Product review (1 stars): Dead after 16 months
My new dishwasher has bit the dust after 16 months.  It first malfunctioned after 13 months (one month out of warranty) when the heating element quit.  We replaced it, and the price was not too bad. Soon thereafter the second heating element burned a hole in the plastic tub. I suspect that whatever controls the heating element caused both failures.  The price of a replacement tub was almost as much as a new dishwasher.  I asked Whirlpool for help. They were no help at all.  I am unhappy with the company, and more unhappy with their product.

On the bright side, it worked reasonably well (nothing spectacular) before it died completely.