Kenmore washer
showing LE
LE reports that the drive motor seems locked.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Drive motor
- Drive motor and belt repair
- Source: Kenmore
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What LE
actually means.
LE reports that the drive motor seems locked. The chart looks at the wiring on the motor and at the hall sensor, the part that reads motor speed, before the motor itself.
Kenmore washer display
What to do when LE shows on the washerKind of codeDrive motor
The control told the drum to turn and it did not turn as expected — a slipped or broken belt, a worn coupler, or a motor or its speed sensor reading out of range. The belt and the connections are checked before the motor.
Usually leads toDrive motor and belt repair
A drum that hums without turning, a burning rubber smell or a spin that never reaches speed, traced to the belt, the coupling, the motor or its control.
Shows up asWasher Not Spinning
The wash finishes but the drum barely turns at the end, and the clothes come out dripping wet.
MakeKenmore
The long-running Sears store brand, whose washers were produced by several different manufacturers.
SourceSears PartsDirect: Kenmore 796 model front-load washer error codes (Wayback copy, 12.11.2019)
Kenmore front-load washers with model numbers starting with 796.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Kenmore's own guidance for LE on its washers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Unplug the washer and turn the drum by hand to feel whether something is jamming it.
Take out part of a very heavy load and try Spin only.
If LE comes back, book a visit to test the motor wiring and the hall sensor.
Still there?
It usually turns into drive motor and belt repair. Book with the code and the model number.
What not to do
LE does not always mean a new motor. The same code appears when the speed sensor or its wiring gives a bad reading.
What you may
notice with it.
The washer problems LE tends to arrive with. Answer these at the washer before anyone is booked.
All problems
Washer Not Spinning
5 causes, cheapest first
Where LE usually leads
Drive motor and belt repair.
Kenmore
washers.
The long-running Sears store brand, whose washers were produced by several different manufacturers.
Kenmore washer repair
Front-load washer
A horizontal drum behind a sealed glass door, a rubber boot, a locking latch and a pump with a filter you can reach from the front.
Top-load washer
The upright washer with a lid on top, moving clothes either with a tall central agitator or with a low impeller plate in the bottom of the basket.
Stackable washer
The washer at the bottom of a stacked pair or a single-frame laundry center, repaired inside the closet or recess it was sized for.
In Kenmore's own words
Locked drive motor error
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Kenmore front-load washers with model numbers starting with 796.
Kenmore LE washer 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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Questions
about LE.
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Back to your everyday
Still showing LE?
Book with the code as it appears, the full model number, and whether any water is on the floor — for a code, that is where the diagnosis begins.