General Electric Company Complaint - Self cleaning oven - profile wall oven

Posted by KenPopcorn on 2007-05-21:

Are you sure it still stays on? Or just does it still stay locked? The ovens are set so that the lock (and the lock light) will not deactivate until the oven temp has dropped below a set point... this guarentees that you don't open the door and get a blast of super-heated air.

Posted by UrFriendlyPirate on 2007-05-21:

I haven't heard of this problem before.

Posted by WaxRash on 2007-05-21:

KenPopcorn is correct.It will stay locked until the temp inside the oven has lowered.

Posted by Lidman on 2007-05-21:

Yes, KenPopcorn is correct most ovens are like this.

Posted by Hugh_Jorgen on 2007-05-21:

I agree with Ken - mine will stay locked for hours, but it's only on a portion of that time.

Posted by Slimjim on 2007-05-21:

Also the control board fans, in equipped, will stay on too until the oven cools to prevent the electronics from becoming damaged. You can ask anyone who actually is or was nthebiz and they can confirm what's been said here. Pretty routine stuff for them.

Posted by Stew.old on 2007-05-21:

It sounds like a faulty magneto.

Posted by voiceoff on 2007-05-22:

Have you called the manufacturer to determine if it is doing what it is supposed to or is faulty?
All self-cleaning ovens ( I own one) will not allow the door to open even after the 3 hour cycle for safety. Mine allows 15 minutes later, I think. Do not use a cold wet cloth to wash the window, however, until totally cooled down,another half hour, as the glass may shatter, even though the door has been opened. I know. It happened to me.

Posted by mom1 on 2008-04-06:

I have a double ge oven, don't know the model # b/c don't have the manuel and can't see it anywhere on the oven. This is the first time I self cleaned it and yes it stopped about 1.5 hours after starting self-cleaning, was beeping continuously with a red F2 and "door locked" on it. The beeping would not turn off no matter what buttons I pushed. I finally had to turn the breaker off and that reset the oven. Then it stayed locked as normal and opened when cooled down. I have read similar complaints. Yes I think there is a default in this oven...don't know what the blinking red F2 means? Thanks for writing this review, it was very helpful.

Posted by Muf on 2009-01-09:

I have a free standing GE Spectra electic range and it has been flashing F2 periodically. It's less than 4 yrs old. I follow the manual and turn it off at breaker & sometimes it's fine for awhile. After reading web pages it seems this is a pattern with these GE ovens. Any word on a re-call. A thermal sensor should not fail this soon. GE should stand behind their product and fix it.

Posted by Muf on 2009-01-09:

I have a free standing GE Spectra electic range and it has been flashing F2 periodically. It's less than 4 yrs old. I follow the manual and turn it off at breaker & sometimes it's fine for awhile. After reading web pages it seems this is a pattern with these GE ovens. Any word on a re-call. A thermal sensor should not fail this soon. GE should stand behind their product and fix it.

Posted by Muf on 2009-01-09:

I have a free standing GE Spectra electic range and it has been flashing F2 periodically. It's less than 4 yrs old. I follow the manual and turn it off at breaker & sometimes it's fine for awhile. After reading web pages it seems this is a pattern with these GE ovens. Any word on a re-call. A thermal sensor should not fail this soon. GE should stand behind their product and fix it.