FIXED KUDS01FLSS6 KitchenAid Dishwasher not running, blinking lights

[Sbrewer731]

Model Number

KUDS01FLSS6

Brand

KitchenAid

Age

More than 10 years

So my heating element burnt out. Before it did I noticed it melting my silverware basket in one spot. Then the other day it ran a cycle but didn’t dry anything. Then the clean light was blinking 7 times. I tried to do that combo to reset. Crack door ajar, hit combo Hi temp/dry/hi temp/dry close door then immediately hit cancel.

Later I came back to it and the clean light is still blinking 7 times and also cancel is blinking and Normal is blinking.

So I ordered a new silverware tray, new element plus the nuts for it for install. Arrived today, husband installed after reviewing the video to show install. Everything is connected. Put back together. Hit the breaker to allow power.

7 blinking light STILL going. I tried the combo again. Now all those lights I mentioned are going off like a blinking Christmas tree again. help!!!!!

 

[Sbrewer731]

I will add that we purchased this dishwasher used and not working about 3 years ago. We replaced the fuse and the control panel and it has been working perfect since until now. Do you think I need to replace the control panel again? Or a fuse maybe? I feel like it could be the fuse bc of the heating element burning out. I just don’t want to waste money on parts I don’t need.

 

[Jake]

Don't hit cancel after you do that keypad dance.

Then touch anything else, and let it run all the way through by-itself.

Jake

 

[Sbrewer731]

Thanks! I’ll keep you updated!

 

[Sbrewer731]

So I turned the breaker off and let it sit then turned it back on. It went back to just the 7x blinking clean. I did the above sequence. The buttons responded again as far as it lighting up when I hit them (they stopped responding when all the lights were blinking before). But I’m not noticing it doing anything as far as it doing a diagnostic cycle. The clean light still blinking though. I’m leaving it alone and will come back to it. But I’m guessing the blinking lights will probably all come on again and the bottoms won’t respond to anything when it does that.

 

[Sbrewer731]

Ok just came back to it and the same light is blinking 7 times and the normal wash light is blinking

 

[Jake]

Ok, now it sounds like you have a corroded ribbon cable or your user interface board is bad.

First turn the breaker OFF to the dishwasher, then remove the ribbon cable and see if its corroded at the ends or has bad spots in it.

Here's the ribbon cable for your model:
WP8524447 Ribbon Cable


If the ribbon cable looks good, then the user interface board is the culprit.

Here's the user interface board for your model:
WP8270168 User Interface


Jake

 

[Sbrewer731]

Thank you for your help. We replaced both the ribbon and the user interface and it’s working perfectly! Looks like something got in and leaked on the user interface. It was sticky.

 

[Jake]

Excellent, glad to hear the new ribbon and the user interface fixed it.

Thanks for the update!

Jake