Why won't my washing machine lid lock complete a cycle after replacement?
New lid lock assemblies often fail to complete cycles or register properly, sometimes leaving the lid stuck shut with a flashing red light. This prevents the machine from finishing wash loads and raises concerns about potential control board damage from jumping pins.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1jumping pins to fake a closed lid signal
- 2replacing the lid switch assembly with non-OEM parts
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I ordered a non-original lid lock switch assembly off Amazon and, in the meantime, jumped 2 pins to get the washer to register it was closed so I can finish the load of laundry.”source ↗
“I installed the new assembly, and it reads when it's opened or, but it doesn't complete a cycle.”source ↗
“Could I have fried the board from jumping the pins? Even though everything else is functioning?”source ↗
Where this came up
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