Kenmore Gas Range Door Lock Stuck

My wife interrupted the self clean cycle and the door lock stayed engaged.

Kenmore gas range door lock stuck.

You may need to press the button for up to 30 seconds for the unlock to happen. When there is an issue with your range s door the door lock assembly is the first place you should check. Use you thumb to depress this button and hold it in while you program the oven to a self clean cycle for about thirty seconds and then cancel the cycle but all the time holding in the light button. You can check the wiring on that door switch and the control board to see if you can find a connection problem.

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Clear the lock mechanism as indicated by the door loc light by pressing and holding in the oven door light switch for 20 to 30 seconds. If the the door won t lock during the self clean cycle or won t unlock after self cleaning the assembly is most likely broken. Usually we can get the door lock to go back to its home position by doing a series of steps. Open the oven door and locate the door light button that the oven door pushes against.

Hold the door switch in so that the oven thinks the door is closed and then start the oven into self clean. The kenmore elite range is a combination oven and stove with two front and two rear burners. I provided technical information about that door lock and the circuit that powers that component in the images below. If you are not able to move that lever then you may be able to remove that door lock assembly and open the oven door.

We can open the oven door but the lock is out. Holding the lock button down often helps with a partially closed door or one that otherwise appears stuck. We hold the stop clea read more. There is a touch sensitive glass control panel used to set the clock timer and various cooking control options.

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