A front-load dish washing appliance comprising: a dishwasher tub; and a dishwasher rack comprising: a rack gear and a pinion gear, wherein the rack gear and the pinion gear drive the dishwasher rack and the pinion gear between a stowed position in the dishwasher tub and a deployed position, wherein the deployed position is different from the stowed position; a torsion spring engaging the pinion gear, wherein when the dishwasher rack translates from the stowed position thereby rotating the pinion gear relative to the rack gear, tension in the torsion spring increases and urges the dishwasher rack towards the stowed position; a locking mechanism positioned between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration, wherein when in the locked configuration the pinion gear can rotate in a forward direction to allow the dishwasher rack to translate towards the deployed position but not in a backward direction to allow the dishwasher rack to translate towards the stowed position, and wherein when in the unlocked configuration the pinion gear rotates in both the forward direction and the backward direction to allow the dishwasher rack to translate between the stowed position and the deployed position; a release mechanism positioning the locking mechanism from the locked configuration to the unlocked configuration when in the deployed position allowing the torsion spring to urge the dishwasher rack towards the stowed position; and a reset mechanism positioning the locking mechanism from the unlocked configuration to the locked configuration when the dishwasher rack returns to the stowed positon from the deployed position; wherein the release mechanism includes a user release control adjacent a front wall of the dishwasher rack. a dishwasher tub; and a dishwasher rack comprising: a rack gear and a pinion gear, wherein the rack gear and the pinion gear drive the dishwasher rack and the pinion gear between a stowed position in the dishwasher tub and a deployed position, wherein the deployed position is different from the stowed position; a torsion spring engaging the pinion gear, wherein when the dishwasher rack translates from the stowed position thereby rotating the pinion gear relative to the rack gear, tension in the torsion spring increases and urges the dishwasher rack towards the stowed position; a locking mechanism positioned between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration, wherein when in the locked configuration the pinion gear can rotate in a forward direction to allow the dishwasher rack to translate towards the deployed position but not in a backward direction to allow the dishwasher rack to translate towards the stowed position, and wherein when in the unlocked configuration the pinion gear rotates in both the forward direction and the backward direction to allow the dishwasher rack to translate between the stowed position and the deployed position; a release mechanism positioning the locking mechanism from the locked configuration to the unlocked configuration when in the deployed position allowing the torsion spring to urge the dishwasher rack towards the stowed position; and a reset mechanism positioning the locking mechanism from the unlocked configuration to the locked configuration when the dishwasher rack returns to the stowed positon from the deployed position; wherein the release mechanism includes a user release control adjacent a front wall of the dishwasher rack. a rack gear and a pinion gear, wherein the rack gear and the pinion gear drive the dishwasher rack and the pinion gear between a stowed position in the dishwasher tub and a deployed position, wherein the deployed position is different from the stowed position; a torsion spring engaging the pinion gear, wherein when the dishwasher rack translates from the stowed position thereby rotating the pinion gear relative to the rack gear, tension in the torsion spring increases and urges the dishwasher rack towards the stowed position; a locking mechanism positioned between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration, wherein when in the locked configuration the pinion gear can rotate in a forward direction to allow the dishwasher rack to translate towards the deployed position but not in a backward direction to allow the dishwasher rack to translate towards the stowed position, and wherein when in the unlocked configuration the pinion gear rotates in both the forward direction and the backward direction to allow the dishwasher rack to translate between the stowed position and the deployed position; a release mechanism positioning the locking mechanism from the locked configuration to the unlocked configuration when in the deployed position allowing the torsion spring to urge the dishwasher rack towards the stowed position; and a reset mechanism positioning the locking mechanism from the unlocked configuration to the locked configuration when the dishwasher rack returns to the stowed positon from the deployed position; wherein the release mechanism includes a user release control adjacent a front wall of the dishwasher rack.