Kenmore stove
showing E16
E16 means that after the oven locked, the door could still be opened, or the circuit that confirms the lock failed.
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What E16
actually means.
E16 means that after the oven locked, the door could still be opened, or the circuit that confirms the lock failed. The door is not securely locked.
Kenmore stove display
What to do when E16 shows on the stoveKind of codeDoor lock
The latch that holds the oven door shut during self-clean did not move where the stove told it to, or its switch reported the wrong position. It turns up most often during or right after a self-clean cycle, or once the door has been lifted off for cleaning. The latch, its switches, the hinges and how squarely the door closes are checked before the lock motor is changed.
Usually leads toStove door and hinge repair
Oven doors on a stove that will not close, drop open, sit crooked or leak heat, fixed at the hinges, the door seal, the glass or the door lock.
Shows up asStove Door Won't Close
The oven door on the stove hangs open a crack, closes crooked, springs back open, or will not stay shut and lets heat pour out while you bake.
MakeKenmore
Kenmore began as the house label of Sears, and every stove sold under it came out of another company's factory.
SourceKenmore electric stove use & care guide, model 95163 (4.8 cu. ft.)
Kenmore 4.8 cu. ft. front-control stoves, electric model 95163 and gas model 75293, which print the same E-code table. Other Kenmore model families use different codes, so check the model number first.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Kenmore's own guidance for E16 on its stoves. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Stop the self-clean and let the oven cool.
Check that the door closes square and nothing is caught.
Book a visit before the next self-clean.
Still there?
It usually turns into stove door and hinge repair. Book with the code and the model number.
What not to do
E16 is not a normal lock delay. The lock failed to hold.
What you may
notice with it.
The stove problems E16 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the stove before anyone is booked.
All problems
Stove Door Won't Close
6 causes, cheapest first
Where E16 usually leads
Stove door and hinge 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 repairMore Kenmore codes
All 14 Kenmore codesDoor lock on other makes
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.
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.
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
After the oven is locked, the oven door can be opened
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Kenmore 4.8 cu. ft. front-control stoves, electric model 95163 and gas model 75293, which print the same E-code table. Other Kenmore model families use different codes, so check the model number first.
Kenmore E16 stove 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.
All service areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
HoustonTX · 36 areas
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions
about E16.
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Back to your everyday
Still showing E16?
Book with the code written exactly as the stove shows it, the full model number, and whether you notice any smell of gas or hot wiring — when there is a code, that is where the diagnosis starts.