we bought a PKE645C14A Bosch cooktop less than 5 years ago 1 element went about 2yrs ago and another element has gone, I made enquires and the cost of 2 elements cost $473 plus installation, its ridiculous, I am going to buy a new cooktop cheaper, not Bosch. I don't think they make this model anymore.

I have had the Bosch PKE645C14A cooktop installed in my new house for 3 years and the largest element has just stopped working. The Bosch oven that was installed at the same time also had a fault 1 year ago - the cooling fan would keep running and not stop unless switched off at the mains. The minimum cost to get the cooktop repaired by Bosch will be $500. It is very disappointing that such a supposedly high end brand now appears to have more regular faults in its appliances - these products should last for at least 10 years without needing repair and a customer should have peace of mind that they have bought a great quality brand such as Bosch. The repair of one element may almost cost me half the price of buying a new cooktop.

We bought this Bosch ceramic hotplate, PKE645C14A less than 5 years ago.
We chose Bosch because we thought it was a good brand. It was made in Germany.
There's only the two of us now, we are elderly and I don't even cook much.
Not like I overused the hotplate.
2 years ago 1 plate died and I have been managing just with 3 plates.
Now the 2nd plate has gone too, making it a bit awkward cooking a meal.
I have used various hotplates in my time but I have never come across one with such a short life span.
It would be almost cheaper to buy our food already cooked than to pay the cost of a new cooktop every few years.

Our Bosch PKE645C14A cooktop is exactly 4 years old, and the quote to repair it is more than the cost of buying a new one. Very disappointing ! This is the first time I have ever had to throw out a cooktop. This is a major appliance and should last at least 10- 15 years.

We purchased Bosch thinking good brand and it will last a long time, but we only got 5 years out of this cooktop and are very disappointed with it overall. Easily marks, hard to clean and now the element is gone in one burner (the one we use the least) and cant repair. Purchased in oct 2011

Thinking Bosch was top of the range we purchased this model of cooktop for my daughter four years ago. No one expects things to last for ever, but surely four years is ridiculous. It will now cost more to repair the cooktop than to purchase another. The next cooktop will DEFINITELY NOT be a Bosch

Bought a small new flat just over 3 years ago and it had BOSCH PKE645C14A installed by the builder. Just over 3 years later, it's out of warranty and two elements are no longer working. It's so close in cost to have them repaired and replacing the entire cooktop that I may as well replace it, but it won't be with a Bosch.....