Product review (1 stars): EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED in this dishwasher!
I have owned this dishwasher for 1 year this month and I despise it.  My 15 year old dishwasher was so noisy we couldn't run it while we were in the room but it did a good job of cleaning the dishes even if they hadn't been pre-rinsed.  We looked at many dishwashers and this one came highly recommended by the salesman and the sound rating was impressive.  That's where the positive part ends.  It is very quiet and I like that.  BUT in the year I've had it the control panel, light panel, and left side top shelf roller assembly have all had to be replaced.  We have not misused the machine and our children are all grown and out of the house so we can't even blame "the kids."

Some of the other negatives are as follows:

The racks are fine if all you have to load are plates and glasses or cups.  Serving bowls, small bowls, serving spoons, or odd shaped items do not fit well making loading a challenge.  The large grid spaces in the rack design allows the water spray to move items part way through the cycle and cause them to slip through the spaces and stop the spinning sprayer from turning.  Even when nothing is in the way, the dishes have to be pre-washed before loading to insure a clean wash.

The control panel is hard to read (black controls on black background) and is so sensitive just brushing against it may start a cycle or cancel and drain when it is washing.

If money was no object this dishwasher would be at the recycler with my old Maytag.  Since I can't afford to replace it now I am resigned to suffer in silence with this quiet beast!  I'd gladly take some noise over the frustration I have had with this "quiet" Kitchenaid.

  February 2013 update...  Dishwasher is 2 years old now.

Repair man was out again.  This time the sprayer below the top shelf was hitting it's mounting and would stop turning.  The dishes directly above the stopped sprayer were the only ones on that shelf getting washed.  The right side top shelf roller assembly broke and had to be replaced.

I generally don't buy extended warranties but as the 1 yr factory warranty was running out, and because of the first year's history I purchased an extended warranty for 1 year.  I'm so glad I did.  This year I extended the warranty by 1 more year.  Maybe when it's time has run out I can justify buying another dishwasher.