My dryer will not start. When I push the star button everything lights up but it will not start. It is a fridgidare and about 6 years old. It is an energy efficient Fridgidare.

First check beaker flip it off than back on next check the door switch if tab missing or loose it should spring back when pressed next the dryer may have over heated the thermal fuse may have blown

Dear Interpreter1 ,
Try Holding the Start button for 3 Seconds or longer to see if it will start.
Here is a link to the Operating Instructions for your dryer
Good Luck!
JP
Samsung DV209AE User Manual

What is the model number of the unit?

It is the motor winding shorted out which caused the smell. If you still have your old dryer the safty thermal located on the exhaust housing is blown. White plastic with 2 wires going to it. Very inexpensive repair. Hope this helps.

My Hotpoint dryer is seven years old and did the exact same thing. When I got over the anger and the thought of spending 4 or 5 hundred dollars to replace it I started messing with it. I finally decided that since it buzzed when I tried to start it there was current there. The only other thing it could be was the drying cycle knob.
I held the start knob and let it buzz while I slowly turned the dryer cycle knob to the right. As I turned through each cycle it would hit "off" and the buzzing would stop and then resume as I moved past the "off " setting. On the third trip around the dryer "started" and has been working since. Maybe something got out of kilter. Apparently the problem was in the knob that controls the drying cycles.

when u push the buttons do all lights light up if so ,, machine is in lock mode ,, press and hold the little icon that read lock for about 3 seconds unitll lights are off then run ,, let see

if the motor buzzes when you push start then it is a bad motor.as long as the drum turns freely by hand.

the problem might be the start switch itself. if the switch is going bad it could have either a carbon buildup on the contacs preventing it from starting (unlikely) or the contacs are wearing out and it is more hit or miss if it will start. as time goes on the problem will get wose

Try pushing start button while turing drum clock wise and see if drum will start spinning, sounds like bad start winding or relay

try turning the drum by hand...is it jammed? if not, then: the motor will not turn due to a number of reasons: 1.) simply burned out copper windings 2.) switch not turning on motor or not turning on motor starting circuit-depending on design ...if jammed, then try to find the interference to turning