I touch the touch pad and nothing happens - Samsung MT1088SB 1000 Watts Convection / Microwave Oven

Carbon contact inside the touch key pads become faulty,only remedy is to replace complete touch key pad.

A lot of the time when that happens the touch pad is bad and may have a colappsed air pocket on a pad. ( it makes the unit think you are pushing a pad ) The only way to fix it is to replace it (the touch panel) . Did you see any numbers coming up in the display. Like if the 3 pad was bad and making it beep it may have been showing a 3 in the display,. Always possible it could be a bad main board. But most commonly I have found it to be the touch panel. Try to unplug it and then plug it back in and try to set the clock. when you do, try each number pad and see if they all work. See if any feel different.

replace touch pad

bought a new microwave;

replace the touch pad or, key pad. it has failed.

Hi this will happen when the touch pad circuits become unstable and damaged, due to abundant usage or , old age.

simply replacing the touch pad will fix this issue.

My microwave way manafacture May 2008. Nothing on the touch pad works.???. It just abrubtly stopped
after a few seconds.

We brought it in July or August

Debbie

One of two thing happened here...
1. most likely...One of the interlock switches has malfunctioned. Micro. will NOT opperate unless ALL switches are working properly for safety
2. possible...the start button on the touch pad has failed in the circuit.

Same thing happened to us. We just came back from Sears, where we bought another. Just for giggles, my wife suggested unplugging the old one and plugging it back in again. It works now. New one's going back to the store.

Touch pads are not the most reliable things. It sounds as though one of the keys is stuck on. There is nothing you can do for this, as there are no user serviceable parts inside, but there are voltages present which are INSTANTLY LETHAL, & may persist even if the unit is unplugged. Check your local thrift stores, as used microwaves are often sold there very cheaply, often as low as $5.