--- title: "Washing machine repair cost" description: "KitchenAid washing machine repair cost — a legacy machine, and the row where \"is it worth it\" is a real question rather than a formality." url: "https://kitchenaidmiami.support/repair-cost/washing-machine-drain-and-pump-repair/" date_modified: "2026-08-23" Appliance type: "Washing machines" --- # KitchenAid washing machine repair cost ### The thing to say first KitchenAid does not sell washing machines in the United States any more. It stopped in the second half of the 2000s — there is no laundry section in its current catalog and no laundry family in its own support base. The machines are still in South Florida homes and garages, people still search for them by name, and we still repair them. This page is about a machine that is no longer made, and every figure on it has to be read with that in mind. ### What that actually means for the money Not much for the labor, and everything for the parts. The labor on a drain pump is the labor on a drain pump. What changes is whether the part exists: the mechanical and electrical parts are commonly still around, because these machines sat on a platform shared across a corporate group and that platform outlived the badge. Consoles, control panels, trim and cosmetic parts frequently are not, and no amount of goodwill produces one. So on this row the parts check comes before the quote rather than after it. ### Where the band runs - **The bottom, from $185:** a drain pump, a blocked filter, a hose, or a door lock. Researched ranges put a pump at roughly $200 to $420 and a door lock at $200 to $400 fitted. - **The top:** drive and bearing work, at a researched $400 to $900. On a machine already past its expected service life this is the repair where the answer is sometimes no. ### A locked door with a load in it That is treated as urgent rather than scheduled. There is nothing gained by leaving wet washing sealed in a drum in this climate for three days. ### What the figure is A starting point and a researched market range for South Florida rather than a quote for your machine. The exact cost is confirmed after an on-site diagnostic and agreed in writing before anything is opened. What moves this figure Researched market range: drain pump $200–$420; bearing and drive $400–$900 Parts availability is confirmed before an order, not after On some of these machines the honest answer is not to repair Drain, or drive A machine that fills and washes and then leaves the water in is a pump, a hose or a filter, and that is the bottom of the band. A machine that will not turn the drum under load is a belt, a coupler, a drive or a bearing, and that is the top. The two are told apart by ear before anybody arrives. Whether the part is still made This is the deciding factor on this row rather than a footnote. Mechanical and electrical parts for these platforms are commonly still available, because the platform was shared across a corporate group. Cosmetic parts, consoles and trim frequently are not. We confirm which before ordering anything. What the machine is worth now These are machines from the second half of the 2000s and earlier, and a bearing job on one can approach what a comparable new machine costs. That conversation happens on the visit, before a part is ordered, and sometimes it ends with us telling you not to spend the money. The thing to say first KitchenAid does not sell washing machines in the United States any more. It stopped in the second half of the 2000s — there is no laundry section in its current catalog and no laundry family in its own support base. The machines are still in South Florida homes and garages, people still search for them by name, and we still repair them. This page is about a machine that is no longer made, and every figure on it has to be read with that in mind. What that actually means for the money Not much for the labor, and everything for the parts. The labor on a drain pump is the labor on a drain pump. What changes is whether the part exists: the mechanical and electrical parts are commonly still around, because these machines sat on a platform shared across a corporate group and that platform outlived the badge. Consoles, control panels, trim and cosmetic parts frequently are not, and no amount of goodwill produces one. So on this row the parts check comes before the quote rather than after it. Where the band runs The bottom, from $185: a drain pump, a blocked filter, a hose, or a door lock. Researched ranges put a pump at roughly $200 to $420 and a door lock at $200 to $400 fitted. The top: drive and bearing work, at a researched $400 to $900. On a machine already past its expected service life this is the repair where the answer is sometimes no. A locked door with a load in it That is treated as urgent rather than scheduled. There is nothing gained by leaving wet washing sealed in a drum in this climate for three days. What the figure is A starting point and a researched market range for South Florida rather than a quote for your machine. The exact cost is confirmed after an on-site diagnostic and agreed in writing before anything is opened. ### Is it worth repairing a machine this old? For a pump, a hose, a lock or a valve — usually yes, because the parts are cheap and still available and the machines were built solidly. For a bearing job, often not, and you will get that answer on the visit rather than an estimate. It depends on the machine in front of us more than on the year on the plate. ### Can you still get parts? For the mechanical and electrical parts, usually — the platform was shared across a corporate group and outlived the badge. For consoles, panels and trim, frequently not. We confirm availability before ordering rather than after, so you are not waiting on something that is not coming. ### It will not spin and the water is still in it. Start with the drain rather than the spin. Most of these machines will not spin at all until they have emptied, so a drain problem presents as a spin problem, and it is a good deal cheaper than one. ### The door is locked with my washing inside. Call rather than wait. That is the one thing on this page we treat as same-day, and it is usually the lock or the control rather than anything structural. --- **[Read full article: Washing machine repair cost](https://kitchenaidmiami.support/repair-cost/washing-machine-drain-and-pump-repair/)**