"Contol locked" light is on. Nothing else responds.

If lock light wont go off,wont reset,You Can Wash dishes! Just drive a finishing nail into lock light til it goes out. I swear you will have full wash powers, just won't lock.But, I Never knew it had a lock till it stuck. I did this,as instructed by appliance serviceman of 40yrs. It works perfectly fine and no $ outta my wallet. This is a 20 yr old washer, not saying do it on newer model Kenmore D/W.

由 rusty williams 2017年05月10日

I tried everything else.. I literally smashed a finishing nail into the light and my piece of crap Kenmore dishwasher came to life instantly.

Totally incredible. Thanks Rusty.. Awesome advice!!

I'm tearing down my house in 4-6 months and I did not want to install a new dishwasher, so this certainly got the job done!! :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

由 mikesvwparts 2017年06月21日

Worked for me. I did it with the power off and removed the finishing nail. I cannot understand how this could work. Lets see how long it lasts!!!!!!!!!!!

由 George Connor 2017年07月10日

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Deborah, try this first:"

Press and hold for 3 seconds the "Control Lock/Unlock" button on the control panel to lock the control panel. Listen for a double beep and observe the "Control Lock" status light is lit when the control lock is in effect. Press and hold for 3 seconds the "Control Lock/Unlock" button on the control panel to unlock the control panel. The "Control Lock" status light is goes out when the control panel is unlocked.

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thank you, saved me a ton i was about to call a repair guy, and of course the machine says exactly what to do on it!!!

由 beth 2014年09月15日

OMG! Thanks! I was not looking forward o calling Sears tomorrow! You Rock!

由 asuttondonaldson 2015年07月28日

I tried that many times it's printed right near the button

Still won't start

由 David Hancock 2015年09月01日

Yeap it works! Thanks

由 marthaistefanidis 2016年01月04日

it worked!!!! I can cancel the dryer appt!!! THANK YOU!!

由 Susan 2016年05月17日

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Thank you for the Control Lock reset fix! Worked great and saved me possibly a few hundred dollars on repairs! :) — Vito Taz
I have a Whirlpool Duet and I had to hold the End of Cycle button for about 3 seconds. Thanks! — Chris Parsons
If lock light wont go off,wont reset,You Can Wash dishes! Just drive a finishing nail into lock light til it goes out. I swear you will have full wash powers, just won't lock.But, I Never knew it had a lock till it stuck. I did this,as instructed by appliance serviceman of 40yrs. It works perfectly fine and no $ outta my wallet. This is a 20 yr old washer, not saying do it on newer model Kenmore D/W. — rusty williams
I tried everything else.. I literally smashed a finishing nail into the light and my piece of crap Kenmore dishwasher came to life instantly.

Totally incredible. Thanks Rusty.. Awesome advice!!

I'm tearing down my house in 4-6 months and I did not want to install a new dishwasher, so this certainly got the job done!! :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) — mikesvwparts
Worked for me. I did it with the power off and removed the finishing nail. I cannot understand how this could work. Lets see how long it lasts!!!!!!!!!!! — George Connor
Forget the nail. This advice worked for me!

I have a Whirlpool Duet and I had to hold the End of Cycle button for about 3 seconds. Thanks! — Christine
I have a Kenmore HE2 dryer and the only “press and hold for 3 seconds” button that worked was the ‘cycle signal’ button. Thanks everyone for the help and effective advice :) — Sherina Wiese
I have a Kenmore HE2 dryer and the only button that worked while pressing for 3 seconds was the ‘Cycle Signal’ botton. The ‘Controls Locked’ red light finally turned off and the dryer was fixed :) thank you everyone for the effective advice! — Sherina Wiese
There is a button that says "Auto Dry level" under that button it says to press for 3 seconds to lock and unlock the control lock level. Press it until you hear a beep and the lock light will turn off. This worked for me... — hernmil1
I opened the door, pushed the cancel button and closed the door. Then I pushed the start button and everything went back to normal. — nowhiz
thank you, saved me a ton i was about to call a repair guy, and of course the machine says exactly what to do on it!!! — beth
OMG! Thanks! I was not looking forward o calling Sears tomorrow! You Rock! — asuttondonaldson
I tried that many times it's printed right near the button

Still won't start — David Hancock
I had to hold it quite a bit longer, but it worked!!! Thank you so much!!! — bluedevilsgchs
It worked for me too. Locked after Vent warning went on. Took a while to clean out but then would not turn on until the Control Lock was turned off. It would have been nice if this was mentioned in the instruction manual. — David Gardner
I've unplugged it for the 5 mins & I've held the lock /unlock button & nothing & yes not at the same time. Lol Anymore ideas? — throughshellseyesphotography
I tried that many times it's printed right near the button

Still won't start — Tuty Lopez
Thank You from me too! In my case however, there is no "Control/LockedUnlocked" button but an "Auto Dry Level" button with you instructions under it. If I'd bothered to wear my reading glasses first is have seen it. LOL! Thanks again and Merry Christmas! — Joe Kelarjian
Thank you I had a crappy day and I came home to the control locked button you made my day better — Lori Snyder
If the above didn't work.. you need to press and “hold the end of cycle” button for 3 seconds and the control panel will unlock — Mina A
mendez_karla1 identical washer? identical problem? What exactly won't work for you? — oldturkey03
DID NOT work for me. It wont go out or allow me to power on my washer! — Beverly Geary
@beverlygg same make and model? You unplugged it and tried after? — oldturkey03
THERE IS NO CONTROL LOCK/UN;\LOCK BUTTON ON THE CONTROL PANEL There is just a lit-up button saying Control LOCKED — Patricia Fireovid
@patfire same make and model? Check to see if you have an "Auto Dry Level" button and use that instead. — oldturkey03
It worked on my Kenmore Elite dryer.

Thank you for saving me all the headache. — cu ti
I tried all the button combinations listed above on my Whirlpool Duet dryer—nothing worked. Finally, I tried holding the Control Lock button for more than 3 seconds. After about 6 seconds, it turned itself off.

What a stupid button—are they afraid the kids are going to put the cat in the dryer? — gregginca
Thank you, trying to help my grown kids! I have 9 people on my pay check. 10 including me! This saved me! — demetriaj70.dj

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In addition to Oldturkeys answer, try unplugging it for five minutes to allow it to reset.

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I unplugged when all else failed still didn't work

由 David Hancock 2015年09月01日

I'm gonna try that now

由 akpride87 2016年02月08日

It didn't work

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I have a Kenmore Elite he3 and I have to hold the "Drain/Spin" button "AND" the main "Start (Press & Hold)" button at the same time for 3 seconds. Works every time.

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Seriously you just saved my life!

由 carissajo14 2016年06月19日

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!

由 amcolombel 2016年10月07日

I held the start button and control Lock button at the same time for for a few seconds until you hear the beep sounds and a unlock sound.

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I have the HE4. I tried all of this, and they didn't work. However, I pressed and held the "Auto Dry Level" just to test other things, and it did the trick for me. Appreciate the input because I wouldn't have tried it otherwise though.

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Thanks for that information..it worked! :)

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I held the auto steam button for 3 seconds and it worked

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Whirlpool duet, didn't work for me. Somtimes if I unplug, wait and replug, it goes off. Other times it does not. But I don't even think the door locks. Please help, so annoying with half dried clothes.

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