Maytag washer
showing LdL
LdL means the lid lock did not lock or reported a lock failure.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Door and lid lock
- Door lock and lid switch repair
- Source: Maytag
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What LdL
actually means.
LdL means the lid lock did not lock or reported a lock failure. Maytag's first suspects are an item in the load sitting right under the lid and detergent residue built up around the lock mechanism.
Maytag washer display
What to do when LdL shows on the washerKind of codeDoor and lid lock
The control cannot confirm that the door or lid is locked, or cannot release it. A latch that does not reach the lock, a bent strike or water still in the tub is looked at before the lock assembly.
Usually leads toDoor lock and lid switch repair
A washer that will not start, will not spin or will not let go of the door, repaired at the lock, the lid switch or the striker.
Shows up asWasher Not Starting
The panel lights up but pressing start does nothing, or the washer shows no sign of power at all.
MakeMaytag
Full-size top-load and front-load washers from a brand owned by Whirlpool and built on shared platforms.
SourceMaytag product help: LdL error code (top-load washer)
Maytag top-load washers with a lid lock and a display.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Maytag's own guidance for LdL on its washers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Push down anything in the load that rises to the lid and close it again.
Wipe away detergent buildup around the lock opening and the lid striker.
If LdL comes back, book a visit; Maytag itself says the repeat case needs service.
Still there?
It usually turns into door lock and lid switch repair. Book with the code and the model number.
What not to do
LdL is not about a lid that stays locked. It shows when the lock fails to engage at the start of a cycle or a spin.
What you may
notice with it.
The washer problems LdL tends to arrive with. Answer these at the washer before anyone is booked.
All problems
Washer Not Starting
5 causes, cheapest first
Where LdL usually leads
Door lock and lid switch repair.
Maytag
washers.
Full-size top-load and front-load washers from a brand owned by Whirlpool and built on shared platforms.
Maytag 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 Maytag's own words
If LdL (lid lock will not lock or lid lock failure) appears in the display, the lid is not locking.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Maytag top-load washers with a lid lock and a display.
Maytag LdL 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.
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 LdL.
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Can spilled detergent really cause LdL on a Maytag?
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Back to your everyday
Still showing LdL?
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.