We gutted and rebuilt our kitchen and totally upgraded our first floor
in 2000. As part of the kitchen rebuild we bought a $1,300 Bosch gas
cooktop and an $1,100 Bosch dishwasher. The is what has happened in 5
years.

The gas cooktop had to be completely replaced by Bosch within months
of the installation due to faulty electronics in the igniting system.
The new one was really no better. Last year I paid $256 to have a new
electronic control unit put in. Here we are a year later using a Bic
butane lighter to light one of the five burners.

The dishwasher is no doubt the quietest dishwasher I've heard. And it
cleans great. But after 5 short years I just spend $292 for a new
computer module after it refused to go to the next cycle. I'm finding
out this is a common problem with Bosch dishwashers.

Bottom line ..... I would not spend another penny on Bosch appliances
again. Live and learn. Even the repairman who was here working on the
dishwasher this weekend said Bosch dishwashers are very quiet but a
total pain to work on and very very expensive to fix.

I wish I had the name and address of the one person at Bosch who
actually may care what their customers think. I'd love to write that
individual a letter.

Just my two cents worth for those considering buying a Bosch
appliance.

Bosch stuff LOOKS nice, but i think it's just over-priced mediocre
stuff.....


"Don" wrote in message
...
We gutted and rebuilt our kitchen and totally upgraded our first floor
in 2000. As part of the kitchen rebuild we bought a $1,300 Bosch gas
cooktop and an $1,100 Bosch dishwasher. The is what has happened in 5
years.

The gas cooktop had to be completely replaced by Bosch within months
of the installation due to faulty electronics in the igniting system.
The new one was really no better. Last year I paid $256 to have a new
electronic control unit put in. Here we are a year later using a Bic
butane lighter to light one of the five burners.

The dishwasher is no doubt the quietest dishwasher I've heard. And it
cleans great. But after 5 short years I just spend $292 for a new
computer module after it refused to go to the next cycle. I'm finding
out this is a common problem with Bosch dishwashers.

Bottom line ..... I would not spend another penny on Bosch appliances
again. Live and learn. Even the repairman who was here working on the
dishwasher this weekend said Bosch dishwashers are very quiet but a
total pain to work on and very very expensive to fix.

I wish I had the name and address of the one person at Bosch who
actually may care what their customers think. I'd love to write that
individual a letter.

Just my two cents worth for those considering buying a Bosch
appliance.

My Maytag 3 rack dishwasher broke 4 times in 2 years. Even though the last
repair had a parts warranty Maytag service was about $150 for labor. 3
weeks later something else broke on it. Maytag said I would have to pay for
labor again. I used my own labor and dumbed it for garbage pick up.

Meanwhile my parents' Bosch is doing fine except the connector burndt where
the dishwasher gets wired to house ac. I'm told it is a pretty common
problem which is ridiculous but easy to fix if you realize what happened
before calling for service.


"Don" wrote in message
...
We gutted and rebuilt our kitchen and totally upgraded our first floor
in 2000. As part of the kitchen rebuild we bought a $1,300 Bosch gas
cooktop and an $1,100 Bosch dishwasher. The is what has happened in 5
years.

The gas cooktop had to be completely replaced by Bosch within months
of the installation due to faulty electronics in the igniting system.
The new one was really no better. Last year I paid $256 to have a new
electronic control unit put in. Here we are a year later using a Bic
butane lighter to light one of the five burners.

The dishwasher is no doubt the quietest dishwasher I've heard. And it
cleans great. But after 5 short years I just spend $292 for a new
computer module after it refused to go to the next cycle. I'm finding
out this is a common problem with Bosch dishwashers.

Bottom line ..... I would not spend another penny on Bosch appliances
again. Live and learn. Even the repairman who was here working on the
dishwasher this weekend said Bosch dishwashers are very quiet but a
total pain to work on and very very expensive to fix.

I wish I had the name and address of the one person at Bosch who
actually may care what their customers think. I'd love to write that
individual a letter.

Just my two cents worth for those considering buying a Bosch
appliance.

Don wrote:

We gutted and rebuilt our kitchen and totally upgraded our first floor
in 2000. As part of the kitchen rebuild we bought a $1,300 Bosch gas
cooktop and an $1,100 Bosch dishwasher. The is what has happened in 5
years.

The gas cooktop had to be completely replaced by Bosch within months
of the installation due to faulty electronics in the igniting system.
The new one was really no better. Last year I paid $256 to have a new
electronic control unit put in. Here we are a year later using a Bic
butane lighter to light one of the five burners.

