GE Appliances · Range or wall oven

F3

Professional service required

fault code

GE says F3 usually indicates an oven-sensor condition that requires professional service.

Market, product family, and model applicability

US · en-US · GE Appliances ranges and wall ovens with electronic controls covered by the cited US index

product family applicable: The official source applies at the product-family level. Exact controls can still vary by model.

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What you can do now

Use only GE's documented breaker reset; do not inspect or replace internal components.

Turn off the range or wall oven at its circuit breaker or fuse for one to two minutes, then restore power.

Stop and get service when

A trained service technician should diagnose and correct the fault if the breaker reset does not clear it or it returns.

If the code remains, keep the range or wall oven off at the circuit breaker until it is serviced.
Schedule GE Appliances service if the control does not reset or the code returns.

Do not do

Do not replace the sensor, keypanel, fan, lock, control, wiring, or other internal parts from this guide.

GE directs fault diagnosis and correction to a trained service technician and recommends keeping the appliance off until serviced when the control does not reset.

If the message returns

If the code remains after the one- to two-minute reset or returns, keep the appliance off and schedule GE Appliances service.

Source and scope

Official manufacturer source

Market and locale: US · en-US
Product family: ranges and wall ovens with electronic controls
Official source last checked: July 22, 2026
Review status: Automated evidence review completed · Owner-delegated approval

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F4

fault code

Professional service required

GE says F4 usually indicates an oven-sensor condition that requires professional service.

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