--- title: "Kenmore electric stove showing E03 | StoveRepair.center" description: "What E03 means on Kenmore electric stoves, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-e03/" --- # Kenmore electric stove showing E03 On Kenmore 405.9222 electric stoves, E03 is a high-temperature warning. ## What E03 actually means. On Kenmore 405.9222 electric stoves, E03 is a high-temperature warning. The oven stops on its own; the guide says to let it cool for 30 minutes before using it again. Kenmore stove display What to do when E03 shows on the stove ### Kind of code Oven heating The oven part of the stove was set to bake or broil and did not warm the way the controls expected, or took far too long to get there. On an electric stove a bake or broil element that has burned through is the everyday reason; on a gas stove the oven igniter and the valve it opens are looked at first. The wiring and the relay on the board are checked before the board itself is blamed. ### Usually leads to Stove oven heating repair The oven part of a stove that stays cold, heats slowly or bakes too hot or too cool, fixed at the bake and broil elements, the oven igniter, the gas valve or the temperature sensor. ### Shows up as Oven on My Stove Runs Hot or Cold Recipes take much longer or much less time than they should, cakes burn on the outside and stay raw inside, or an oven thermometer disagrees with the display by more than a little. ### Make Kenmore Kenmore began as the house label of Sears, and every stove sold under it came out of another company's factory. ### Source Kenmore electric stove use & care guide, models 405.9222 Kenmore electric stoves, model family 405.9222. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Kenmore's own guidance for E03 on its stoves. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Let the oven cool for 30 minutes. 02 Use the oven again and watch it. 03 If E03 returns, stop using the oven and book a visit. ### Still there? It usually turns into [stove oven heating repair](https://stoverepair.center/services/stove-oven-heating-repair/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do E03 is not E3 on a 4.8 cubic-foot Kenmore. That one means the oven cannot heat. ## What you may notice with it. The stove problems E03 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the stove before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://stoverepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Oven on My Stove Runs Hot or Cold](https://stoverepair.center/problems/stove-oven-temperature-off/) [All 7 causes, cheapest first](https://stoverepair.center/problems/stove-oven-temperature-off/) It also comes with - [**Stove Smoking**](https://stoverepair.center/problems/stove-smoking/) - [**Stove Error Code**](https://stoverepair.center/problems/stove-error-code/) Problem ### Oven on My Stove Runs Hot or Cold 7 causes, cheapest first Where E03 usually leads ## Stove oven heating repair. **Oven element, igniter, gas valve or sensor · low to moderate.** Book a visit [What the job involves](https://stoverepair.center/services/stove-oven-heating-repair/) ## Kenmore stoves. Kenmore began as the house label of Sears, and every stove sold under it came out of another company's factory. [Kenmore stove repair](https://stoverepair.center/brands/kenmore/) More Kenmore codes [Er-](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-er/) [E0](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-e0/) [E1](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-e1/) [E2](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-e2/) [E3](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-e3/) [E5](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-e5/) [E8](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-e8/) [E10](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-e10/) [E16](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-e16/) [E17](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-e17/) [E02](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-e02/) [H](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-h/) [All 14 Kenmore codes](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/#codes-kenmore) Oven heating on other makes [AGA 010-014](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/aga-010-014/) [BlueStar F80](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/bluestar-f80/) [Dacor C-21](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/dacor-c-21/) [Electrolux F10](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/electrolux-f10/) [Fisher & Paykel A1](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-a1/) [Frigidaire F10](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-f10/) [GE F2](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/ge-f2/) [JennAir F5E5](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/jennair-f5e5/) [All 23 codes of this kind](https://stoverepair.center/error-codes/#family-oven) Kenmore builds this ### Gas stove A stove with gas burners on top, whether its oven below runs on gas too or on electricity, fed by one gas line behind it and plugged into a wall outlet for the spark. Kenmore builds this ### Electric stove A stove that runs entirely on electricity through a heavy cord and a large outlet behind it, with coil burners that lift out or a smooth glass stovetop with elements under it. Kenmore builds this ### Induction stove A stove with a flat glass top that heats the pan itself through a magnetic field, run by touch keys and power boards, with an electric oven underneath. ## In Kenmore's own words > High temperature warning. Oven function will shut off [Kenmore electric stove use & care guide, models 405.9222](https://i.sears.com/s/d/pdf/mp-tc/10672926/prod_27973023712) [Kenmore electric stove use & care guide, models 405.9222](https://i.sears.com/s/d/pdf/mp-tc/10672926/prod_27973023712) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Kenmore electric stoves, model family 405.9222. ## Kenmore E03 stove repair, where we come out. 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