After much reading on line regarding my problem. I decided to do any test that I could to try to diagnose and fix this myself if I could. This took a lot of time and patience to get the answers on how to go about this from "experts" as some of the info was contradictory. I was almost about to give up and buy a new washer with less electronic parts and buttons as advised by an honest appliance technician . I tried one more thing first which was to disconnect the lead wires connected to the MCU . I was surprised when I got a response of the panel lighting up I decided to take the gamble of replacing the MCU and hope that would fix it and that nothing else would need to be replaced. I was very happy to get a successful result as the washer is working again I only worry about how long before this or another component is damaged and needs replacing. I really learned quite a bit about the sad state of appliance manufacturers and their poorly built and designed products that have such a horrible track record and just how many consumers have been scammed by them and lost a lot of money with no recourse from the manufacturers