--- title: "Kenmore wall oven showing F5/E1 | OvenRepair.center" description: "What F5/E1 means on Kenmore wall ovens, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-f5-e1/" --- # Kenmore wall oven showing F5/E1 F5/E1 on a Kenmore 665 wall oven means the motorized self-clean latch did not reach the position the control asked for, locking or unlocking. ## What F5/E1 actually means. F5/E1 on a Kenmore 665 wall oven means the motorized self-clean latch did not reach the position the control asked for, locking or unlocking. The lock assembly and its harness are the usual suspects. Kenmore oven display · also shown as F5 E1 What to do when F5/E1 shows on the oven ### Kind of code Door and lock The motorized lock did not reach the position the control asked for, or its switch reported the wrong one. Most often this shows during or after self-clean; the latch, its switches and the door's alignment are checked before the lock motor is replaced. ### Usually leads to Door lock and self-clean repair A door that stays locked after self-clean, a cycle that will not start or stops early, traced to the lock motor, its switches or the cleaning heat. ### Shows up as Oven Door Won't Unlock The door stays latched after a self-clean or a steam clean, or it locked during normal baking and will not release. ### Make Kenmore A Sears store brand whose wall ovens were built for it by other appliance makers. ### Source Sears PartsDirect: Kenmore 665 model wall oven error codes (archived) Kenmore 665-prefix wall ovens with self-clean. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Kenmore's own guidance for F5/E1 on its ovens. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Let the oven cool fully. 02 Reset power at the breaker to give the latch another try. 03 Book a visit if the latch stays stuck; never pry the door. ### Still there? It usually turns into [door lock and self-clean repair](https://ovenrepair.center/services/door-lock-and-self-clean-repair/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do It is not a failed self-clean element; the cycle stops because the door is not secured. ## What you may notice with it. The oven problems F5/E1 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the oven before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://ovenrepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Oven Door Won't Unlock](https://ovenrepair.center/problems/oven-door-wont-unlock/) [All 5 causes, cheapest first](https://ovenrepair.center/problems/oven-door-wont-unlock/) It also comes with - [**Oven Self-Clean Problems**](https://ovenrepair.center/problems/self-clean-problems/) - [**Oven Error Code**](https://ovenrepair.center/problems/oven-error-code/) Problem ### Oven Door Won't Unlock 5 causes, cheapest first Where F5/E1 usually leads ## Door lock and self-clean repair. **Door lock motor and switches · low to moderate.** Book a visit [What the job involves](https://ovenrepair.center/services/door-lock-and-self-clean-repair/) ## Kenmore ovens. A Sears store brand whose wall ovens were built for it by other appliance makers. [Kenmore oven repair](https://ovenrepair.center/brands/kenmore/) More Kenmore codes [F3/E0](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-f3-e0/) [F3/E2](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-f3-e2/) [F3/E3](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-f3-e3/) [F4/E1](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-f4-e1/) [F5/E0](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-f5-e0/) [F1](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-790-f1/) Door and lock on other makes [Café Unlock Door](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/cafe-unlock-door/) [Dacor C-d1](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/dacor-c-d1/) [Electrolux F90](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/electrolux-f90/) [Fisher & Paykel A2](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-a2/) [Frigidaire F90](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-f90/) [Fulgor Milano F03](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/fulgor-milano-f03/) [GE Profile FC](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/ge-profile-fc/) [GE F9](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/ge-f9/) [All 25 codes of this kind](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/#family-door) Kenmore builds this ### Single wall oven One oven cavity set into a cabinet at chest height, with its own controls above the door and nothing to cook on above it. Kenmore builds this ### Double wall oven Two full oven cavities stacked in one tall cabinet, sharing one control panel and one power supply but heating on their own. ## In Kenmore's own words > Self-clean latch won't lock/unlock [Sears PartsDirect: Kenmore 665 model wall oven error codes (archived)](https://web.archive.org/web/20221228051736/https://www.searspartsdirect.com/diy/error-codes/wall-oven-repair/1234576/kenmore-665-model-wall-oven/0582) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Kenmore 665-prefix wall ovens with self-clean. ## Kenmore F5/E1 oven repair, where we come out. The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered. 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Let the oven cool fully. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### My Kenmore shows F5/E1 and the door is stuck shut. What now? Let it cool, try one breaker reset, and if the latch stays locked, leave the door for a technician. Forcing it can bend the latch and hinge. ### Why did my Kenmore refuse to start self-clean with F5/E1? Self-clean will not run unless the latch confirms the door is locked. F5/E1 means that confirmation never came. --- **[Read on the site: Kenmore wall oven showing F5/E1 | OvenRepair.center](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-f5-e1/)** **[Book a visit with OvenRepair.center](https://ovenrepair.center/schedule/)**