My family's first dishwasher was a TOL Kitchenaid Superbad by Hobart purchase in 1963. It was still going strong and in perfect condition when the house was sold in 1998. In 35 years of heavy use, it never had a problem. A tribute to the way appliances used to be manufactured.
The first dishwasher I purchased for myself was a Kitchenaid. Although it was a Whirlpool built machine, I suspect. And as far as I know, it is still washing away in the house across the street.
the 1st dishwasher we had was a Hoover CrystalJet D820 from May 2000-September 2008, it was reliable but it wasn't exactly the best @ cleaning though, should of had a Zanussi with it's nice sounding timer and pump lol.