Oven Diagnostics
Kenmore Oven
Kenmore Oven
Error Codes
Meanings, severity levels, safe checks you can perform, and when to call a technician.
Enter the code shown on your oven display
Is it safe to keep using it?
Depends on code severity. Low/Medium codes often allow continued use, High severity requires immediate stop.
Can error codes be reset?
Some codes clear after power cycle. Persistent codes indicate underlying issues needing repair.
When should I stop using it?
Stop immediately for water leak codes, burning smell, or any High severity error.
Error Code Directory
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Code
Meaning
Severity
Common Symptom
ER F3
Oven Temperature Sensor Fault (LG-Platform Elite)
High
The LG-platform Kenmore Elite 790.9xxx control board checks the temperature sensor before allowing any heating element to energize. With an out-of-range sensor reading, Er F3 appears on the LCD display and the oven refuses to preheat in any mode.
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F3-E0
Bake/Oven Sensor Open Circuit (F-E Hybrid Format)
High
The ERC board checks sensor continuity the moment a cook function is selected. With an open-circuit RTD, F3-E0 appears within seconds of pressing Start and the elements remain de-energized.
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F3-E2
Broil Sensor Open or Short Circuit (Upper Oven Sensor Fault)
High
Pressing Broil and Start on the Kenmore 790 control panel results in F3-E2 appearing instead of the element energizing, because the board cannot monitor broil cavity temperature without a functional sensor.
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F5-E1
Door Latch Switch Fault During Self-Clean (Whirlpool Platform)
Medium
On Kenmore 790.38xxx Whirlpool-platform wall ovens, the control board requires a confirmed latch-closed signal before energizing the bake element above the self-clean temperature threshold. If that signal does not arrive, F5-E1 is displayed and the cycle is aborted at the start.
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F10
Runaway Oven Temperature (Thermal Runaway)
Medium
The oven interior climbs far beyond the temperature selected on the control panel — a 350°F bake setting may produce 500°F or higher inside the cavity — because the relay controlling the bake element has stuck closed, continuously powering the element without control board authorization.
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F11
Shorted Keypad Key (Control Panel Button Stuck)
Medium
Once F11 is set, the Kenmore 790 control board ignores all keypad input until the fault is cleared. Pressing Bake, Broil, or Cancel has no effect, and the display continues showing F11.
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F14
EEPROM Memory Fault (Control Board Memory Error)
High
F14 most commonly appears immediately after power is restored following an outage or circuit breaker cycle — the board attempts to load its EEPROM configuration on boot and finds the stored data corrupted or unreadable.
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F30
Oven Temperature Sensor Open Circuit
High
The control board checks the RTD sensor immediately upon receiving a bake or broil command. If the sensor reads open circuit at that moment, F30 appears within seconds of pressing Start and the heating elements never energize.
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F31
Oven Temperature Sensor Short Circuit
High
The ERC board checks the sensor immediately on receiving a cook command. A shorted RTD probe reads near-zero ohms, which the board maps to an impossibly high temperature — setting F31 and disabling heating before the oven can be used.
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F90
Door Latch Motor Failure / Self-Clean Lock-Out
High
The latch motor must move the door latch to the locked position before the self-clean cycle begins heating above 550°F. If the motor fails to complete the lock, the board sets F90 and refuses to start the self-clean cycle.
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