs for my mom on Mother's Day, I got the dreaded E7 error. Luckily I had my trusty kettle to get the ribs done and it was good to fire up charcoal again. I checked all the connections, cleaned out the auger, but still got the same error. I reached out to customer service today to get a replacement, but if I am out of warranty and I have to buy the $200 motor out of pocket, I may just get something a bit cheaper. I can't see myself dropping $900 at minimum on a Searwood. I know this is a common failure, and there is never a good time for it to happen, but this was definitely the WRONG time for it to happen.