Washing Machine Starts By Itself

If the door lock is defective the washer may stop mid cycle.

Washing machine starts by itself. Before you even attempt to fix your washing machine you need to stop it in its tracks. It stops and powers itself OFF randomly during the cycle even on the Spin only and Rinse only cycles. The diagnostic test doing the LRRRLR thing all of a sudden on one of the knob turns it started sensing and was ready to start a cycle.

GE model number GTW460ASJ0WW. Keep mould to a minimum by. Either through a water valve or through the drain hose.

Everything was fine until we finished a load of clothes at this time everything was off. Now turn the dial clockwise one click at a time youll notice the lights start to sequence off and on Keep turning until just wash and spin are on. If it does not reset in 20 minutes the main control will need to be replaced.

Now press and hold the start button for 5 seconds. We purchased a frigidaire clothes washer and drier 10-26-09. Washer will not start even though the display says it is ready to begin the cycle.

Tighten the two screws and lower the washer lid. It usually takes 24-48 hours to respond. That control will need to be replaced.

The main control is shown as number 35 in the diagram at the link below. When it powers OFF if I leave it for long enough it will power itself back ON again and continue and then it might power off and resume again until it finishes. We pushed the cancel button to shut it off and it would NOT shut off.