LG Washer Error Codes — Complete List

LG washers flag problems with two-letter codes — OE, IE, UE — and LG is unusually consistent about their meanings across both front- and top-load machines. A useful quirk worth knowing: letter case matters on some codes, so a lowercase uE is the machine still trying to fix the problem itself, while a capital UE means it gave up and needs you.

• OE Your LG washer couldn't pump the water out within its time limit — start with the drain pump filter behind the lower front panel, which fixes most OE errors.
• IE (1E) Water isn't reaching the drum fast enough — usually a tap, hose, or inlet-screen issue you can sort out in a few minutes rather than a failed component.
• UE (uE) The drum's load is too unbalanced to spin safely — small uE means the washer is fixing it by itself, capital UE means it gave up and needs your help.
• LE The motor couldn't turn properly — often a one-off from an overloaded drum that clears after a rest, but a repeating LE usually means the motor's hall sensor has failed.
• dE (dE1, dE2) The washer can't confirm its door (or lid) is properly closed and locked — check for trapped fabric and a dirty latch before suspecting the lock assembly.
• FE Water rose higher than the cycle ever asked for — most often because an inlet valve isn't closing fully, which also explains drums that mysteriously fill while the machine is off.
• tE (tE1, tE2) The washer's temperature sensing is returning impossible readings, so heated cycles stop — worth one reset, after which the thermistor is the likely repair.
• PE The pressure sensor that tells the washer how much water it holds is malfunctioning — a reset covers the glitch cases, and a sensor swap covers the rest.
• CL CL isn't a fault at all — it's Child Lock, which freezes the control panel on purpose; holding the Child Lock button for about three seconds releases it.
• PF Power to the washer cut out mid-cycle — harmless and self-explanatory after an outage, worth investigating when it happens on its own.
• E6 The clutch that switches the top-loader between agitation and spin hit trouble — often something physically stuck between the pulsator and the tub, otherwise a failing clutch assembly.

Don't see your code?

LG's direct-drive motors also have a well-known wear item (the hall sensor behind the LE code), so if your machine is older and codes keep recurring, the per-code guides flag which ones point to aging parts.

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