Why does my oven keep heating past the set temperature?
The oven glitches by ignoring the selected setting and continually rising to maximum temperatures like 550F. This runaway heat ruins baking sessions by unexpectedly burning the food. Resolving the issue requires figuring out whether to attempt a manual recalibration, install a new temperature sensor, or call for a professional repair.
What the numbers show
Counted from the threads quoted below. How we count
- People have been saying this in most months since September 2026.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
Found another way around this?
Share your steps and trade-offs so fellow engineers don't have to reinvent the wheel. No account required.
- 1Using an oven thermometer to confirm the temperatureDid this help you?
- 2Replacing the control board relayDid this help you?
- 3Replacing the temperature sensorDid this help you?
- 4Attempting a manual calibrationDid this help you?
- 5Checking the heating elements.Did this help you?
- 6Swapping out the temperature sensor.Did this help you?
- 7Replacing the relays on the control board.Did this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“During the last session of baking, the temperature kept rising and it partially burned the food.”source ↗
“The key points were that the oven would preheat quickly and then just keep getting hotter.”source ↗
“So, do I just need to put the new temperature sensor in because the old one probably got roasted when the oven was overheating or is there possibly a different problem still remaining?”source ↗
Where this came up
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