Yes, this does occasionally happens, but on the W 4842 they actually turned the glass portal door slant 180 degrees opposite of the early W 48XXs to help prevent such a thing. What settings did you use for the wash cycle?

@fahrenheit451 - I used Wrinkle-Free setting, my favorite for medium/small loads, because the rinse has so much water in it.

Now I'm wondering if it floated over to the gasket . . . ?

@cavimum, I've had my 4842 since early Feb and what you've described has never happened to me. I have two small children so their socks are smaller.

I had a Frigidaire FL for 10 years before that and never once did it happen - not even with baby socks.

I have noticed if I don't put enough in the dryer some items will get sucked into the "vent" area from all the air movement.

Maybe it was a fluke?

Used to happen ALL the time with my Miele W4840 and will happen too with my W4842 if I do have small socks (especially when my son was a baby).

If the load is small, it seemed to happen more. I would wash small baby socks in a mesh lingerie bag. They would never get stuck this way.

The 2 times I briefly strayed from Miele (Samsung & Electrolux)...small socks would once in a while, also get stuck.

Now that I try and run fuller loads, it does not happen.