Frigidaire Front Load Washer Door Lock Doesnt Engage

You should now be able to pry the washer s door open to add clothes or remove items.

Frigidaire front load washer door lock doesnt engage. You can reply with any additional details for further assistance. Prior to this it tripped the breaker mid cycle. There is a door lock solenoid you might hear click. The door lock light will turn on but that is it.

I have a frigidaire front loader model fafw3801lw3 that will fill and drain but won t spin at all. You can at least check connections. To complete the frigidaire front load washer door latch bypass can be quickly done by pressing the control lock button for five seconds. Remember to unplug the washer first.

My frigidaire front load washer started flashing all the buttons during the wash and rinse cycles. The machine stopped in mid cycle. If the door lock is damaged or does not latch properly. Help i have a frigedaire gallery front loading washer that is not running during any cycle.

The door lock can fail either mechanically or electrically. Once the washer door is closed the washer can begin operating. If the door lock is defective the washer door will not latch properly. All the lights are on except the lock light it s has wash rinse and spin illuminated.

There is the door latch which can fracture or get jammed. The door lock secures the washer door shut during operation. Once the washer door is closed the washer can begin operating. The door lock secures the washer door shut during operation.

The door lock can fail either mechanically or electrically. If the door lock is damaged or does not latch properly. After that it tripped the breaker anytime you tried to turn it on. Inspect the door lock for damage.

Inspect the door lock for damage. If the door doesn t lock or do anything then the problem is the lock. Push the start pause button to stop the current wash cycle. Make sure all the door hinge mounting screws are tight and none are wallowed out.

The lock on the washer has three parts any of which can malfunction. There is the striker plate on the door itself which can crack or get jammed. If everything else is okay then i suspect the 131888900 door lock assembly is at fault. The image below will show how to access the latch.

The frigidaire affinity is a well made clothes washer but even it can break over time. Frigidaire front load washer approx 5 yrs old front door at bottom seemed sprained had to slam and hold door in at bottom to get machine to wash. If the door strike doesn t line up with the latch lock assembly you should be able to lift door as you close it and it should work if things aren t bent out of alignment to badly. If the door lock is defective the washer door will not latch properly.

Restarted the load and it tripped the breaker when it was about to enter a spin cycle. This should disable the lock. And now i have replaced the drive motor and have the same problem. This is not the style that uses the washer to raise the sagging door.