The short version
F1-1 on an oven of this generation means the oven temperature sensor or the control and the wiring between them stopped answering with a value the control treats as plausible. The machine protects itself by refusing to heat on an unverified reading, which is why the cycle ends early.
What the documentation says about this code
Reference| Code | Documented meaning |
|---|---|
| F1-1 | There may be a problem with the Oven Temperature Sensor, the Control, or the associated wiring. |
The observable side of this fault
- The fault comes and goes with temperature — An intermittent connection opens as the metal expands and closes again when it cools, which is why the code often arrives part-way through a long cycle.
- The fault follows the weather or the time of day — A cold kitchen and a hot one put a marginal probe on opposite sides of its limit, which is why some of these arrive seasonally.
- NEAR MISS - nothing heats and no code shows at all — That is a power or element fault rather than a reading fault, and it belongs on the page for that symptom.
Causes in the order they actually occur
- A loose or corroded connector at the sensor — Ranked first because it is the failure that needs no part: the probe is fine, the joint carrying its signal is not, and heat cycling at the back of the cavity is what works a pin loose.
- A chafed or pinched harness between the probe and the board — Third: a wire rubbed through against sheet metal reads exactly like a failed probe from the board's side, which is why the harness is checked before the board is condemned.
Check these in this order, and why
- Power the machine down fully and see whether the code returns — Costs nothing and separates a latched one-off read from a live fault.
- Look at the connector at the sensor before anything is measured — Seated, clean and tight is a five-second answer to the most likely cause.
What to try before calling
- Clear the code with a full power-down — A code that does not return was a single bad read.
About 5 min
- Run the shortest cycle the appliance offers and watch for the code — A short cycle that stays clean while a long one fails tells a technician the fault is thermal.
About 20 min
- STOP HERE if the next step is a meter across the probe terminals — That means a panel off and a connector back-probed, which is where an owner check ends and a service call begins.
Read this before touching anything
Safety
Power off at the breaker or at the plug before any panel is removed - a capacitor can hold a charge after the power is off. The owner-side checks on this page need no panel removed at all.
When to call a technician
The free checks above come first; past them this is a visit. Call once the code survives a full power-down: a repeatable reading fault is a probe, a harness or a board, and telling those three apart needs a meter and the resistance table for that model line.
Sibling codes
Which model lines this reading applies to
Written for the model lines that use this probe on this cavity, this page describes what the code means and how to work through it, nothing more specific. A family-level or model-level page, where one exists, is the better answer for your unit - the index below lists what is available.
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