FFID2426TS lights blinking, no button response, after opening door mid-cycle

[MotoTrojan]

Model Number

FFID2426TS

Brand

Frigidaire

Age

Less than 1 year

I opened the door mid-cycle and was not able to restart. After trying a power cycle my Washing, Clean, and Sanitized lights were blinking in unison. I siphoned out the excess water in the bottom (including shop-vaccing the drain line) and still no dice. Now when powering it up after all the lights come on briefly, it goes into a state where Heavy Wash, Hi Temp Wash, and Sanitize Wash are illuminated briefly, but eventually goes back to the Washing, Clean, Sanitized lights blinking. At no point do any of the buttons respond.

Please help . Thanks!

 

[MotoTrojan]

This thread seems to have the same light sequence and was fixed with door sensor replacement.

FIXED - FFID2426TD2A Frigidaire dishwasher - washing clean and sanitized lights flashing

1 month out of warranty. All 3 lights are flashing constantly. Other buttons are unresponsive. A power cycle with the breaker doesn’t alleviate the problem. Occasionally I can get it to start working but within 15 seconds it starts the flashing lights again and stops. Research suggests it may be...

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Weird thing is that I cannot access the buttons readily when the door is closed due to the table-top design, however in the past I have been able to start the cycle before closing it, so this is new behavior. Is it possible the door latch can get stuck in something other than open? Or need to sense that it is closed (then re-opened) upon power-cycling to get it to work properly?

 

[Jake]

Is it possible the door latch can get stuck in something other than open? Or need to sense that it is closed (then re-opened) upon power-cycling to get it to work properly?

Yes and Yes.

But since its still under the 1 yr. warranty--->Contact Frigidaire at 1-800-374-4432 and they will send a authorized tech out to see what's going on.

Jake

 

[MotoTrojan]

Thanks, hoping to see if there is anything I can try myself since I bought this home and would rather not try to dig up the receipt.

 

[Jake]

Yes, I always check the door latch assembly first.

If the door latch switch is not seeing the door is closed, most likely one of the door switches are bad. You can check them for continuity, or see if the plastic that encases them is cracked or broken.

Here's the door latch switch assembly for your model:

Frigidaire 5304527418 Dishwasher Door Latch (AP6997600) - AppliancePartsPros.com

This dishwasher door latch is used to prevent water from flooding out of the dishwasher while a load is in progress. Replacing a faulty dishwasher door latch part is crucial if the door isn't latching properly, especially while the dishwasher is running. The replacement or repair process of the...

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Video Included in part link.

Jake