SHE68M06 Door will not latch

Dishwasher Repair
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I was having problems getting the door to latch last evening and ended up doing something to the latch in the door.

I was poking around the latch in the door to see if it was stuck/how it worked … well, I ended up “toggling” it so that it appears to be in the position it is in when it is latched. The plastic “latch” piece just kind of rotated/flipped into a different position and now the "latch"s underside appears to be what is facing the “latch” opening …

Cannot figure out how to “unlatch” it … there is not a “handle” that is used. This model only requires a push/pull to close/open.

So now the door won’t latch … I did manage to run it last night with only minimal splatter, but obviously this won’t work … any ideas?

(I believe the original issue is resolved (top basket “water-wheel” connector wasn’t aligned to it’s connector on the back of the tub correctly, so it appears the basket was not in all the way. I can’t verify due to the current latch issue …)

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sounds like latch is broken.. not uncommon as they are mostly plastic .. if the unit is < 1 year , parts and labor are covered under warranty , call an authorized bosch service center.. ( parts are covered for two years )

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I was able to fix the problem by removing the door panel, control panel cover and then removing the door latch component from it’s housing. There was a spring that needed to be compressed so I could flip the latch back to it’s proper position.

As I (tried to) describe before, I had essentially “flipped” (rotated about 1/3 of a turn) the latch to a point where it was stuck and blocking the insertion of the clip (from the main unit.)

Anyways, it wasn’t very tricky … just went slow and documented the connections along the way.

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sounds good … glad to hear all worked out well
Merry and Happy !