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Customer Reviews for KitchenAid Front Control Tall Tub Dishwasher in Stainless Steel with Stainless Steel Tub 7 Options 40 dBA

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Model #KDFE454CSS

Store SKU #1000047989

  • PROSCRUB option helps eliminate soaking or pre-scrubbing
  • PROWASH cycle adapts to achieve best cleaning based on soil level
  • Heat Dry option w/ recessed heat element helps ensure dry dishes

Customer Reviews

  • 3.6
    out of 34 reviews
  • 64% recommend this product
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Love, love love!!!!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Love that is so quiet!!! Love that my dishes are so clean!!! Love that it's so easy to use!!!
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    So quiet
    (This review was collected as part of a promotion.) I purchased this dishwasher after much consideration and am very pleased with its performance.
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    Response from Social CareJan 10, 2018
    Hi Maggie, thank you for sharing your comments. It is much appreciated!
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      Top notch
      [This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Love this dishwasher super silent and cleans fabulously
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        Super clean
        Bought this appliance a months ago and love it dishes are superclean sparkly the dishwasher is also very quiet
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        • Recommended
        Great features, extremely quiet! Love it!
        We bought this about three weeks ago, love the quietness and the many features the dishwasher has to offer.
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        • Recommended
        Is it really on?
        Bought this in May. My two concerns were 1- quiet enough to hear conversation and TV 2- I wanted to see what cycle was running.
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        • Recommended
        KitchenAid Reputation
        I bought this dishwasher based on several factors: I had a KitchenAid dishwasher in a previous house and loved it and Consumer Reports had it very highly rated. For the first two years of use, it has worked wonderfully, but the last month, the top rack kept coming off the rollers. Upon closer inspection, it was found to be broken plastic pieces on the rollers that had broken. Since I had bought the 5 year extended warranty through the company that I bought the dishwasher, I called and they ordered a new top rack roller kit that was easily obtained and installed. My only complaint is that if the company had already made a replacement kit with metal pieces, why didn't they send out a recall or replacement pieces to those that had already purchased this dishwasher. The dishwasher does a fantastic job in washing the dishes. It is extremely quiet. Otherwise, I love this dishwasher and would buy another. But, prior to purchase I will check out for plastic parts.
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        • Recommended
        Great
        Bought this a month ago to replace a Bosch dishwasher and love and it cleans fantastic
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        • Recommended
        Better than advertized
        It was time to replace our 25yr old dishwasher so after some research online and reading reviews we selected KitchenAid. It is so quiet if not for the lights we would not know it was running. Lots of space and does a great job. No more washing dishes before we load dishwasher. Better than advertized!!!
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        Service every 14 months, yes just after the warranty
        I have had this machine 2 years and it has required 3 service calls during that time with only weekly use.
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        Response from Oct 1, 2017
        Dear M: Thank you for contacting KitchenAid regarding your appliance concern. We are happy to look into your concerns but we will need your model and serial number, your address, your user ID, your Review ID Number 89942576, and date of purchase emailed to NAR_CUSTOMER_SOLUTIONS@KITCHENAID.COM.
          Hard to read the buttons because to small and very LIGHT
          ITS work great but only problem I have very small button writing and in front when you standing is hard to band every time to see which cycle you want and very small
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          Response from Oct 1, 2017
          Hello Naz: Thank you for taking the time to write regarding your KitchenAid dishwasher. Feedback from our customers is an important source of information. We regret that you are not totally satisfied with your dishwasher, and we apologize for any inconvenience this concern may cause you. We will forward these on for future consideration. Thank you, Flo B.
            Super Quiet
            I bought this dishwasher a week ago and have used it every day since then. It is so quiet I have to put my ear next to it to see if it is in fact running. The dishes and pots come out very clean and are dry enough to put away immediately. I have to use the lock feature though, because it is very easy to lean against and start a cycle without meaning to.
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            not so great
            I have had to repair my dishwasher 2 times now. Others I have own required no repair at all.
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            Response from Oct 1, 2017
            Hello Honey: Thank you for taking the time to write regarding your dishwasher. Feedback from our customers is an important source of information. We regret that you are not totally satisfied with your dishwasher, and we apologize for any inconvenience this concern may cause you. Please reach out to us if you have any questions or concerns with your appliance.
              Great dishwasher, but only for 3 years.
              I love this dishwasher. Holds a lot of dishes, super quiet, washes well. Has a variety of cycles and options, including a proscrub that power washes. But when it was 3 years old, a screw holding a top rack slide became loose, and caused a major leak out onto my hardwood floors. And only two weeks later, the diverter gave out, so that it would not run; and to fix that the entire motor had to be replaced! And the Warranty did not cover either.
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                Buyer Beware
                I did not purchase this dishwasher, it came with a BRAND NEW home and was installed correctly. Well needless to say it broke within in 1 month. The lights on the control panel worked sporadically and Kitchenaid said there was nothing wrong with it. Maybe I got the lemon of their dishwashers but after 2 years the dishwasher NO LONGER works at all. It now serves as an expensive drying rack for my dishes. I will never buy a large kitchen aid product again. (I love their small mixers etc. but their large products do not work well.) Oh and Kitchen aid only thinks that appliances break Monday-Friday.
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                Response from Oct 1, 2017
