The inner right front element will not heat up on our Kenmore Elite ceramic stove top. The middle and outer elements on the right front work fine. Why is this happening?

I had the same thing happen on a brand new Kenmore Elite ceramic top stove; I call the service tech as it was still on warranty, and I was told "All is working just as it should!" Appearantly, due to goverment energy efficiency regulations, the middle ring on these "power elements" designed for 3 sizes runs at a lower wattage so they can keep their "power smart" ratings. Nice of them to tell us this in the manual. I was also told to buy new pots and pans; the ones that transfer heat evenly through the bottom (to compensate for the element that does not provide even heating)! Some people just get paid big $$ sitting around all day thinking this stuff up!  I want my coil stove back!

Inner element burned out. Either burner needs replacing or control switch is bad. Take out burner and see if coil has a break in it. IF not, then switch is bad. I cannot see your repyl due to some tech issue w/ the site, so it may be a day or so before I can reply again. Please leave feedback for me if appropriate. Thanks