Product review (5 stars): 1/3 The Cost of Local Price
After paying 3X for the same part at the local appliance repair shop, I decided to keep a spare. This appears to be my MAYTAG dishwasher's achilles heel, burning out 3.5 years after initial purchase (fuse blew, no burned wires, replacement has been working for about 3 months).

- update 8/17/2014 -
Well, the replacement from the local appliance store popped ... after 6 MONTHS - no signs of heat stress, burned wiring, etc. May the fleas of a thousand camels plague the designer of this part.  Lets see how long the Amazon part lasts.

- update 9/21/2014 -
Fuse blew again. Diagnostics checked out. Clamp meter indicates peak current draw 9A. Dishwasher research indicates 'all dishwashers' are plagued with reliability issues... Since digital control replaced mechanical timer dishwashers. The moral of the story is to buy the cheapest/simplest dishwasher and expect to replace it after 3 years.

- update 10/19/2014 -
Heed the warning. replace the connector as per the instructions, even if there's no sign of burned wires.  So far so good.  Measured current draw for a couple of cycles and Maytag doesn't draw more than about 9A.  Not sure if I'm super sensitized or what... the motor sounds like it's surging on the wash (pump) cycle.  If this fuse goes another couple of months, I'll probably pull out the clamp meter again.

- update 2/3/2015 -
Still working since 9/21/2014. ** The moral of the story is to cut off the old connector and splice in the new one that comes with the fuse.

- update 4/18/2015 -
Fuse blew after 7 months; Getting careless and ran the Heavy Duty Cycle+Steam+Heat Water. Spare installed in 30m; I'm perfecting the process; New spare on order.  Gee Maytag, maybe a utility access door cut into the dishwasher door panel woulda been a nifty feature.  This is obviously a design flaw. I'm never going to buy a Frigidaire/Maytag appliance again.

- update 11/11/2015 -
Still working since 4/18/2015 (7 months).  I've used the Steam/Extra Hot Water/Extra heat cycles sparingly, maybe once or twice a month at most. Also, although I can't seem to train the wife, I started running the kitchen faucet until I get hot water before starting the dishwasher (My Maytag dishwasher will always bring the water to temperature).

- update 2/5/2017 -
Still working since 4/18/2015, almost 2 yrs ago. The dishwasher is about 6 years old now.  If it goes another 4 years, my faith will be restored in Maytag.  Here's hoping they worked out the Thermister/fuse for current models. G'luck.

- update 3/24/2018 -
Still working after ~3 yrs. Please check recent reviews for current part reliability.