Burning plastic smell, big flash & now its dead - Bosch SHU8805UC

Take this for troubleshooting and solutions
http://www.repairclinic.com/RepairHelp/Dishwasher-Repair/9-129-576631-/Bosch-Dishwasher-SHU8805UC12SERIAL8104-Troubleshooting

run with some clorox in the water

a product called dw magic will help get the smell out then after that leave the door cracked open so the moisture can exit the machine

Time for a new dishwasher. Had the same problem. Tech came out and threw hundreds at it cause it was under warranty at the time, i didnt pay a dime and ended up buying new one.

Hello,
I have this exact same smell issue from the back black panel at rear of dishwasher (free standing so easy to pinpoint. I replaced the old bosch with this Bosch (approx 12 months ago) for the same reason, and am extremely disappointed to have the same issue. It is almost as though the black insulation material is disintegrating? I wonder what it is made from? Smells noxious. It is very hot to touch during a cycle too. Good luck,
Fiona

After you turn off the power to your dishwasher, you can inspect the dishwasher with a flashlight to find where the melting happened. If it is near the circle that is the heating element, you can suspect the timer froze during the drying cycle.

But also open things up and look for shorted/melted wires (in the door panel and under the dishwasher.)

No matter what you find, if you have proof of purchase for your dishwasher, I would press for repair/replacement from the manufacturer.

Good Luck!

Ron, is this a dishwasher or clothes washer? If a dishwasher, check the wire nuts in the junction box. If there isn't a melted wire nut from a loose connection. Then you have to pull the outer door panel, then you can pull the control panel assy. This will require a t20 torx bit.

reove screws holding on outer panel and unplug all the leads ( they are all coded so you cannot cross them ) open up plastic cover on module to reveal circuit boeard

check to see if the motor is overheating, the motor could
be getting hot causing the smell, if the motor is'nt overheating, then call the local repair man, we live in miami(florida), and we have a dish washer that keeps on rumbling, we are getting it fixed today, the only big big problem is it seems to draw alot of electricity when in operation, so there's my problem
p.s. is your dishwasher also rumbling and drawing electricity?

shawn henks
miami,fl

If it is new- then the fishy smell is almost certainly the motor and circuit boards 'cooking' in- most motorized electrical devices have an initial pong. However if it persists after say 10/15 cycles begin to suspect an incipient fault.