Indesit IWE 91481 Door Issue F06

This thread was marked as solved. Here's a summary of the problem and the fix, generated from the discussion below.

Indesit IWE 91481 shows F06 and door remains locked

The problem

On an Indesit IWE 91481 washing machine, the door stayed permanently locked and the door lock symbol remained illuminated. The door could only be opened using the green manual override strip. F06 was displayed with all lights flashing, and on power-up there was a brief fast rattling noise described as the door solenoid opening and shutting rapidly.

Likely cause

The accepted reply suggests the most likely fault is the door lock assembly rather than the door catch. If the machine is falsely detecting the door as closed and latched, the other probable cause mentioned is a PCB fault affecting communication with the door lock.

What fixed it

The door catch had already been replaced, but this did not change the symptoms. The accepted advice was to investigate or replace the door lock assembly, with the PCB as the next likely area if the door lock is not at fault. The exact repair was not confirmed in the thread.

Checks to try

• Confirmed F06 fault code with all lights flashing
• Door remained locked but could be opened with the green manual override strip
• Brief fast rattling noise heard for about 1 second on power-up
• Door catch was replaced with no improvement

Parts or tools mentioned

• Door catch
• Door lock
• PCB