It will not latch.
Kenmore dishwasher door will not close.
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.
First remove the securing fasteners for the inner door panel.
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You will need to adjust the dishwasher door latch to fix the door if it will not close.
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The latch serves two purposes.
I close the door but it will not latch.
This is a safety feature designed to prevent water from leaking past the door and flooding the kitchen.
Adjusting the latch assembly is a straight forward process on most models of dishwashers.
A dishwasher does not run if the door is not latched correctly.
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.
Open the dishwasher door.
The door latch can come out of alignment from use.
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.
If the latch does close.
Edit gap now about 4.
I have a kenmore elite dishwasher model 665 13793k602.
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.
The second is to activate the safety switch.
15 torx head screws from around the edge of the dishwasher door.
I have checked the dishes and none of them are stopping it from opening.
And the gap seems to be getting larger.
Adjust the top tray up or down doesn t matter.
Remove all the no.
The first is to pull the door tight and keep it closed to prevent water leaks.
My kenmore elite dishwasher door will not close.