I've had mine longer than 2 yrs but it's had very little use. It also showed signs of "heating up" but not enough to be alarming, & just quit. I found that by putting pressure on the blue plastic button on the side [I thought it might be a reset button] that it would run again but quit as soon as the pressure was released. Curious, huh? Unless somebody can tell me how to fix it, it's toast. I'd rather pay more $ & have one that would last longer. I've had a 2 speed a lot longer & used a lot more that still works like a charm.