Written by
Elena Marsh Appliance Care EditorPublished October 29, 2026
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Error codeCE
ApplianceFreezer
What CE tells you
Two electronic parts inside a Kenmore deluxe electronic-control freestanding freezer are meant to exchange signals: the control panel you touch and the electronic control board behind it. CE means that exchange has broken down.
Order of work
Start with a reset. Pull the power cord, wait one minute, and plug the freezer back in.
Should CE reappear, disconnect the freezer again and examine the harness that runs to the control panel. You are looking for a frayed or damaged wire, or a plug that has worked loose.
A harness in good order moves attention to the control panel itself, which gets replaced.
After that swap, if the fault is still present, the electronic control board is the final part to replace.
Related codes
E: a control system error, answered by the same one-minute unplug.
Replacing a panel or board is technician work. Our Kenmore freezer repair visits cover San Francisco and the Bay Area; phone (415) 825-6393 and tell us what the display shows, what the harness looked like and that you tried the reset.
Model compatibility: Kenmore reuses codes across series and model years, so CE may mean something different on another appliance or generation. Confirm this against your model’s documentation and record your full model number before acting.
Plain language
What this code means
The control panel and the electronic control board are not communicating.
Important safety warning. Do not attempt repairs involving electrical components, gas, water lines, refrigerant or sealed systems. Unplug the appliance if it is safe to reach the outlet, and leave internal diagnostics to a qualified technician.
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