Clothes washer shows 37 volts to the touch

[chansen]

I haven't done many appliance repairs and I wasn't even savvy to this issue until an inspector (we are selling the house) walked by the washer with his non-contact voltage detector and it went off. He didn't check with a voltage meter, but I did when I returned. I registered a constant 37 volts with my meter just by touching one of the non painted screws on the body. Could something be grounded out inside? Wouldn't this have tripped a fuse or wouldn't it show 120 volts if a bare wire were in contact with the inside wall? I'm confused. I'm going to unplug it until I can crack it open. Any suggestions before doing so? Anyone see this before? Thanks.
Christian

[Repair-man]

Suggestions:

1. Find the complete model number inside the lid (110.XXXXXXXX)
2. Plug the machine into a different wall outlet and re-test.

[RegUS_PatOff]

The Washer should be grounded throught the Power Cord IF:

The Power Cord is good and the green gound wire is connected to the Washer.

The Wall Outlet is wired correctly & the Ground Pin is grounded.