Door makes clicking noise and won't lock or start

"Door or Lid Latch Assembly

If the washer lid or door won't lock the lock and switch assembly might be defective. This is a very common problem. The lock and switch assembly can fail either mechanically or electrically. Test any electrical switches with an Ohm meter for continuity. The switches should have continuity according to their design.

Door Lock Motor and Switch Assembly

If the washer lid or door won't lock the lock and switch assembly might be defective. This is a very common problem. The lock and switch assembly can fail either mechanically or electrically. Test any electrical switches with an Ohm meter for continuity. The switches should have continuity according to their design.

Door Lock

If the door won't latch, the door lock assembly might be defective. These are normally made of plastic and cannot be repaired. If the door won't latch and the door lock is broken, replace it.

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Main Control Board

If the washer door won't unlock the problem might be the main control board. This is not common. Normally the problem is with the lock mechanism."

I have found that aggressive cursing and swearing and lamentions and general expressions of rage and self doubt, coupled with a steady beat of spit and spiteful disgust directed toward kenmore, that soul-lacking, vacuous, dead-eyed corporation that could create such a garbage locking mechanism as this.. well, anyway, I have found that if I go express and that to the machine when my wife and kid are in another room and if all do all that and shake my fists at the machine while I work through all 7 stages of grief if I do all that..!then 63% of the time such a sequence is 100% effective. Plus I jiggle the door and latch a little. That helps.

Agreed. Humor helps more than 63% of the frustrating time!! While some want the problem fixed correctly, it seems jiggling the wires is correct in this instance and saved me money. I prefer jiggling to temporarily fix rather than spending with no repair. Thank you! Thank you!!

My Maytag front-loader door would not lock after replacing the bellows, which seemed to have too much resistance to compression. The door would close, but then spring open when an attempt was made to start a wash. The lock is apparently tested by locking and then unlocking, and then locking again when you start a wash on Maytag (and possible other) front-loaders. I found that if the door is held closed during this procedure, and then released once the second locking takes place, everything works perfectly from then on! I assume the bellows will “wear in” with continued use.

Omg LMAO best advice ever!!! My washer now works