How To Repair Your Dishwasher

Repairing your dishwasher may seem like a daunting repair, but with our help it’s actually pretty easy! Select your symptom from the list below to get started on your repair.

Common Broken Dishwasher Symptoms

Noisy

Find out why your dishwasher is making an unusual noise with our troubleshooting guide. Noise could indicate a problem with the pump, wash arm, or spray arm.

Reported By: 29% of customers

Leaking

The source of a leak in your dishwasher could be the pump, door gasket, or even a malfunctioning spray arm. Find out how to troubleshoot each part here.

Reported By: 27% of customers

Will not start

A dishwasher that won't start may indicate a problem with the the door latch or switch. Learn how to test this part, along with the timers and fuses to find the source of the problem.

Reported By: 18% of customers

Door latch failure

Learn how to fix a failing door latch by following our troubleshooting guide for testing each part of the door latch assembly.

Reported By: 11% of customers

Not cleaning dishes properly

Unclean dishes can result from lack of water pressure from the upper discharge housing gasket to the spray arm. Our troubleshooting guide shows you how to check this and other parts.

Reported By: 11% of customers

Not draining

Learn to repair a dishwasher that isn't draining by troubleshooting key parts such as the piston and nut assembly, or the drain pump and motor.

Reported By: 9% of customers

Will not dispense detergent

A dishwasher that won't dispense detergent may have an issue with the rinse aid dispenser or cap. Learn how to troubleshoot all parts that relate to the detergent dispenser here.

Reported By: 2% of customers

Will not fill with water

Find out why your dishwasher won't fill with water by troubleshooting the water inlet valve, float and float switch, timer, and door switch.