It is all relative as far as quality. You pay a bit more for an AW, however they are reasonably good quality. In some cases better in some cases not so much so. I have seen issues with Hangar 9, Great Planes, and AW just to name a few. A good example might be comparing the GP Rev 70 the AW Extra 260 or Edge as far as build quality. You will pay around 50-75 more for the AW so you would expect quality to be a notch above. I compared a 260 AW build to the GP Rev 70 that I have and for the 75 dollar difference in the price the GP Revolver 70 won out. I paid 204 for my Rev 70 and the AW cost around 274. The AW did not have 70-75 dollars more value. That might not be the case for everyone but for the models I own it was. If i had to pay the same for both planes the AW might edge the GP out because of a few additional niceties like owners manual and pull-pull rudder system.

If you are having a lot of problems give AW a call and see what happens. I have heard they are really good supporting their airplanes.