I have a Whirlpool Cabrio that started out by stopping in the middle of a wash cycle with the lid lock light flashing and showing 1 minute remaining. Sometimes the clothes were barely wet and hadn't moved.

Now it's gotten to the point where it won't even get past the "sensing" mode. As soon as I start it there is a loud hum (not the normal noise for sensing) and it keeps doing it until I unplug the washer. Even after I hit the power button, it still keeps humming.

I'm currently getting an F1/E2 error, but yesterday it spit out an E7/E6. Any ideas of what it could be? When I put it in test mode earlier it *sounded* like it was agitating, but the tub was not moving back and forth at all.

I've uploaded a video on Youtube of what I'm talking about: Whirlpool Cabrio Motor Problem? - YouTube

Is this a bad motor or could something else be causing this?

Well, I don't think it's the motor now because it will go through rinse/spin cycle and do a full speed spin out and the pump works fine. It seems these machines have a lot of problems with the actuator (that even trip different error codes), so I'm going to try that first. The motor, tub, and pulleys are completely free. The nut on the pulley was tight.

Our same model is doing the exact same thing! What did you do to eventually fix the issue?

There was a blown capacitor on my control board. I replaced the blown capacitor and the washer works now. If you are any good at soldering it was only a few dollar fix. Good luck.