Hey everyone, thanks in advance for any help! First off, the motor seemed to stop working. So we did dishes by hand for a couple of months before I decided to try to just fix whatever is wrong with the dishwasher. I found out that the motor can some times freeze up or lock with these types of dishwashers, and to just move the motor blades until they free up. I did that, and the motor started working. So I ran a test run on the dishwasher, only to find that the water doesn't drain out. I have run it once, and then twice in a row, and there is always the same amount of water in the tub at the bottom, reaching up to the bottom edge of the dishwasher door.

Here is what I have done to try to troubleshoot:

First, I unplugged the drain hose from the pump/motor area, and the water freely drained out. So there is not a clog that I can tell from the point of the tub to the drain hose. I looked in both ends of the drain hose, and they looked completely clear.

We do not have an air gap, and the alleged drain loop, isn't really a loop, the drain hose just comes out of the bottom left of the wall under the sink near the dishwasher, and slowly curves up directly to the point where it hooks over into the garbage disposal pipe. I would assume this would be sufficient to prevent backflow.

I am wondering if maybe the pump is not working anymore or what, as I have no idea where to go from here. Is there a way to test the pump? Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks

Thank you so much for the help and the guide applianceman, I'll give your suggestion a try tomorrow and I'll let you know how it goes!