                Sorry to hear you are experiencing this Busy mom of 3. We have sent an email to the email address you have provided. Please respond at your earliest convenience.
                  Great Dishwasher
                  Bought a little over a month ago when we switched our appliances to Stainless Steel. Very happy with selection. Very quiet. The repeat setting (press start twice) is very cool. Only one that had a specific 'China' setting
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                  THE BEST DISHWASHER I HAVE EVER OWNED
                  We have two houses with KitchenAid dishwasher in both. It cleans dishes, glassware and stainless pots and pans unlike any other dishwasher I have ever owned. I especially like the knife/fork/spoon compartments. It allows each to be washed thoroughly without any of them sticking together.
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                  4 weeks :Still waiting for parts
                  Worse thing to buy. Broke since 4 weeks . Hand washing Dishes. Bought it less than year ago. I have all kinds of warranties but stuck with this broken dishwasher .
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                  Response from Oct 1, 2017
                  Hello Bina, Thank you for your review. I would like to inquire further about your review with you. Please respond back to this email address NAR_Customer_Solutions@Kitchenaid.com with your name, phone number, street address, zip code, model & serial number, and date of purchase on the appliance. I look forward to your reply. Thank you Jordan *If replying, please use Forward verses Reply or New as that will leave this message intact and will help us to respond faster.
                    Broke with only a few uses, still waiting for the part!
                    I ordered this a month ago, but still haven't received the part.
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                    Response from Oct 1, 2017
                    Hello, Nicole. Thank you for your review. We are sorry to learn of the concern you expressed regarding your dryer. I would like to inquire further about your review with you. Please respond back to this email address NAR_Customer_Solutions@kitchenaid.com with your name, nickname used for the review, phone number, street address, zip code, model & serial number, and date of purchase on the appliance. I look forward to your reply. Thank you.
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                    A complete lemon
                    Bought this product about 4 yrs ago and got an extended warranty. Have had the repairman out about every 6 months. They've replaced the motherboard twice...and guess what, it's failed again. An absolute piece of junk.
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                    Response from Oct 1, 2017
                    Dear Dad, thank you for your review. We’re sorry for the experience you’ve had. Please continue working with your extended service plan provider for further assistance.
                      Very tired of kitchen aid dishwashers!!!!
                      I have purchased 2 kitchen aid dishwashers in the past 8 years. The first one i bought may have been a fluke as nothing ever got clean. So again I purchases another thinking the brand name was so good it must be me. Well it is not me. I have tried numerous products rinses etc to get these dishes clean but to no avail as they still come out with some sort of food particle on them. Be informed that I take steps ahead of time to prewash dishes, make sure disposal is clean, make sure water is very hot, put vinegar in rinse. My teenage sons says that our dishes have not really been clean for a while. Warning to all ...these energy saving products are a real disappointment
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                      Response from Oct 1, 2017
                      Hello Katie: Thank you for your review. I would like to inquire further about your review with you. Please respond back to this email addressNAR_Customer_Solutions@kitchenaid.com with your Reviewer ID #, name, phone number, street address, zip code, model & serial number, and date of purchase on the appliance. I look forward to your reply. Thank you, Chris R.
                        Quiet washer
                        Replaced my old kitchen aid dishwasher with this. Nice design and delivers many options. Love the fact it is so quiet.
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                        Loving it.
                        This dishwasher exceeds my expectations. I am very happy with it.
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                          Great product
                          Quiet, does a great job of cleaning the dishes. I replaced another model which wasn't,t cleaning the dishes.
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                            Is it running?
                            Can hear it run....so quiet. Don't need the delay start. We have a compact style great room/kitchen combined house....so sound levels were of concern to us....well my title says it all. As a bonus it even seems to wash the dishes well! We had an issue with the door panel (stainless) being off color...contacted service and had a service man come out....he ordered the new door panel and was installed within a week. He suggest that we only use a teaspoon of detergent per wash.....looks like we have a couple of years of detergent!
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                              Better than last kitchen aid!
                              Replaced my old kitchen aid dishwasher with this beauty. Sleek clean look delivers many options. Love the fact it is so quiet. We have open concept floor plan and I can run the dishwasher and no one knows it's on!
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                                Works just like I hoped it would.
                                I bought this a couple months ago and I am so happy with how it works and all the great features on it.
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                                  Great Product
                                  This is the quietest and most efficient dishwasher I have ever owned! Actually had to lean over and put my head close to the unit to hear it working. And it does a MARVELOUS job of getting things clean, even plastic containers never have a greasy residue. I HIGHLY recommend this one!
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                                    Kitchenaid Dishwasher
                                    I have had this dishwasher 2 months and it is excellent. Great performance and so quiet you cannot hear it run.
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                                      Fantastic dishwasher
                                      This dishwasher was installed September 19, 2013. There are so many cleaning options to chose from. It is so quiet that the first time it was used I had to put my ear against the dishwasher to make sure it was running
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