I inherited a really nice Kitchenaid Mixer, Model K5-A, that has had little use until we brought it home. Just recently, it has been working fine. Then my wife tried to mix cookie dough and smoke started to come out of the motor area. I would like to fix the mixer, since it is such a nice one, but I don't know where to begin. Does anyone have any ideas as to why the motor would start smoking? Any help or advise would be appreciated.

Kevin Clemmmons, October 2009

The motor is smoking because its about to go to the big kitchen appliance bin in the sky.....if you can get a new motor then a repair is possible, but I doubt if it would be an economical one though.

John, October 2009