I bought a Bosch BGS4220AU vacuum cleaner in Harvey Norman. As my dishwasher was Bosch and it was wonderful, I thought the other appliance of Bosch must be good too.
In first a few months, the suction of this machine was greater than any other vacuum cleaners I've used. I was very happy with my choice. But after about half year, the machine will stop after working 1-2 minutes every single time even after I cleaned all the filter. I am so disappointed.
Now I am so worrying about the "sensor control" light every time I clean the house. I have to do only a small area each time. Floor cleaning is a big trouble for me now.
I wonder if this problem can be solved.

bGS 4220AU OK for first few months but keeps cutting out even if all filters are cleaned. Spent too much frustrating time cleaning vacuum cleaner instead of house. Went to Harvey Norman and they replaced filters. Same thing happened. Returned it again only to be told I must have a very dirty house. I left it there is disgust. Won't buy Bosch again, won't Buy from tweed heads Harvey Norman again.

At first this had great suction. Problems started about 6 months after purchase. Now sensor light goes on after 1-2 mins vacuuming even after cleaning all filters numerous times. Bosch won't refund/replace - have to go to Repairer. This is the worst applicable I have ever bought and won't be buying Bosch products in future.

Suction is fantastic, the flow control is a handy option going from carpet to rugs to hard floors. Nice and quiet compared to our old dyson, easy enough to maneuver around the house though not as smoothly as the dyson. The filters trap alot of dirt and dust which is great, sure its a bit of extra maintenance but id rather that than the extra dist and dust remaining in our carpet. Have only just purchased the vac so im keen to see how it performs in a years time when most people seem to be finding problems with the machine and after sales support.

The suction is very good. I can not use on my parquetry as it scratches. It is good to maneuver around. It is no wonder it was discontinued. I had to use my product care to get a new one. The red light would not go off then it would shut off. Bosch repairs did not fix it. I don't use the new one much as I am scared I would have the same problems.

As other reviews, was great at first,now shuts off after 1 Min of light vacuming for no apparent reason. We live in a small 2 unit apartment and so barely use a vacuum, usually just sweep. A lot of money for something we barely got to use and I thought ours only had 1 yr warranty so now too late to do anything about it

Followed all the instruction and it still shuts off. Made sure all the filters were clean and you will only get about 1-2 mins of vacuuming. Paid a lot of money to Harvey Norman for something that should not be sold as a vacuum cleaner cause it doesn't do the job. Come on, Bosch I see you have discontinued it now how about taking them back and giving the customer's there money back. We really can not use it.

It's okay but the cord recoil is frustrating my hubby. We've had ours for over a year and it works okay. Has good suction and easy to use, has normal attachments but the lead/cord recoil annoys my husband very much so much he's looking to sell it to get a new vacuum and not Bosch. Its highly sensitive that a step or a teeny pull will just send the cord whizzing back quickly. This will happen on numerous occasions while he vacuums the whole house. We really expected more from Bosch. Sadly this vacuum did not reach our expectation. A normal vacuum will do the same job for a fraction of the cost. I feel it's not good value for what it's worth. I wouldn't recommend.