Your dishwasher likely has a broken or disconnected door spring or door link causing the door to be heavy and fall when opened.
Dishwasher door falls open.
Your dishwasher uses two door springs and two door links one spring and door link for each door hinge.
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My wife called my attention to the fact that the dishwasher door was falling open to easily.
This seemed to coincide with her finding a rubber part laying on the kitchen floor.
The tension spring on the hinge assembly of the dishwasher door controls the door s opening and closing so the door doesn t drop open or slam shut.
To assist you with closing the dishwasher door and ensure that it doesn t slam open a spring is connected to the rear of the door.
Bosch dishwasher door spring troubleshooting tension the most common problem is associated with the door breakage.
Investigation on appliance parts pros confirmed that this rubber pad was indeed part of the door friction function and that i had two such pads on my machine.
After prolonged use this spring may stretch or break requiring replacement.
Trying to open the door it falls into the open wide position under the action of the gravitational force.
Open the dishwasher door fully.
With such clumsy actions the door can get additional damage so it must be held while opening.
Step 7 replace the access panel onto the bottom of your dishwasher.