Occaisionally, the dryer controls do not go on. After a day, sometimes two, it miraculously begins to work again. What's the problem?

In some dryer's the control panel relies on a thermistor rather than a CYCLING thermostat to regulate the drum's air temperature by monitoring the component's resistance changes; resistance goes down as temperature increases and up when temperature decreases. Once the drum's air temperature reaches a certain level required to dry clothes, the control panel shuts off the heater. The panel will turn the heater on again and begin another heating cycle when the thermistor indicates that more heat is needed to keep the air temperature constant inside the drum

Lastly check your moister sensor. ( located inside the dryer door usually) Especially if machine seems to shut down early and clothes are still wet.
Test with a meter at room temperature and it should show continuity.
A failed moisture sensor will affect the dryer run time in the automatic moisture sensing cycle but it will not affect the heating of the dryer or the timed cycle. Which are reflected by the thermostats.

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You may have a bad timer, that is turning off the electricity to the motor while the heater is still energized.

Long time ago, dryers had about 3 "automatic shut-off's" two on the heating element, and one on the motor.
Because of the lint that comes with drying clothes, fire is always a danger.
Today, the "thermostat shut-off's" are up to 5, 6, or 7 on some models!
Sounds like your dryer is getting hot enough to trip one of these. When the whole machine cools down, the thermostat resets, and the machine starts again.'
I had a dryer do the same thing. The problem with that one was nothing more than dust and lint in the motor, and all I had to do was vacuum out or blow out the motor about once or twice a year.
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check your battery sometimes it will have enough for lights put not kick in starter then check alternator take to auto zone when running the will test free

You may have a loose ground wire. Look under the control panel. Pull dryer out from wall and look on back sometime you may frin a ground wire ( green or white ). Good luck..

I can honeslty tell you that the control panel is going bad. I have already replaced mine once and it is acting up again. Just today it would not light up at all.

Did you mail in the Gas Bill?

good day, you may want to check on the wiring harness of the radio for some maybe grounded or a little loose. hope this helps, have a nice day

bad user interface or control board, I would first check connection between the two

Check to see if power cord is loose at connection inside dryer. ONLY after UNPLUGING! Held on by three screws inside.