Kenmore Dishwasher Door Will Not Close

I have a kenmore elite dishwasher model 665 13793k602.

Kenmore dishwasher door will not close.

Adjust the top tray up or down doesn t matter. But it seems like the reason that the door won t close is because there is an attached tray on the front which never presented a problem before hits up against the door. Open the dishwasher door. Rearrange items in the dishwasher so that they do not block the door from closing.

First remove the securing fasteners for the inner door panel. I have checked the dishes and none of them are stopping it from opening. You re a poorman if you struggle to say such words as detergent and soap scum. The latch serves two purposes.

I am here to help you with that as well as that thingie that doesn t close. And the gap seems to be getting larger. Adjusting the latch assembly is a straight forward process on most models of dishwashers. This happened once before and after waiting a week the tech guy came out and said i just needed to bend the metal plastic piece on the main unit that clicks when you close it.

My kenmore elite dishwasher door will not close. I don t think the hook at the top is grabbing on. Before checking any parts on the dishwasher door check to be sure that the dishes on the racks do not protrude out past the front of the dishwasher rack if there are items sticking out the dishwasher door will not close. Edit gap now about 4.

The door latch can come out of alignment from use. I close the door but it will not latch. You will need to adjust the dishwasher door latch to fix the door if it will not close. The first is to pull the door tight and keep it closed to prevent water leaks.

Get shopping advice from experts friends and the community. When the dishwasher door latch does not operate as it should your machine will not run this can be a major annoyance but should also be an easy thing to repair. Very nice and didn t even charge me. 15 torx head screws from around the edge of the dishwasher door.

It will not latch. If the latch does close. Remove all the no.