Unfortunately I don't think Bosch has the market cornered in terms of disposable, expensive appliances. The ones we bought when we remodeled our kitchen ten years ago were still working without repair when we moved out last fall. New place needed new appliances - getting the last of them delivered on Thursday. My expectations for reliability and longevity are not high.......

Have you priced the part yourself? I just looked up the control board for my Bosch DW (that, as you know, is about the same age as yours) at repairclinic.com , and my board is $157, though it's currently out of stock. It might pay to look around on your own and then find someone capable of using your part to repair.

I sometimes miss the old knob & dial machines- so much less to go wrong and less expensive too :^(

Hope you figure out what to do. It sounds like your machine is in great condition otherwise.

Yup, not at all a "Bosch exclusive feature". I remember back in the day (the late 90s) being told our builder-grade GE dishwasher needed a $250 part. Goodbye DW and goodbye GE. It is sad to see disposability creep up into the realm of Bosch and Miele, but ... well, have you priced individual non-consumable parts for your car lately?

How about a $7K engine for a Toyota I paid $17K for 9 years ago. The transmission is also another $5K though, I was told I can get it rebuilt for $3.5K.

@trailrunner: I'd venture to guess everyone has be burned by the 'expensive' part - whether it's an appliance, auto, electronics, etc. It doesn't matter what you pay for it - engineering, for some reason, decided to build the component that way. I don't think it has to do with Bosch. And no, I've never owned any Bosch products.

Co-worker just bought one. She says the cycles take forever compared to her old dw, it doesn't fit as many dishes and the dishes don't dry. I won't tell her about this thread!

Haha...much the same story here as on Kitchens !! No I don't think it is exclusive to Bosch...and I am sorry to say that. I think it is built in obsolescence. They want to make sure you come back for a new and improved version. Look at the cell phones ! Every year a new one. Just think if they do that to us with appliances...sigh. I will price the part...I hadn't planned to do that but I will and just see if there is any way I can convince my usual appliance person to put it in. He is wonderful and worked on my 35 yr old washer and kept it going with a very small inexpensive repair. I will post back and let you know. Sure is frustrating !! Thanks for all your posts. c

At least you might be able to get the part. When my 8-y.o. washing machine broke it needed a new controller board. But the company had been sold and there wasn't a controller board anywhere. I even tried Australia. Had to replace. You also may recall we had to replace the 10 y.o. b-i refrigerator -- same reason. Not worth repairing. Not funny.

Fingers crossed you can get the part you need! If not, try to find a BOL Miele floor model or one from a scratch & dent source. My DW is 13 and going strong.

Recent event, truck stalled, won't start, tow to dealership, a first for me, Ford Ranger Pick Up 2009 model with 23,000 miles honest! New Fuel Pump $1200 - $600 for pump and $600 for labor. Dealership paid for rental car so I could drive home. Cost to them, $25 for rental. Makes me wonder what will happen with higher mileage. So much for buying American!

Inga

appliance mfgs (and most every other mfg of anything) designs something to last an amount of time that what they think the average consumer would be happy with it lasting. Most people would be happy get get 8-10 years out of most appliances.

The mfg assumes how many times you would use it (DW once a day/7 days a week for 8 eight years) they then build pumps, motors whatever to last about that length of time. Take a look at a Miele pump vs a Frigidaire on a DW - I have. The Miele pump I have in one house is huge by comparison to the Frigidaire (which looks like an aquarium fish tank pump) in the other house.

the parts are made for cycles, not years. If you use the DW twice a day it won't last as long (measured by years)

Appliances have always been engineered for a planned service life vs. cost. I recently read some articles in a 1966 industry magazine that covered some points in that respect.

We usually use the DW about 3x a week x 8 years. It took a beating with some family that we had with us for 9 weeks Oct-Jan. One person pushed buttons and left...day after day. I tried to intercept but to no avail. I don't KNOW that that did it but until that time we were perfect. Ah well...I will cont. to use it 3 x a week and pay for the extra 20-30 min per cycle. We will be gone so many months again in 2016 , we ride our bikes on tour , so for many months it won't be used at all. Amortized over the life of our DW+ life of cyclists divided by number of loads and take the square root of the time of the cycle and we will be fine :) Thanks for ALL the great feedback !

I have no faith at all in any Bosch dishwasher. I purchased a 500 in March of 2019. It never dried dishes for weeks. Complained and got a warranty repair in a week (dried dishes for 3 cycles). I almost capitulated to the fact that even German companies are cheapening liars. Complained again after the auto cycle never completed a cycle after 12 hours running and did not dispense the soap. The determination was to replace the control board. Well today the warranty replacement control board was installed and literally blew up within 15 seconds, the original board was re-installed and is now DEAD. More parts are on order, maybe another week lost. Bosch warranty is from the time one is stupid enough to buy one, hence 365 days, and you are on your own. Even if Bosch were to replace the machine; the existing warranty is in place. So if they replace the machine now I would only have less than 5 months warranty. Buyer be ware

Does anyone here with a Bosch have the odor issue noted in many threads on Houzz. ? We did until we purchased a deodorizer which has worked like a charm but I fear is only masking the smell. If you search for “dishwasher odor” and read the numerous threads you’ll see that there is no simple solution that works for everyone, although we tried many of the suggestions.

This happens with all brands.