KitchenAid hood shows Auto and runs at full speed
This control carries a heat sensor near the keypad.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Mode, not a failure
- No repair needed
- Source: KitchenAid
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What Auto
actually means.
This control carries a heat sensor near the keypad. When it senses excessive heat around the control area, it sets the blower to the highest speed whether the fan was on or off, and shows Auto. While Auto is on you cannot slow the fan; it returns to its earlier setting once the hood cools.
KitchenAid range hood display
What to do when Auto shows on the range hoodKind of codeMode, not a failure
The hood is doing something it was told to do, not wearing out: a delay-off timer that keeps the blower running for some minutes after the burners go off, a heat sentry that starts the fan by itself when it senses a hot pan, a Sabbath setting that locks the keys and dims the lights, or a link to the cooking surface that sets the speed on its own. No part is needed; a key sequence from the manual, or simply waiting, ends it.
Usually leads toNo repair
Turn down or switch off the burners below, and move any very hot pan off the front zones.
Shows up asReading a Range Hood Error Code or Blinking Light
A range hood error code may appear as letters and numbers on a display, a light that blinks in a pattern, a filter reminder that will not clear, or a beep with the fan refusing to start.
MakeKitchenAid
KitchenAid range hoods with a fan that stalls, lamps that stay dark or buttons that do nothing are checked in the kitchen they serve.
SourceKitchenAid 30" and 36" range hood installation instructions and use and care guide W10674120
KitchenAid 30- and 36-inch under-cabinet hood, guide W10674120.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from KitchenAid's own guidance for Auto on its range hoods. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Turn down or switch off the burners below, and move any very hot pan off the front zones.
Leave the fan running; it is clearing heat away from the controls.
Once the hood has cooled, check that the fan drops back to your earlier setting.
If Auto stays on long after cooking has stopped, switch the hood off at the breaker and book a visit.
Cleared?
The code is gone and the blower pulls steam up on every speed again without a new part. If it returns this week, or the filter reminder keeps coming back right after a cleaning, mention it in the booking.
What not to do
Auto is not a stuck keypad, even though the speed buttons stop lowering the fan. If you smell burning or see smoke inside the hood itself, treat it as a burning-smell problem and cut power at the breaker instead.
What you may
notice with it.
The range hood problems Auto tends to arrive with. Answer these at the range hood before anyone is booked.
All problems
No repair indicated
Nothing to repair.
The hood is doing something it was told to do, not wearing out: a delay-off timer that keeps the blower running for some minutes after the burners go off, a heat sentry that starts the fan by itself when it senses a hot pan, a Sabbath setting that locks the keys and dims the lights, or a link to the cooking surface that sets the speed on its own. No part is needed; a key sequence from the manual, or simply waiting, ends it.
KitchenAid
range hoods.
KitchenAid range hoods with a fan that stalls, lamps that stay dark or buttons that do nothing are checked in the kitchen they serve.
KitchenAid range hood repairMore KitchenAid codes
Mode, not a failure on other makes
Wall-mount range hood
The chimney hood fixed to a bare stretch of wall above the burners, its canopy catching the rising smoke while a telescoping cover hides the duct that climbs to the ceiling.
Under-cabinet range hood
The slim hood screwed to the bottom of the wall cabinet over the burners, venting up through that cabinet or back through the wall, or cleaning the air and returning it to the room.
Island range hood
The hood that hangs from the ceiling over burners set into a kitchen island, open on all four sides, with its duct and wiring hidden inside a chimney that drops from above.
In KitchenAid's own words
“Auto” will appear in the display to indicate that the heat sensor has detected excessive heat.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. KitchenAid 30- and 36-inch under-cabinet hood, guide W10674120.
KitchenAid Auto range hood repair,
where we come out.
The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered.
All service areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
HoustonTX · 36 areas
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions
about Auto.
Can I clear Auto myself?
Why can't I turn my KitchenAid hood down while it shows Auto?
Is Auto on my KitchenAid hood dangerous?
My KitchenAid hood shows Auto with nothing cooking. What should I do?
Back to your everyday
Still showing Auto?
Three things make the booking useful: the letters or blink pattern exactly as they showed, the full model number from the label behind the filters, and whether the fan still moves air on every speed. With those, the technician arrives with half the answer already worked out.