To Whom It May Concern,
As a Bosch consumer owning multiple tools and a dishwaser. I am very frustrated with Bosch business model in term of quality, warranty and customer service. I hope this email makes it to someone who cares about your customer. This is a long post, but bear with me.
My 800 series dishwasher (SHPM78Z55N/01) recently has a E2 error code. I paid $190 for Bosch to send out a technician for diagnostic (service order # 2771131138). After spending 15 mins, the technician told me the power module has to be replaced at an estimate of $600 for the repair. Mind you, that it's on top of the $190 for this visit. So I declined the repair quote. I proceeded to find the power module and planned to replace it myself. I'm not an authorized Bosch technician, but I am an engineer who build electronic component/assembly for an aerospace company for over 15 years. Figured this is was an easy job to swap out the power module.
I ordered the power module on 2/24/2024 (Order number 1115942759). It came a few days later in a damaged box. I thought maybe if i can just swap it out and see if there's any issue with it before trying to replace. I swapped out the unit on 3/2/2024. Turned on the house circuit breaker afterward, and immediate see these messages flashing on the control panel "Rinse Aid" & "Add Salt". None of the button was working. Then I swapped back the old unit to verify if there's any potential issue I may have caused during the initial swap. The old unit was working fine, showing no odd messages, and all the buttons were working. So I decided to double check the new unit again, just in case some connections could have been loose during the first install. Same result as the first install.
Suspecting at this point, Bosch sent me a defective unit, or could have been damaged during transit. I proceeded to call Bosch customer service for an exchange. I spoke to an agent, and his team lead. Both repeatly told me that electronic part cannot be returned; especially if it's installed by a non-authorized Bosch technician. I asked the team lead to file a complaint (Case # 4104135429). Then proceeded to ask if anyone will response back to me. Was told 'noone will response back', this is an internal file complaint.
So now i'm stuck with a dead power module that cost $147 (Order number 4101912354). Keep in mind, at this point I have spent a total of $337 (including the initial diagnostic visit) that did not resolve my dishwasher's issue.
In addition to this experiece, I'd like to share that I had to repair the dishwasher (by an authorized Bosch technician) for another issue in July 2022 (Service Order No: 2770373788). I only had this washer since 10/30/2020. That's 2 seperate issues in 3 years 4 months.
I am beyond frustrated at this point. Feel powerless to do anything, but I will definitely share this experience on as many online review venues as possible. I do hope someone from Bosch is reading this and has a sense of accountability. Like I said at the beginning, I own many Bosch products as well. However, I will no longer buy from Bosch. Your product design may be great, but your business model is autrocious. read more