KitchenAid KUDS03FTPA

Pros: Quiet operation, looks good.

Cons: Mediocre cleaning, high price

The Bottom Line: If I had it to do again I'd save a couple hundred bucks and get a little lower end unit with controls on the face.

Review: Maybe I had my expectations set too high. We'd had what was (in it's day) a high end Whirlpool for about 13 years that did an ok job as long as we pre-rinsed the dishes before loading them into the dishwasher. I guess I had the mistaken thought that by ...

Pros: Cleans well, nice design inside.Panels seemed to go on easily.

Cons: Not very quiet.

Review: I purchased this dishwasher as part of a total kitchen renovation about a month ago. I like the dishwasher OK. It's not particularly quiet, but it's not real noisy either. It cleans well and I like the way the inside is designed. For the money it is OK, ...

Pros: Style

Cons: Reliability, performance, customer service

The Bottom Line: Do not buy Kitchen Aid products, they are too expensive, unreliable and their customer service generally does not care

Review: We bought this model about four years ago when doing a kitchen remodel. After about one year, the spring mechanism that controls the door opening broke, which we did not fix, we just lived with. After three years, the small items basket just came ...

Pros: none

Cons: Phenomenally bad customer service and technical support

Review: I have a Kitchenaid Dishwasher purchased in March of 2007 that has been serviced 12 times for the same problem. Kitchenaid has been unresponsive, unhelpful, and unwilling to replace the unit. The local guys have been very diligent trying to solve the ...

Pros: Nice looking on the outside.

Cons: Breaks down often. Not as quiet as it could be. Does not wash very well.

Review: We've owned this dishwasher for 4 1/2 years and the spring on the door has broken 3 times already. Once out of warranty, this costs $163.50 to get fixed each time. The dishwasher itself is not as quiet as the Bosch at my parent's home (the Bosch is ...