Washing clothes and machine cut off..no lights and can't open door.

check door inter lock by putting mech on leave 4 five mins go and try to open door imeditlaty if if opens straight away its the inter lock

Do you have power to the unit? Does the display light up?

Unplug it and plug it back in.

Whirlpool-made Front Loading such as the Kenmore Elite washing machines use a door lock and switch assembly having a tab that can be pulled manually for emergency opening of the door. This tab can be accessed with the removal of the lower front access panel. Disconnect power to the washer and drain the water from the tub before accessing it. The link below contains the detailed instructions on manual unlocking of the door.

Manual Unlocking of Whirlpool Duet and Kenmore Elite Front Load Washing Machines

There is a clutch that gets dry and sticks it has to be greased from time to time.
It sounds like the clutch cannot slide on the spline and is causing the issue at hand.

There are many reasons why the door may be jammed shut -

1. The water hasn't pumped out properly and the washing machine has a pneumatic door safety lock (a rubber hose connected to the door interlock and connected to a pressure chamber bottle on the tub - water forces air up this tube and locks the door)
2. Washing machine won't empty water
3. The water has pumped out properly, but a blockage of gunge inside the pressure chamber bottle is trapping the air that's operating the door lock (if a pneumatic lock is fitted - not many have these days due to cost cutting)
4. Door interlock jammed
5. Door catch, handle, or mechanism broken Try running Just the rinse spin cycle again,

It is possible that the door switch has failed as the bulb is ON even when the door is shut . This indicates that the SWITCH is not cutt off and so the program controller will not allow the module to go forward or work. It is needed that you start from this point to use a multimeter to check the switch/ poles contact to confirm.

unplug the machine for about ten minutes and then try to open the door after you plug it in. If the plug is not easily accessable, locate the fuse in the fuse panel for it. i may add after you have interupted power to the machine, you may want to try opening the door then.

Unplug your washing machine and then you will be able to get the door open and the clothes out. You may need to leave it off for awhile to get it to work but make sure you have a bucket ready to catch the water coming out.

It usually takes 2 minutes after the wash to open the door; do not force the door. Doesn't matter if the active light is on. Just try.