We have a Bosch SHU3306UC/UC12 dishwasher. We accidentally opened the door while it was in the middle of its cycle and now it is messed up. When you try to run any of the 3 cycles, you just hear a motor running (I think it's the drain motor) and that's all that happens. It will just sit like that indefinitely until you turn it off. The reason I think it's the drain motor running is because if I fill the bottom of the dishwasher with water before shutting it and starting the cycle, it will immediately drain the water and then just sit there again with the motor running. No water ever gets pumped into the washer because when I open the door, it is always dry. All the indicator lights act normal as if it was working properly, but the cycle just never starts.

What should I do first? I have tried starting each cycle and then cancelling it by pushing and holding the 2 outside buttons, which makes the Clean light come on, but nothing changes. The drain motor just keeps going. As I said above, I tried filling the bottom of the washer with water thinking maybe it would reset if it actually drained some water, but that didn't work either.

I did a test procedure by holding the 2 outside buttons as I turned it on and got the flashing lights. Then, I pushed the 2 outside buttons again to start the test and the light above Regular Wash immediately comes on. So that might give you a clue.

I can't believe just opening the door during a cycle could mess it up like this. This happened once before, but the dishwasher fixed itself after starting it a few times. However, it is not fixing itself this time.

I looked in the manual and of course it only says how to cancel a cycle BEFORE you open the door. It doesn't say anything about if you open the door without canceling.

I read on another website that the water level float being stuck could cause this, but I don't know how opening the door during a cycle could cause this.

I would just like to note that the dishwasher has worked perfect and had no problems before opening the door during the cycle.

I'm having the same problem with our Bosch dishwasher. After opening the door during a cycle it seems to just keep draining and won't reset. Did you find a fix?

Our model number is SHE58C05UC/47. I've tried using the Cancel option, powering the dishwasher off at the breaker, and opening the black panel at the bottom and checking for water underneath. Nothing fixes it.

I'm having the same problem as louis55. The door works fine but all the dishwasher does is continually pump but never starts a cycle or finishes draining.

one of the major pluses to this brand is that it has a built in drip pan and float. unfortunatly if there is enough water in the pan and the float lifts the machine will go in to and stay in a drain mode. i realize it seems a bit too coincidential but opening the door may have happened as the float lifted. check the pan and see if you have water there. if so using a shop vac set-up for wet and suck all the water out. check the float for travel up and down. if need be lift and push the float up and down. this may be allow you to use the dishwasher for a while. you need to identify where the leak is actualy coming from. often the wash pump seal is the culprit. if so i recomend replacing the motor and pump as an assembly, less chance of leaks. part # is Part Details - BOSCH Circulation pump, part number: AP2826384.
the other hassel with this brand is you will have to un-install the dishwasher, flip the dishwasher upside down and remove the springs and the draqin pan. let me know if that helps any

Unfortunately my dishwasher is affixed to our units with star shaped screws so I couldn't easily get it out to look at it.

I had an engineer come around today and fix this. He said the float needed to be reset, and he fixed it in about 5 minutes without even sliding out the dishwasher.

I asked him how the float is reset, and he said it is done electronically with a special tool they have.

I was charged $127 for the repair job, which came as a bit of a surprise as I wasn't expecting it to come to a lot more than the call-out fee, which is $40. I'd be interested to know if resetting the float really does require a special tool, or if this is something I could have done myself... Does anybody know?