To eliminate ordering parts that are working, I went to hardware store to get a multimeter to test and confirmed the continuity of the themal fuse and the door switches are working. Saw another reviewer post a similar problem and I went with the solution by replacing the panel-ctl. Ordered the part, replaced it after receiving the delivery package, turned the breaker back on, ran a test cycle, et voila, it works as new.
Sidenote, to reset the dishwasher, I pushed " hi-temp dry, "energy saving", " hi-temp dry, "energy saving"," hi-temp dry, "energy saving", the control panel will run a diagnostic and all lights were on at one time which is normal. After it did its things and have reset, I wasn't able to select Heavy cycle. For the normal cycle, I had to trick it by pushing" hi-temp dry, "energy saving" first, then I was able to select normal cycle. All and all, the Start button just won't run the cycle.