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Posted on Jan 02, 2009

Door lock failure

Hi there, my maytag neptune washer is refusing to start a load though the door seems to be sufficiently closed and locked.  the lock button keeps going off and accompanying with a little buzz...  
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It sounds like your door lock unit has a bad wax motor. There are 2 wax motors on the unit. 1 which actually locks the door and 1 that presses down on a check switch to tell the computer board that the door is locked. The wax motor that is bad is the one that presses down on the check switch. It is not a part that can be replaced on its own and you will need to change the entire door lock unit

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I'm getting error code FL when trying to start my washer. It will start to fill with water and then error. Please help! It seems like the door is locked.

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A Door Lock Error occurs if the door cannot be locked. It will try to lock it six times before displaying the error code. It has happened because Door lock mechanism is broken or removed from door. It may also happen due to Door switch/lock unit failure. To resolve the issue follow these steps---
1. Unplug washer or disconnect power.
2. Check door switch/lock unit.
3. Check the wire harness connections to the door switch/lock unit and Central Control Unit (CCU).
Hope this helps...Please post back if you need more information.


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