Questions & Answers for: washer stopped working smell smoke

Washer emitting burning smell and smoke on fast spin The machine had reached its spin cycle and was making odd noises but was still working. When it got to the fast spin it was far too loud to be ...

smell A couple of weeks ago, the dryer stopped and the knob clicked endlessly around the dial. I thought it was the pump, cleared out the hole where things collect, etc. Ran a partial empty wash, then

...washer to gain access to the belt. To remove the belt: Step 1: Loosen the bolt on the motor bracket and move the motor to put slack in the belt. Step 2: Remove the old belt and stretch a new one into ...

washer I loaded the machine and started it. Everything seemed in. Agitator running. Suddenly it started to squeak and smell. It was full of water so I put it on the spin cycle to get all the water out

...Stopped washer. Visually checked things out-didn't see any smoke-turned it back on. Smelled smell again-smelled like wood burning! Turned off machine, unplugged and tried to pull it out. See no signs ...

...washer belt. Replaced it as instructed here in the Solutions section (remove motor, replace belt, reattach motor, etc). Put wet clothes back into the drum. It spun for about 45 seconds. Then made a ...

stopped the cycle. After turning on the washer again 5 minutes later, the cycle finished. Now after starting a new cycle, the water fills into the basket but nothing occurs after that. No spinning, no

stopped machine and unplugged. Smells as though something burned. Usually the first repair a Maytag washer needs is to replace the belts. They can wear out and smell. The belts are located on the very

Washer stopped working OK, this model has a known issue with a bad pump design. The bearing on the pump goes bad and will lock up. The burning smell is the belt trying to turn the pump. Look under the

...working. When it got to the fast spin it was far too loud to be normal. When I looked at it smoke was whisping out of the dispenser drawer. I turned the machine off. When I opened the door, a lot of ...