Maxima Maytag Washer Door Locked

Door lock can fail either mechanically or electrically.

Maxima maytag washer door locked. It stopped right after it dispensed the detergent and i ve tried all of the not so helpful repair advise on the maytag website and i still can t get it unlocked. The washer will go into a hold and drain routine for 8 minutes. Our maytag washer is displaying e01 and f09 codes. Once the washer door is closed the washer can begin operating.

If the washer will not unlock at the end of a wash cycle unplug the washer or disconnect power. Reconnect power to washer plug in. The door should unlock after 60 seconds. If not call for service.

The door lock secures the washer door shut during operation. Is there anything that i can do to clear the codes and unlock the front load door. The door should unlock after this is complete. If the washer has an f8 e1 error or lo fl error the door will be locked and the control will be unresponsive.

If the washer does not unlock at the end of a wash cycle unplug the appliance or disconnect power. Press the power button and the washer will start a drain routine which takes approximately 8 to 10 minutes during which time the pump will run continuously. During this period you will be able to hear the pump running. When using one of these cycles the door will remain locked until the cancel button is pushed.

The door may immediately unlock. The door lock led light will blink. Wait approximately 2 minutes for control to reset. If the door lock is defective the washer door will not latch properly.

The door is also locked. After 8 minutes the door will unlock. The control will not accept any input during this time. Now you can reach down in from below the top of the machine down to the door latch.

I noticed that my maytag maxim front load washer was flashing door lock and error code f6e1 i think along with annoying chimes or buzzing. Wait approximately 2 minutes for control to reset. Nothing else will appear to be happening with the machine during this time. What happened just before your maytag washer displayed this message.

Pull down on this tab and then open the door. Run a drain and spin cycle. There is a pull tab at the bottom of the door latch which will manually unlock the door.