My maytag washer mah2400aww machine won't spin, it shows 3e

SOURCE: Maytag washer

3E has something to do with the motor control. Apparently the design of this machine allows a water leak either from the water intake box or down a rubber hose which runs along with the motor wire harness. The water tracks to the harness and motor and shorts the whole mess out. a.k.a. fried motor.
pull the back plate off (3 screws) and look at the motor where the wire harness plugs into it. Notice a bunch of green stuff- that is corrosion from the electrical short circuit causing your problem. See the rust build up on the side rail below the motor (as there will be none on the side adjacent) this is indicative of a water leak.
Our machine started doing this within the first week and we had the "service" people come out and "fix" it, but it appeared they did nothing. When I opened the machine up I discovered the problem when I ohmed out the rotor contacts in the motor wire harness and found it to be open instead of the factory specs of appx 2.5 ohms.
Maytag (now Whirlpool) does not want to send me a new motor and harness because of their bad design. The machine is a sealed unit only 23 months old. Note to all...do not buy Maytag or Whirlpool. That Maytag repair man is sitting on his bum because the company does not care about their consumers and their cheaply made products (sold at high markups).
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also in my model I found the troubleshooting guide in the bottom front kick plate. It is a plastic piece you will have to insert a screwdriver into and "pop" off. This will show you how to enter the "secret" trouble shooting codes into the front control panel. And a definition of exactly what 3E means.

SOURCE: Maytag front loading washing machine

This worked for me for the E3 error code: Turn the machine off and then on. Enter the Service Mode by pressing the Chime and Exrta Rinse keys for 3 sec. Display the Diagnostic Codes by pressing the Rinse and Spin key. Clear the codes by pressing the Delay and Chime keys for 3 sec. Turn the machine off, unplug and plug in the power cord. This dumps the memory. Evidently, if it gets full, it causes problems with the programming and messes up the cycles.

SOURCE: Maytag front loading washing machine

3E = Drive system is not working correctly. Bad windings, speed sensor, wiring connections or Control Board.

SOURCE: MAH2400AWW washer won't drain

pump is plugged unplug washer lean back against wall under unit right front 2, 5/16 screws lets pump free take hoses on both sides free check for coins after pump and objects before pump and in pump clear reinstall if clear replace pump just had 2

SOURCE: I have a Maytag front

Hi

Error code E3 in your Maytag indicates that the machine control is attempting to drive the motor but is unable to see any tach response. This issue is caused when the motor won't move, you should check the hall sensor as that might be locked causing this error, if that is fine then the motor should be replaced. Hope this helps...please post back for further assistance.

Daniel