Dryer Won’t Turn OFF Unless Door Is Open. What Cause This Issue?

Your clothes dryer is an important appliance, and it can be very stressful when it is not operating correctly.

Sometimes, a problem that occurs is the dryer won’t turn off unless you open the door.

Have you dealt with this issue? Dryer even will start by itself when the power is OFF once you will close the door.

Yet, don’t stress, there are some things you can do to troubleshoot. The good news is that this problem is generally caused by one of two things, but it’s not always easy to fix it.

Let’s take a look at what may be causing the problem (there are not many of them), and how to fix it.

• Motor Relay on the control board stuck in ON position
• Wrinkle Prevent is enabled
• Push Start button relay stuck (on old dryer models)

There’s nothing worse than removing clothing from the dryer that is wrinkled.

This usually occurs when you are unable to immediately remove your clothing from the dryer after the cycle has stopped.

While this issue can also occur when you leave clothes in the washing machine too long as well, the dryer usually takes care of this problem.

To make it easier for busy people, dryer manufactures have added options that prevent wrinkles. These cycles usually work by kicking on and off.

The original drying cycle will end, and then the dryer will shut off. After a certain amount of time, the unit will turn back on and tumble the clothes for a set amount of time.

The dryer will do this until you stop the cycle and remove the clothing.

This option can cause the dryer to continue running until the door has opened.

So, if you are experiencing an issue with the dryer not turning off until the door opens, check if this option is turned on.

If you do not want this problem in the future, simply disable the option and it will stop.

If you find that wrinkle prevent is already disabled, the other common problem is the motor relay on the control board is stuck or has shorted out.

When the relay is stuck in the “ON” position, it ignores the signal from the control board and every time when you shut the door, power flows to the motor through the door switch.

Your clothes dryer is an important appliance, and it can be very stressful when it is not operating correctly.

Sometimes, a problem that occurs is the dryer won’t turn off unless you open the door.

Have you dealt with this issue? Dryer even will start by itself when the power is OFF once you will close the door.

Yet, don’t stress, there are some things you can do to troubleshoot. The good news is that this problem is generally caused by one of two things, but it’s not always easy to fix it.

Let’s take a look at what may be causing the problem (there are not many of them), and how to fix it.

• Motor Relay on the control board stuck in ON position
• Wrinkle Prevent is enabled
• Push Start button relay stuck (on old dryer models)

There’s nothing worse than removing clothing from the dryer that is wrinkled.

This usually occurs when you are unable to immediately remove your clothing from the dryer after the cycle has stopped.

While this issue can also occur when you leave clothes in the washing machine too long as well, the dryer usually takes care of this problem.

To make it easier for busy people, dryer manufactures have added options that prevent wrinkles. These cycles usually work by kicking on and off.

The original drying cycle will end, and then the dryer will shut off. After a certain amount of time, the unit will turn back on and tumble the clothes for a set amount of time.

The dryer will do this until you stop the cycle and remove the clothing.

This option can cause the dryer to continue running until the door has opened.

So, if you are experiencing an issue with the dryer not turning off until the door opens, check if this option is turned on.

If you do not want this problem in the future, simply disable the option and it will stop.

If you find that wrinkle prevent is already disabled, the other common problem is the motor relay on the control board is stuck or has shorted out.

When the relay is stuck in the “ON” position, it ignores the signal from the control board and every time when you shut the door, power flows to the motor through the door switch.