It may take up to five minutes for the washer to stop spinning and draining before the door will unlock.
Maytag 3000 series washer door locked with door open.
This is a page about unlocking the door on a maytag front load washer.
Door on the maytag 3000 series front load washer will not open after placing clothes in the washer shutting the door and pressing the start button a buzzing sound starts and then an f22 code comes up.
Now plug the washer back in and see if the washer starts to function properly again.
Plug the washer back in and hopefully the board reset.
If not then your main control board will need to be replaced.
Now you can reach down to the bottom of the door latch where there is a 1 round plastic tab.
You will hear the door click when it unlocks.
The door will not immediately unlock while the cycle is running due to a possible high water level in the washer high water temperature tumbling or spinning.
Front loaders have a locking mechanism to avoid opening the door during a washing cycle but occasionally this lock will be activated accidentally.
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The top panel will then pull straight back up and off.
Once you remove this panel you can reach up behind the upper front panel and pull down on the small plastic pull tab attached to the bottom of the door lock assembly.
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