Our Kitchenaid food processor handle broke today. There is some kind of mechanism in the handle that engages the motor to make it run, so now the whole thing won’t turn on. A replacement bowl is $77 on Amazon, to buy an entire new device would be $140ish (assuming we bought the same thing. We could also buy a cheaper brand.) Amazon reviews indicate this handle issue is a common problem.
This was a wedding gift we’ve had for 6 years. It doesn’t get heavy use, maybe one or twice a month. It’s model KFP740, 9 cup with a 4 cup inner bowl.
Has anyone had success fixing it yourself or with some kind of work around to make the motor run? The bowl itself is fine, no cracks, the inner part of the handle is fine, it’s just the black outer part of the handle that fell off and took something essential with it.