Product review (5 stars): American products and built-in obselescence
As it turned out I ended up calling a professional. they said it was the controller board so they ordered and installed it to the tune of $250. the next appliance that went out is my Kenmore Electric Oven. I really think that there is a built-in obsolescence with digital components like this since it would be so easy to program the board to malfunction, let's say exactly two months after the warranty expiration date, which is 7 years. All of my appliances are going out. The stove, refrigerator and of course the washer.  I expect the dryer to go next.  Now the appliance industry now wants us all to buy their Smart "devices" which in turn gets Big Brother in every room of our homes. What a racket, right?