The latest is a Maytag, the main controller board this time. The repairman comes out, replaces parts and if a part is on back order for too long, a store credit card come in the mail. Inside, no matter what the brand, they're all the same and plagued with the same issues.
Speaking of electronics—I lost the control board on our Whirlpool dishwasher twice. Once was under warranty, the second wasn’t. The cost of the repair was over $200, so I opted to buy a new dishwasher at about $450.00.
The repairman told me that electrical power surges kill boards these days, as they all made in China with components that are not as stout as they were 15-20 years ago—ie, cheap pieces of crap.
We had power outages and surges in our area, so I had an electrician install a surge arrestor at the panel.
It acts like a surge protector for the entire home.
It is basically a strong circuit breaker that takes a second literally to install(if you know what you are doing), at the top of the panel, with a green diode light to tell you it is functioning.
I say all this because appliances today all have electronic controls and power surges, brownouts, and power failures can wreck them.