Washer will not lock or unlock its door
32 error codes across 7 washer brands mean this. The fastest route is your own code, so start there.
Does the cycle refuse to start, or the door refuse to open at the end?
If the machine shows a code, find your brand below. 8 of these codes have a full page with the free checks in order; the rest open the brand table at their row.
LG
- dELG washer error dE means the door is not locking, so the cycle will not start. It can also appear as dE1, dEL or dE2.Medium
Maytag
- F5E2Maytag washer error F5E2 means the door cannot lock. Debris in the lock assembly and a loose wiring connection are both checks before the part.Medium
- LdLLdL means the lid is not locking.Medium
- LdULdU means the washer has detected objects on the lid that are preventing it from unlocking.Medium
- LL means the lid lock failed on a stackable laundry centre.Medium
- 1E1E means the lid lock failed.Medium
- 9E9E means the door switch failed.Medium
- F5E1F5E1 means the door switch has failed: the washer has not seen the door open for three loads in a row, or reads the switch as open while the door is locked.Medium
- F5E3F5E3 means the washer will not unlock the door.Medium
Samsung
- dCdC means the door will not lock, so the washer cannot start the cycle.Medium
- LOLO means the door will not unlock — the washer has tried seven times and given up.Medium
- FLFL means the door failed to lock after seven attempts, so the washer stops rather than starting the cycle.Medium
- dsds means the washer read the door as open while it was locking it.Medium
Whirlpool
- F5E2Whirlpool washer error F5E2 means the washer cannot engage the lid lock. The manufacturer points first at something obstructing the lock area.Medium
- F22Whirlpool washer error F22 means the front door lock has failed, so the washer will not start the cycle.Medium
- F5E1F5E1 points to the door switch — the washer cannot confirm the door is shut.Medium
- F5E3Whirlpool washer error F5E3 means the door is not locking properly, which stops the cycle before it starts.Medium
- F5E4F5E4 means the washer has been started several times without the door or lid ever being opened in between. Opening and shutting it clears the code.Medium
- dUdU means something is resting on the lid and stopping it from unlocking.Medium
- dLOdLO means the lid is not locking — either the lock will not engage or it has failed.Medium
- LdLLdL means the lid is not locking — the lid lock will not engage, or has failed.Medium
- LdULdU means the washer has detected something on the lid that is stopping it from unlocking.Medium
- Lid light flashingA flashing Lid light means the washer cannot confirm the lid is closed and locked. Newer washers will not fill, wash, drain, rinse or spin with the lid open.Medium
- FdUFdU on a Duet is a door unlock error: the machine tried to unlock six times and failed. PartSelect gives a manual release procedure.Medium
- FdLFdL on a Duet is a door lock error: the machine tried to lock six times and failed.Medium
- LSLS on a Calypso is a lid switch error: the machine cannot tell whether the lid opened or closed.Medium
GE
- dEdE means the lid is open.Medium
KitchenAid
No code shown?
These are the checks that more than one independent publisher gives for this symptom. Agreement between publishers is the only reason a step appears here — a check given by one manufacturer for one code stays on that code’s page.
Open the door and close it again firmly — it can look shut without being latched.
2 independent publishers · given for Speed Queen E:dL, Whirlpool F5E2