GE DISHWASHER WON’T START? How to diagnose and repair!

In this video I show how to check a non working General Electric dishwasher. Dishwasher has lights but will not start. Testing/troubleshooting the door switch. Step by step how to easily replace a failed door switch. Save money, save time and perform this simple repair yourself.
Hope this helps someone!

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[vinzclortho]

Thank you. My dishwasher would indiscriminately sound as if the door opened 24/7 for months. I tried to start one day & nothing. Figured the switch was bad, found one local & then found this video which confirmed the switch was bad (owners manual part of the video). Thank you very much.

[HiddenPrepper]

I’m definitely saving this video for my home repair playlist, just in case!

[maestroandy]

Thanks for making this video. I took my dishwasher door sensor off cleaned off the sensors and voilà it works. I’m sure eventually it’ll break down but for now it’s working just fine. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I would not have known how to do it if you had not put that video up on YouTube. Many thanks.

[victoriaarnold]

Thank you soooo much, been doing without mine for weeks now been trying to save for a new one, and this fixed it! I am grateful, you ROCK!! 😁

[bryanhiggins]

Thank you very much for this video. I appreciate you looking out for the regular Joe.

[deansleigh]

Interestingly for mine, it was not showing the error code (flashing lights) so I ruled the door switch out. I saw many other potential causes/cures but none of them worked either. I decided to cut the power to it for a few minutes and after I turned it back on and hit start, then the start light and the light on the front of the door started flashing. I held the Select Cycle and Start buttons simultaneously for 5 seconds and got the same flashing lights, so I'll be ordering a new door switch post haste. Thank you very much for the very detailed video. You save me a bunch of money and aggravation, which is appreciated beyond measure right now.

[Swamp-Fox]

Great video. I have repaired my washer, dryer, & fridge so far. I have never worked on a dishwasher, but I am sure it is coming! It is amazing how many folks today just buy a new appliance when something goes wrong and never even attempt to repair it.

[pamelab]

Hello what was so frustrating is the fact that our home was built in 2016 and we just started using our GE dishwasher in 2023 (thought it would use more water 😔 we were mistaken) and it started first collecting water in the bottom that resolved. Then I came across this video and I have to say THANK YOU SO MUCH! We started researching new dishwashers and it was scary so many poor reviews didn’t want to be out of money. We purchased the tub side latch (Amazon) and husband installed it the dishwasher is working thank God! Saved us hundreds of dollars that didn’t need to be put out. So grateful to you for sharing…be blessed and take care!!!

[DoverPipes]

I've done the same repair on an older model GE. I ordered the part off of Amazon and saved myself a ton of cash. I have also done a washing machine "latch bypass" to cut off the drum spin safety feature. I have no kids in the house, only adults and the machine wouldn't work without an expensive new board. The bypass took three minutes and cost nothing to do. Machine worked great for years, until I bought all new appliances for my new house. Most of these simple repairs are on YouTube.

[DancingWatersAnCoFOB]

This is super helpful. Thank you. I have repaired my appliances myself (I'm a Gramma) several times after many LONG hours spent learning how to do it on YouTube. Your quick 'how-to' is much better!

[kathygarton]

Thanks so much for the great video and explanation! I haven’t been able to use my dishwasher for a year! I am ordering my new switch today.

[paulg.]

Before you all go this far down the rabbit hole, please try unplugging the connector from the bottom of the control panel that leads to the upper touch panel. Clean with CRC electronic spray cleaner (both male and female ends) and replug it in. This connection leads to intermittent power issues with this model.

[Lplayer]

I have an even cheaper fix: since the latch is apparently slightly worn down from usage, and the door, when closed, isn't being detected as closed, I placed a piece of electrical tape around the triangular door piece on the door which makes the two parts slightly more snug. And it worked. Now when it closes, the two sides "see" each other.

[shastaplayz]

Subscribed. Thank you so much for this detailed video!

[DalePhillips-zr]

This is exactly what my dishwasher is doing. I replaced the door switch but it didn’t fix the problem. Does that 815 error code flashing sometimes mean something else??? Thank you!

[lwdelong]

Thank you for the video! Same model, same symptoms... I've done exactly what you described, and the dishwasher worked for a few cycles, but then the same issue returned. Any suggestion as to what the next step would be?

[turkeyssr]

Great video. Any idea on how to "get around" the switch and trick the dishwasher into thinking the door is closed? If the part failed once, it will fail again.

[mohammadnabulsi]

Great video, thank you so much. However, there are no screws to take the sides off. There are, what appears to me, bolts as if the screws are on the other side. Is there anything else that I am not seeing?

[stephenybousquet-smith]

So for this custom install did you just remove the interior trim panel and not the full kick plate? We’re about to fix ours since the spring inside the latch broke and wondering if we can avoid sliding it out and get to it this way. Either way, super helpful video so thank you!

[deannamorgan]

Any suggestions for a GE dishwasher with no lights at all? Had the problem a couple of months ago and rectified it by pushing a combination of buttons and switching off the breaker. It's happened again and that sequence no longer works. But there IS power to the dishwasher