I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE BUT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE IT WHEN THE COFFEE MAKER COOLED.
ALSO I RECENTLY HAD PURCHASED A NEW GRIND BASKET AND IT IS THE ONE THAT IS STUCK.
I suffered with a stuck grider unti for a long time and just solved the problem..... Remove the filter basket and through the front door look up twords the back left. You can see where the grinder unit sits. There is a slot area where you can stick a screw driver under the grinder unit and pry it up. Do this in a jiggling motion and make sure you are well under the grinding unit, doing so on the edge of the grinder unit underneath will not give you enough suface to work with, in fact you will just bend or crack the edge. Looking in from low on the front (kneeling on floor with unit on counter, worked for me) will let you locate where the screw driver or smal pry tool needs to go. Mine was stuck for a very long time and No amount of pulling or prying from the top would work, I made it pop out in a matter of seconds using this technique from the bottom! Good luck, I'm going to finish my cup of coffee now! :-) Steve
a little cooking oil on the shaft before you insert the grinder will help, spray on pam works well and is easy to do...
After brewing a pot of coffee with or without using the grinder; the grinder will turn itself on and...
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After brewing a pot of coffee with or without using the grinder; the grinder will turn itself on and off intermintantly by itself. It will do this until I unplug the unit.
The grinder ground the beans but the water never heated up and left the reservoir.  Nor did...
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The grinder ground the beans but the water never heated up and left the reservoir. Nor did the hot plate get warm. I called Cuisinart, who suggested I unplug it for an hour, then try again, but again, the grinder worked but nothing with the water. I accidently left it on to see if something would eventually happen, and eventually it started beeping 4 times in a row every few minutes.
I usually just brew 4-6 cups at a time, but for the first time in over 6 months, I had the water line up to 11 cups.
The grinder basket blades spin freely and the unit is cleaned every other day, but when it turns on,...
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The grinder basket blades spin freely and the unit is cleaned every other day, but when it turns on, the motor for the shaft just hums and the shat does not spin to rotate the blades in grinder. Can this be repaired easily or should I use the grind off button, use ground coffee and look for a new coffee maker? This has been a great unit for over 4 years. Thanks