[Washman]

Dishwasher has been working flawlessly...until now. Machine finished normal cycles (wash and dry) and all was fine. However, now the "Lock On" light continually BLINKS when the door is closed. [The light is not on steady, but is blinking] I have attempted to get the Lock On blinking light to stop by following the manual instructions: "To turn off the Lock, press and hold NO HEAT DRY for 4 seconds. The light turns off." However the light continues to blink. With it blinking, all buttons are disabled, thus I can not select any cycle, or even select "Start" or "Cancel". When the door is UNlocked, the blinking Lock On light goes out; however, when the door is closed and locked again, it starts blinking. It appears that the control panel selections are out of sequence, or that there should be some button combination to reset the control panel to the "normal" or default settings. As it is, there is no response from any controls. Does anyone have any suggestions.

[PS Staff - Sheila]

The key pad may be faulty or the ribbon cable that goes to the electronic control may be loose.

Open the panel and check the connection.

Here is a link to the parts of your dishwasher model 665.16819990.

[addoms]

Originally Posted by Washman

Dishwasher has been working flawlessly...until now. Machine finished normal cycles (wash and dry) and all was fine. However, now the "Lock On" light continually BLINKS when the door is closed. [The light is not on steady, but is blinking] I have attempted to get the Lock On blinking light to stop by following the manual instructions: "To turn off the Lock, press and hold NO HEAT DRY for 4 seconds. The light turns off." However the light continues to blink. With it blinking, all buttons are disabled, thus I can not select any cycle, or even select "Start" or "Cancel". When the door is UNlocked, the blinking Lock On light goes out; however, when the door is closed and locked again, it starts blinking. It appears that the control panel selections are out of sequence, or that there should be some button combination to reset the control panel to the "normal" or default settings. As it is, there is no response from any controls. Does anyone have any suggestions.

I am having the same problem and have an appointment for repair from Sears on the 9th of Oct. Did you find the cause or fix for this?

[Washman]

I have not found a permament solution yet. I turned the circuit breaker (C/B) off to the dishwasher for a day and before resetting it was ready to immediately select a wash cycle and push start. When I reset the C/B and the blinking light did not come on so I immediately made the selects and the machine started and worked normally. I left it do its thing while I did some work and when I came back the dishwasher had finished and the blinking light was back on...BUT the dishes were fully washed and dried. Again I could do nothing with the controls. I turned the C/B off again and am waiting to reset it. I have called Sears and was told there had been a service bulletin or recall on the control panel but to date have not pursued that course. I'm sure that approach will be a "$200 Fix". I'd be interested in what the Sears repair person does to correct your situation. From what I can find, the Lock Out should not be "blinking" if it comes on normally. Normally if it comes on it would be steady.

[rfoster60]

What you descirbe is exactly what my dishwasher is doing. Did you ever find a solution for your problem?