Customer Questions and Answers for Dishwasher Electronic Control Board by Whirlpool

Wendy, The most likely issue is a faulty control panel keypad assembly WPW10175347, especially if you " cut the power to the dishwasher and a couple of times it "fixed itself". An electronic control board, can't really repair itself. But, a faulty key pad on the panel, can cause the lights to turn on, or off and will under certain conditions, "lock up" or confuse the control board, until the power is reset the control returns to a "neutral" state.