KitchenAid Food Processors - Popular Questions, Answers, Tips & Manuals

Check that the safety lock pin is releasing from the base. It is the thing in the tube down the side of the bowl that the lug on the lid engages with. It stops the motor running with the lid off..https://www.google.com/search?q=Kitchen+Aid+food+processor+bowl+stuck..

Could be a failing motor

Make sure you have the bowl, lid and sometimes the pusher assembled correctly. If everything is not correct it will not activate the safety switch to allow it to start up.

I have the 11 cup Kitchenaid food processor and did the same thing this weekend. It took a while but finally figured out how it went back together. Hopefully the pictures help. I know it's difficult to see since the pieces are all black. Good luck!

Possibly something about either the lid or the bowl has become deformed. Very likely you will need to replace one or the other.

take it back and get a warranty replacement unit reading the user manual may be a help

The solution is 90% going to be replace the lid, or replace the bowl or if you are very unlucky replace both. A proper KitchenAid service agent should have both parts on the shelf and will be able to try a new one of either to see where the fault lies. I think over the years I've replaced more lids than I have bowls.

Read the handbook and make certain you are assembling the bowl, lid and pusher correctly, they can all play a part in activating the safety mechanisms that put the appliance in the mode that will allow it to be started.

Most often when that model processor stops working it is associated with the mechanisms in the lid and bowl that activate the safety switch that prevents you turning it on when the bowl & lid is not on correctly. The mechanisms are not repairable, the fix is to replace the bowl or the lid or both. A proper KitchenAid service agent should have both in stock, take your complete machine in so that the faulty part can be identified.

Find your model number on the list and look for parts Kitchenaid Food Processor Replacement Parts Accessories Sears PartsDirect

Have you tried heating the sleeve with a torch and then sliding it on?

Without step-down transformers you are out of luck. I am sorry. I know the transformers are ugly but they are cheaper than replacing your food processor and espresso machine. One thing you could do is to contact Kitchen Aid and ask them if the motor can be wired for 240V. If not, ask them if you can purchase the 240V motor for your processor and replace it directly. As for the espresso machine, no idea...sorry.

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check cover safety tab possible broken or faulty switch

food processors have interlocks between the bowl, the top and the base. Inspect to see that those are all making. When you lock the bowl to the base and the top to the bowl you should hear some clicks and see some interlock mechanisms line up at the back of the bowl.

Most likely a failed drive motor or control board. Remove the motor and test it.

I don't see anything other than hot water and brute force doing anything to help. Probably a two person job and make sure you turn it the right way. Be prepared for something to be broken or damaged.

Most likely it will be to do with the bowl or the lid. The safety mechanisms in both parts are likely culprits, they operate a micro switch just above the switch panel and hidden by the base of the bowl. Have just the bare motor plugged in and turned on with the run button depressed. Now with something plastic depress that small black button, the motor will likely start running. That proves motor is fine and you need to figure out which of the bowl or lid is the faulty part. The pusher needs to be in the lid tube before the motor will run in case you have forgotten.

They now have moved over to an app for that

The problem will be either the lid or the bowl, both have mechanisms in them that wear/break. Take the processor into a service agent that carries the parts along with your clean bowl and lid. It will be a simple matter for them to try one or the other to see which one makes the difference. I am a service agent and that's what I do, it's far the easiest way to quickly find the problem.