Range error codes
Range fault codes documented for Whirlpool-family brands. Where one code has more than one meaning, each is listed with the appliance type it applies to.
| Code | Meaning | Appliance | Brand pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| F1E0 | EEPROM communication error F1E0 means the main control stopped talking to its own memory (EEPROM) and locked up after an unexpected communication event. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, Amana |
| F1E0 | User interface board failure F1E0 means the control detected a failure in the user interface (display and keypad) board, such as that board locking up after a memory communication error. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | KitchenAid, JennAir |
| F1E0 | Internal control board failure F1E0 means the oven's main electronic control failed one of its own internal self-checks, so it cannot be trusted to run the oven. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, Amana, Admiral |
| F1E1 | Upper oven sensor input uncalibrated F1E1 means the main control's measuring circuit for the upper (or only) oven temperature sensor has lost its calibration, so the control locks up. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | KitchenAid |
| F1E1 | Relay board memory error F1E1 means the control relay board, which switches the oven's heating and motor loads, reported a memory (EEPROM) communication error. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | KitchenAid, JennAir |
| F1E1 | Control internal error (A/D) F1E1 means the main oven control failed an internal check of its analog-to-digital (A/D) circuitry, which turns sensor signals into readings. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, Amana, Admiral |
| F1E1 | Oven power board (ACU) fault F1E1 means the oven's power control board (called the ACU or appliance manager) reported an internal fault, such as a relay or load driver not responding as commanded. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool |
| F1E1-1 | Main oven power board: relay feedback fault F1E1-1 means the main oven power board (ACU) detected that the feedback from a relay on the board does not match what the board commanded. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool |
| F1E2 | Control internal error (A/D) F1E2 means the main oven control failed an internal check of its analog-to-digital (A/D) circuitry, which converts sensor signals into readings. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, Amana, Admiral |
| F1E2 | Lower oven sensor input uncalibrated F1E2 means the main control's measuring circuit for the lower oven temperature sensor has lost its calibration, so the control locks up. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | KitchenAid |
| F1E5 | Sensor value out of range F1E5 means the main control locked up because a sensor value it uses internally fell outside the range it accepts. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid |
| F1E7 | Control board temperature sensor fault F1E7 means the temperature sensor built onto the main control board is reading outside its possible range, so the control locks up. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid |
| F1E9 | Data bus queue full F1E9 means the main control locked up because its internal data bus (WIDE) message queue filled up. The documentation notes that a power reset often clears it. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid |
| F2E0 | Keypad disconnected F2E0 means the main control can no longer detect the keypad, as if the keypad were unplugged. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, Amana, Admiral |
| F2E0 | Shorted key F2E0 means the oven control sees a key on the touch panel as permanently pressed, which it treats as a shorted key. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, Amana |
| F2E1 | Stuck or shorted key F2E1 means the control has seen a key held down far longer than a normal press, so it treats that key as stuck or shorted. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, Amana, Admiral |
| F2E2 | Cancel/Off key error F2E2 means the control sees the Cancel or Off key as pressed for an extended time, so it treats that key as stuck. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid |
| F2E2 | Oven knob encoder fault F2E2 means the control detected an open or shorted signal from the rotary encoder behind the oven selector knob. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | KitchenAid, JennAir |
| F2E4 | Control panel board over temperature F2E4 means the display/control panel board (HMI) reported that its own temperature exceeded its rated limit. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool |
| F2E4-2 | Control panel temperature sensor fault F2E4-2 means the temperature sensor on the display/control panel board (HMI) reads open or shorted (which one depends on the model). | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool |
| F2E4-3 | Control panel temperature sensor shorted F2E4-3 means the temperature sensor on the display/control panel board (HMI) reads shorted. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool |
| F3E0 | Oven temperature sensor open or shorted F3E0 means the control is getting an impossible reading from the main (or upper) oven temperature sensor, which points to an open or shorted sensor circuit. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, Amana, Admiral |
| F3E0-1 | Main oven sensor shorted F3E0-1 means the control reads the main oven temperature sensor as shorted. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool |
| F3E1 | Oven sensor shorted F3E1 means the range control is reading its oven temperature sensor as shorted, an impossible value that stops the oven from heating. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, Amana, Admiral |
| F3E1 | Second oven sensor open or shorted F3E1 means the control is getting an impossible reading from the temperature sensor of the second oven cavity: the lower oven of a double wall oven or the left oven of… | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | KitchenAid, JennAir |
| F3E2 | Warming drawer sensor open or shorted F3E2 means the control is getting an impossible reading from the warming drawer's temperature sensor, which points to an open or shorted circuit. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir |
| F3E2 | Bake/broil over temperature F3E2 means the range control detected an oven temperature above its safe limit during baking or broiling. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, Amana, Admiral |
| F3E3 | Self-clean over temperature F3E3 means the range control detected an oven temperature above its safe limit during a self-clean cycle. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, Amana, Admiral |
