Milwaukee M18 FUEL 1/2" Hammer Drill/Driver 2804 Reviews

Ice auger drill for three years; then it began clicking, lost torque and the light died, just after the warranty expired.

Died after about five years of use: the rear bearing race behind the fan broke and the rotor hit the stator. No receipt was kept, so no warranty claim was made.

Gets hot after about a minute of running with no load, while an older non-FUEL brushless drill alongside it stays cool.

Job-site hole saw work through steel sheeting snapped the handle on one unit, and a second one of the same model needs a new chuck and motor armature.

After a mechanical-clutch drill, the electronic clutch proves useless for fine aluminium screw work, since even the lowest setting drives too hard.

The clutch barely limits force; even the lowest setting drives a screw through a 2x4 without stopping, which they find odd.

Brand-new unit whose electronic clutch would not stop at even the lowest setting, sinking screws below the surface; tech support only suggested exchanging it.

Chuck quality is the sticking point for this electrician, enough that they want to replace the drill with a DeWalt hammer drill.

Chuck was seized tight on a nearly unused unit and needed a long cheater bar to remove before an aftermarket chuck went on.

Secondhand unit came with a completely seized chuck that resisted vice grips, hammering and torch heat.