How to Troubleshoot & Replace Whirlpool AP5985059 / W10811148 Control Panel (Console)

Replaced the control panel. Removed several components from the old panel to swap onto the new one. Took only about 20 minutes start to finish. Requires a small torx driver to remove the six screws that attach the panel. 

Ordered a new one. Took out six screws and snapped out two electrical parts.Hooked up the new panel. It took only about 15 minutes. 

I was convinced I had a door latch problem because of intermittent starting, bypassed the micro-switch, eliminated it as the problem. Read others commenting on line, and the fact that not all keypads worked pointed to the Panel Control. Ordered the new panel, installed in minutes, works like new now. I probably saved at least $100 for a repairman's " mobilization fee" and "opinion" Delivery was less than two days , so actual dish washing by hand didn't last too long. 

Replace control panel. Shutofff power supply. 6 top torx screws are removed, then two wires from latch and only the one flat cable from the circuit board on the right, then lift control panel off. Latch and circuit board pop-out carefully. Circuit board remains floating carefully on other wires 'til you snap it into new panel and put latch and old handle into new panel, then reattach wires, cable and screws, the two top screws also anchor the latch. Voila. It's rarely the circuit board. Panel gets damaged by steam. New panel was made this year, hopefully improved! PS You can do the control panel test outlined on the bottom of page of troubleshooting papers hidden right in the bottom panel, the simple one that you try before and after disconnecting cable to circuit board. Simple and quick test for panel though symptoms make it obvious anyway. Need torx screwdriver or bits. 

I called a service company and they gave me an estimate for 435.00 to repair my dishwasher. The service call cost 105.00. I paid 380.00 for the Maytag dishwasher when it was new so this did not make sense to me. So I ordered the control panel ,watched the repair video and fixed it myself for 150.33. It cost me 105.00 for a wasted service call. So in all I paid 250.33. Next time I will save my money on a service call and go straight to Appliance Parts Pros. 

Wanting to be sure,had a Sears service tech check it out. Turns out it WAS the front panel. Sears wanted $420 to fix. Too much. So I paid the $59 service charge and ordered the part from AppliancePartsPros.com after doing an internet search. Sears wanted $205 for the part and it would take a week to get, AppliancePartsPros.com cost $143 including shipping. Other sites wanted more. I ordered the part on August 24 and it was delivered by 8am August 26. I was busy that day but started the install the next day. It was super easy-six screws on the inside of the door removed the front panel, pried 2 flanges loose, unplugged the cable and installed everything in reverse order. Under 10 minutes. Then I realized the new panel did not come with the door handle insert so I had to remove it from the old panel (one screw, two clips) an remove the new panel again to install the handle insert, then everything back together in a couple of minutes. By the way, I turned off the circuit breaker to the dishwasher before starting and flipped it back on when done. Started a wash "Normal" cycle and it worked! Thoughts-I didn't need to call Sears, the Maytag instruction troubleshooting guide had it figured out, so I second-guessed myself out of $59. However the entire repair was $59 plus say $143 for a total of $202. Less than half what Sears wanted. Oh, and add $8 for the cheapo Walmart star bit driver set for the screws. 

Turn the power off to the Dishwasher. Removed the old panel By pulling out the control board and Handle Replaced with the new panel and installing it back into the dishwasher. Everything Works. 

Out with the old and in with the new 

I ran the self-test cycle with no problems so I knew only the start button itself was bad. I replaced the control panel. Now all is good. 

Ordered a new panel and fixed the situation in less than an hour. Very simple. I was amazed.