How to Troubleshoot & Replace Whirlpool AP5985762 / W10811161 Dishwasher Control Panel Assembly

Dishwasher in a rental unit. Tenant says it won’t work. After verifying power to the appliance, I removed the front panel to access any possible internal fuses (bi-metal or otherwise). Troubleshooting process was simplified due to the discovery of a chewed through ribbon connecting the user control panel to a wire harness (which was also chewed up pretty badly) that connected to the main control board. Had new parts delivered within a few days and had them installed along with some new mouse traps the next day. 

We ordered the part with the numbers off the dishwasher it arrived and it was a simply plug and play. The hardest part was getting the door to go back together since we had to take off the cover.