Thread: Kenmore 417 washer switches to "No Spin" mode at rinse time & won't spin in diagnostic mode

Model Number: 417.44052401

Brand: Sears Kenmore

Age: 6-10 years

Kenmore washer model 417.44052401 (Good model) built 01/2006. The washer tumbles properly (Door Locked, Add Garment and Washing lights are lit) but at the point of the first rinse it immediately switches itself to No Spin (previously set to Medium) and turns off the Add Garment and Washing lights. It forcefully pumps out all of the water (pumps for approximately 45 seconds) and then shuts off with only the Door Locked light lit. The door is locked.

In diagnostic mode, 8 clicks from the start position (Drain/Spin), the drain pump and door lock solenoid activate but the washer does NOT spin. Instead, it blinks out error code E43.

I installed a jumper from J2/1 to J5/1 as suggested by picura in a previous post. Washer tumbled properly but at the point of the first rinse it turned off the Door Locked light, lit the Final Spin and Start lights and did nothing else. Pressing the Start button has no effect. In diagnostic mode today it operates same as without the jumper above; last evening it would tumble at the beginning of rinse (which I think is normal) but would not spin. Oddly, the wire attached to J2/1 was the red/black wire, not the black wire as in picura's post.

Please advise and thanks.