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The dishwasher won't start...or rather, starts sometimes; appears to be some kind of issue with the control panel? This has been an on-going problem for the past couple of years. The lights come on, but the start button doesn't always work. We replaced the fuse about a year ago, and everything worked fine until now. In order to start the dishwasher, I have to push "delay", then the cycle, then "start," and then push the delay button until the washer starts. Now, even that is not working. When I finally got the dishwasher to start, it wasn't in the cycle I had selected, it ran about 5 minutes, and stopped, but the lights were still on and I had "- -" where the cycle length normally appears. Lights won't go out unless I unplug the dishwasher for an extended period of time. Any ideas, or time to get a new machine?
Debbie P. for Model Number Whirlpool Dishwasher GU2500 XTPS3
ANSWER Hello Debbie. Based on the information you provided, the control panel 3385744 is bad and will need to be replaced.
Answered by AppliancePartsPros.com | Tuesday, June 05, 2012