Scott,
Open the control panel, remove the control panel ribbon cable from the control board and check the tracks in the ribbon cable for a hairline cracks. A magnifying glass might help.
More likely the problem is a bad control panel, but there is a small chance for the control board to be bad as well.
- The control board
Part number: AP4097369 
- The control panel
Part number: AP4424899 
Here are the breakdown diagrams and
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Gene.