| F3E3 | Meat probe short circuit F3E3 means the control reads a short circuit at the meat probe input of the main oven, either in the probe itself or in its jack. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | KitchenAid, JennAir |
| F3E9 | Second oven meat probe short circuit F3E9 means the control reads a short circuit at the meat probe input of the left (second) oven. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | KitchenAid, JennAir |
| F5E0 | Door and lock switches do not agree F5E0 means the control received door signals that contradict each other, for example the lock reporting locked while the door switch reports open. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, Amana, Admiral |
| F5E1 | Door latch not operating F5E1 means the motorized door lock did not reach the position the control commanded: the door would not lock, or would not unlock. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, Amana, Admiral |
| F5E1-1 | Door latch does not unlock F5E1-1 means the control commanded the oven door lock to release, but the latch did not unlock. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool |
| F5E2 | Door position switches do not agree F5E2 means the range control received contradicting signals from the door position and door lock switches, typically around a self-clean cycle. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, Amana, Admiral |
| F5E3 | Second oven door lock switches F5E3 means the control found a door lock switch problem on the second oven: the lower oven of a double wall oven or the left oven of a double-oven range. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | KitchenAid, JennAir |
| F5E4 | Second oven door latch not operating F5E4 means the motorized door lock of the second oven (lower or left oven) did not lock or unlock when commanded. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | KitchenAid, JennAir |
| F6E0 | Lost communication with user interface F6E0 means the oven control and the user interface (display/keypad) board stopped communicating with each other. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, Amana, Admiral |
| F6E1 | Oven over temperature F6E1 means the control measured an oven temperature above the limit allowed for normal cooking (documented as about 600°F on several platforms) and locked the oven out. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, Amana, Admiral |
| F6E1 | Communication failure (power board to panel) F6E1 means the oven's power control board (ACU) and the display/control panel (HMI) are not receiving each other's communication. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool |
| F6E2 | Self-clean over temperature F6E2 means the control measured an oven temperature above the self-clean limit (documented as about 900°F on several platforms) and locked out cooking and cleaning in… | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid |
| F6E3 | Second oven over temperature F6E3 means the control measured a temperature above the allowed limit in the second oven (the lower oven of a double wall oven or the left oven of a double-oven range). | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | KitchenAid, JennAir |
| F6E3 | Warming drawer over temperature F6E3 means the control measured a warming drawer temperature above its allowed limit and shut the drawer off. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid |
| F6E4 | Panel and control out of sync F6E4 means the display/control panel and the oven power control disagree about what state the oven is in, for example which cycle is running. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, Amana, Admiral |
| F6E6 | Lost communication with main oven control F6E6 means the display/control panel lost communication with the power control board of the main (or upper) oven. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | KitchenAid, JennAir |
| F6E9 | Lost communication with second oven control F6E9 means the control panel lost communication with the power control board of the second oven (lower or left oven). | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | KitchenAid, JennAir |
| F7E1 | Steam boiler over temperature F7E1 means the steam boiler on a steam-assist oven went over its temperature limit and was shut off. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | KitchenAid, JennAir |
| F7E2 | Steam boiler temperature out of range F7E2 means the steam boiler's temperature sensor is reporting a value outside its plausible range on a steam-assist oven. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | KitchenAid, JennAir |
| F7E5-1 | Cooling fan too fast F7E5-1 means the cooling fan is spinning faster than expected on its high-speed setting. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool |
| F7E6 | Cooling fan blocked or not running F7E6 means the control sees the main cooling fan as not running, or running far below its normal speed, as if it were blocked. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool |
| F8E0 | Cooling fan too slow F8E0 means the cooling fan that protects the electronics is turning slower than expected, or not at all (on wall ovens, while running at its low speed). | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, Amana, Admiral |
| F8E1 | Second oven cooling fan too slow F8E1 means the cooling fan serving the left (second) oven of a double-oven range is turning slower than expected. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | KitchenAid, JennAir |
| F8E2 | Cooling fan too fast F8E2 means the range's cooling fan is spinning faster than expected (above about 5,000 rpm). | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, Amana, Admiral |
| F8E3 | Second oven cooling fan too fast F8E3 means the cooling fan serving the left (second) oven of a double-oven range is spinning faster than expected. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | KitchenAid, JennAir |
| F9E0 | Power supply miswired F9E0 means the control detected that the electrical supply to the range or oven is connected incorrectly, for example neutral swapped with one of the hot lines. | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, Amana, Admiral |
| F9E0-1 | Power cord miswired F9E0-1 means the control detected at power-up that two supply conductors are swapped on the power connection (the documentation names a hot line and neutral). | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool |
| F9E0-2 | Missing supply leg F9E0-2 means the range control sees no voltage on one of the two hot supply lines (L2). | Dual-fuel range, Electric range, Gas range, Wall oven | Whirlpool |