Dishwasher has lock light on, cannot push any others to start. HELP

It sounds like the control panel is locked. See if one of the buttons says lock and hold it down for at lest 3 seconds. If the control is locked, that should unlock it. Its a child safety feature.

Are you pushing the button repeatedly or pushing it once and and holding it on for 4-5 seconds? Just push and hold it on for a few seconds till the lock light goes off.

Push and hold the lock button until the light goes out.

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To unlock the controls press and hold the HEATED DRY button for 20seconds. If the problme returns then only option is touch pad replacement. Please get back to me if you have any other questions.

Kevin

Hi,

Please find complete process to switch off the child lock.

http://www.ehow.com/how_5144877_turn-kitchenaid-dishwasher-child-lock.html

Most of the dishwashers are same so the model should not be a problem

Thanks

lock light is locking the panel push this child lock button for 3 sec and see if it un locks . then try it again .. may have a pannel out. mm

your computer has detected a problem , most likely with the water heating. its locked up. Try pushing the high tem wash buton and then the energy saver button , push them back and fourth a few times(some modles its 2 other buttons) This should actavate a service check cycle where all the lights go on. Let it do its thing, and cancle after a few mins. if it locks up again you need service.

silly question but did you try holding the control lock button(perhaps its the heated dry button) in for 3 secs???? sonds as if the CONTROL LOCK has benn activated( child lockout)

about the only thing to try would be to remove the inner door panel to get to the control bd then you will see a mylar ribbon looks like a fat piece of scotch tape pull up on the plastic connector that holds it in and pull the ribbon out then get a clean pencil eraser and gently clean the ribbon and put it back in dont forget to push the locking tab back down then try it again and let me know

Yeah, I have a similar problem. I tried to go into a suggested diagnostic run, but that didn't yield anything. I tried pushing the Sani-Rinse and Air Dry buttons back and forth a number of times. Didn't help.
At first I thought the lock-on had accidently been engaged, but disengaging the "child lock" doesn't help. The lock-on light comes back on and sometimes blinks rapidly. I"ve counted around 7 rapid blinks at times and 3 rapid blinks at other times--in case that makes a difference. The control panel doesn't work--in other words, the dishwasher does not start, even when I can successfully get other lights to come on. I don't want to spend >$100. for a new control panel if that is not really the problem.