Product review (1 stars): Disgusted in Chcicago
My wife and I bought a Miele Optima dishwasher in May 2008.  It was expensive -- $1908.17 installed.  When we used it the very first day, there was a warning light that wouldn't go off.  Several service calls later, the warning light finally went off.  A few weeks later, the dishwasher simply stopped working.  Miele fixed it (after several days of no functioning dishwasher and dish washing in the sink).  Then it stopped working again.  Miele fixed it (again, after several days of no dishwasher).  Then it stopped working again.  You get the picture.  This went on over and over again until the warranty finally expired.  The dishwasher stopped working all of two weeks after the expiration of the two year warranty.

My wife begged Miele to replace the dishwasher, since it was perfectly obvious that the design was seriously defective.  She did this again and again, including after the expiration of the warranty.  No luck!

I guess I paid almost $100 a month to own a dishwasher that didn't work and was a constant source of aggravation.

Our new Bosch dishwasher was installed today. It was less than half the price.

Caveat emptor.