The dishwasher is no doubt the quietest dishwasher I've heard. And it
cleans great. But after 5 short years I just spend $292 for a new
computer module after it refused to go to the next cycle. I'm finding
out this is a common problem with Bosch dishwashers.

Bottom line ..... I would not spend another penny on Bosch appliances
again. Live and learn. Even the repairman who was here working on the
dishwasher this weekend said Bosch dishwashers are very quiet but a
total pain to work on and very very expensive to fix.

I wish I had the name and address of the one person at Bosch who
actually may care what their customers think. I'd love to write that
individual a letter.

Just my two cents worth for those considering buying a Bosch
appliance.



Well I'm never buying one after this testimony.

--
"you can lead them to LINUX
but you can't make them THINK"

Don wrote:
We gutted and rebuilt our kitchen and totally upgraded our first floor
in 2000. As part of the kitchen rebuild we bought a $1,300 Bosch gas
cooktop and an $1,100 Bosch dishwasher. The is what has happened in 5
years.

The gas cooktop had to be completely replaced by Bosch within months
of the installation due to faulty electronics in the igniting system.
The new one was really no better. Last year I paid $256 to have a new
electronic control unit put in. Here we are a year later using a Bic
butane lighter to light one of the five burners.

The dishwasher is no doubt the quietest dishwasher I've heard. And it
cleans great. But after 5 short years I just spend $292 for a new
computer module after it refused to go to the next cycle. I'm finding
out this is a common problem with Bosch dishwashers.

Bottom line ..... I would not spend another penny on Bosch appliances
again. Live and learn. Even the repairman who was here working on the
dishwasher this weekend said Bosch dishwashers are very quiet but a
total pain to work on and very very expensive to fix.

I wish I had the name and address of the one person at Bosch who
actually may care what their customers think. I'd love to write that
individual a letter.

Just my two cents worth for those considering buying a Bosch
appliance.



I saw a few years back, somebody had a real lemon something or other,
rototiller or something; anyway, he put it up on Ebay with the
description being this story of disaster like you have, saying he
couldn't get any money out of the manufacturer and what a piece of junk
it was and how shady the manufacturer was, so he'd try this to see if
maybe the manufacturer might think it worth buying it back now to keep
him from rerunning the item again and again and again and again and
....... And supposedly, they did. Just an idea.

We bought a Bosch Integra dishwasher 3 years ago. The dishwasher is
extremely quiet and cleans better than any we've ever had. The choice
of sanitizing cycles and it's energy and water effeciency make it a
remarkable machine in my opinion. The unit has a leak detection system
and no drying coil. I've replaced a $6 on/off switch in 3 years. I
only wish that the Kitchen Aid wall oven and the Maytag Netptune washer
were as reliable.


Peter

You have had electrical problems but have you thought about power
issues, utility surges, lightning, improper wiring. Utility surge nocked
out some equipment once, lightning Ive been through that 3 times, maybe
4. it can be distant and selective. Improper wiring like floating
neutral, improper ground, or reversed polarity. If you had a complete
recorded record of power supplied to your house you would find many
incidents that can ruin electronics, especialy during storms. Whole
house surge suppresion and verifying proper ground are a good place to
start.

wrote:
We bought a Bosch Integra dishwasher 3 years ago. The dishwasher is
extremely quiet and cleans better than any we've ever had. The choice
of sanitizing cycles and it's energy and water effeciency make it a
remarkable machine in my opinion. The unit has a leak detection system
and no drying coil. I've replaced a $6 on/off switch in 3 years. I
only wish that the Kitchen Aid wall oven and the Maytag Netptune washer
were as reliable.


Peter

Neptune! Argggghhhh!!!!

z wrote:
wrote:

We bought a Bosch Integra dishwasher 3 years ago. The dishwasher is
extremely quiet and cleans better than any we've ever had. The choice
of sanitizing cycles and it's energy and water effeciency make it a
remarkable machine in my opinion. The unit has a leak detection system
and no drying coil. I've replaced a $6 on/off switch in 3 years. I
only wish that the Kitchen Aid wall oven and the Maytag Netptune washer
were as reliable.


Peter


Neptune! Argggghhhh!!!!

I wish they would go back to making stoves, ovens, dishwashers, fridge,
etc with just all manual controls and not electronics to go out, cost a
fortune to repair, etc.

I have even bought old but in good shape appliances and restored them to
use now.

The last straw was when my newer model range with all the electronic
controls decided to take a nap right in the middle of trying to cook
thanksgiving dinner last year, Had to finish with a gas grill (as the
oven) and a outdoor Coleman camp stove.

My wife was about to have a heart attack until I came up with the backup
to finish.

Anyone know of good quality used appliance sellers around ?

MC