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Complete reference guide with 38+ error codes for Maytag appliances. Find your error code below, understand the cause, and learn if it's a DIY fix or needs professional repair.
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| Code | Description | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| F0 E2 | Excess suds detected Causes: Over-dosed detergent for the load size, Standard non-HE detergent foaming in a sealed HE drum, Gummed dispenser dumping its whole charge at once, Sluggish drain leaving old suds to compound into the next load | low |
| F0 E5 | Load out of balance for spin Causes: One bulky item flung to a single side, Mixed light-and-heavy load bunching up, Cabinet sitting unlevel on the floor, Tired suspension no longer damping the basket | low |
| F1 E2 | Motor control unit error Causes: Motor control board failure, Power surge damage, Overheating from restricted ventilation | high |
| F2 E1 | Held or shorted pad on the console Causes: A console pad wedged down by grime or swelling, Condensation seeping under the touch overlay, Worn membrane dome no longer springing back | low |
| F3 E1 | Water-level pressure sensing fault Causes: Analog pressure sensor drifted out of range, Air-dome tube cracked, kinked, or off its port, Silt-packed air trap under the outer tub damping the signal | high |
| F5 E2 | Door lock fault Causes: Door latch mechanism failure, Door lock motor burned out, Wiring harness damage, Foreign object in latch | medium |
| F5 E3 | Lid will not release from locked Causes: Lid-lock motor stalling mid-travel on the release stroke, Lock pawl seized in the latched position, Board never issuing the unlock command | medium |
| F6 E2 | Communication fault between UI and control Causes: Ribbon cable loose between boards, UI board failure, Main control board failure, Wiring harness damage | high |
| F7 E1 | Rotor position feedback fault Causes: Rotor position sensor (RPS) failed or heat-cracked, Broken lead between the RPS and the motor control, Direct-drive motor winding fault, Loose stator-to-control connector | high |
| F8 E1 | Fill flow not detected in time Causes: A supply tap left part-closed behind the machine, Hose pinched where it loops to the wall, Silted inlet screens starving the valve, House pressure sagging below the fill minimum, Inlet valve solenoid gone weak or open | medium |
| F8 E2 | Dispenser motor fault Causes: Detergent buildup in dispenser mechanism, Dispenser motor failure, Dispenser actuator jammed | low |
| F9 E1 | Drain not completed in the allotted window Causes: Coin trap and pump filter packed with debris, Corrugated drain hose kinked at the standpipe, Foreign object wedged in the impeller vanes, Drain hose shoved so deep it back-siphons | medium |
| F6 E1 | Control-to-interface communication lost Causes: Ribbon or harness unseated between the console interface and the machine control, Corroded connector pins after a console leak, Failed central control unit, Failed user-interface board | high |
| F5 E1 | Door or lid will not lock Causes: Failed lid-lock striker or latch assembly, Bent or missing lid strike catching the lock, Lock solenoid coil open, Harness break between the lock and the control | medium |
| F0 E1 | Load detected during the Clean Washer cycle Causes: Laundry left in the basket when the maintenance cycle started, A heavy towel or mat fooling the load-sensing routine, Suds or trapped water read as a load, Load-sense calibration drifted on an aging machine | low |