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369 codes · 15 brands

Washer will not spin, or shakes and stops

17 error codes across 6 washer brands mean this. The fastest route is your own code, so start there.

Does the load come out soaking, or does the machine shake and stop?

If the machine shows a code, find your brand below. 3 of these codes have a full page with the free checks in order; the rest open the brand table at their row.

LG

  • UEUE is an unbalance error. Lowercase uE means the machine is still retrying redistribution; uppercase UE means it gave up and needs intervention.Low

Samsung

  • UESamsung washer error UE means the load was detected as unbalanced during the final spin, and the basket is held below 150 rpm while it shows. Redistributing the load usually clears it.Low

Whirlpool

  • F0E5Whirlpool washer error F0E5 means the washer has detected an out-of-balance load and could not correct it. Redistributing the load is the first fix; a broken suspension rod is the next suspect.Low
  • F0E9F0E9 is an unbalanced load: the clothing was not spread evenly in the basket by the time the spin started. The washer first adds water back and rocks the basket to redistribute the load, and shows the code only if that fails.Low
  • OFbOFb means the load is out of balance in the drum, and the washer could not correct it automatically, so the load needs redistributing by hand.Low
  • oLoL means the wash load is too large for the washer — an overload condition.Low
  • F0E3F0E3 means the wash load is too heavy, and the washer runs an overload recovery cycle in response.Low
  • F7ECF7EC means the washer is overloaded.Low
  • Spin light flashingA flashing Spin light means the washer found the load out of balance, usually as the spin was starting. It can also come on when the drain hose is installed wrongly.Low
  • Multiple lights flashingSeveral lights flashing at once means the washer found the load out of balance.Low
  • obob on a Calypso means the load is off balance.Low

GE

  • UEUE is an unbalance switch error — the load needs redistributing.Low

Maytag

  • OfbOfb means the load is out of balance and the washer is running a load-balance correction routine. Maytag says to let it continue.Low
  • OLOL means the load was too large. When the washer detects an overload it drains the water and the detergent with it.Low
  • F0E9F0E9 means the load is out of balance and the washer could not correct it on its own. It first adds water and agitates to try to redistribute the load, which lengthens the cycle.Low
  • UU means the load is unbalanced.Low

Speed Queen

  • E:UbE:Ub is an unbalance error — the load needs redistributing.Low

No code shown?

Every step below is already verified on the code pages it links back to. It appears here because two independent publishers each documented it for two different manufacturers’ machines — so it is not one company’s house advice, and not one repair site’s wording reused across brands.

  1. Open the door or lid, spread the load evenly around the drum, and restart the spin.

    5 manufacturers · 3 independent publishers · verified on GE UE, LG UE, Maytag F0E9, Maytag OL, Maytag Ofb, Maytag U, Samsung UE, Speed Queen E:Ub, Whirlpool F0E3, Whirlpool F0E5, Whirlpool F0E9, Whirlpool Multiple lights flashing, Whirlpool OFb, Whirlpool Spin light flashing, Whirlpool oL, Whirlpool ob

  2. Balance a single bulky item by adding a few smaller garments — a load too small to balance is as bad as one too large.

    2 manufacturers · 2 independent publishers · verified on LG UE, Maytag Ofb, Whirlpool F0E5

  3. Check the washer is level: rock it diagonally corner to corner, and adjust the feet until all four sit firmly on the floor.

    2 manufacturers · 2 independent publishers · verified on LG UE, Maytag F0E9, Whirlpool F0E9

These are not in likelihood order. No source ranks a symptom’s causes across brands, so the list is ordered by how widely each step is corroborated. Your own code’s page does put its checks in order — that is the better place to start if the machine is showing one.