F03, F13 and F22 name a communication error inside the touch control module. F12 is described inconsistently. Reset at the breaker.
Model compatibility: KitchenAid reuses codes across series and model years, so F03 / F12 / F13 / F22 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
An internal communication error occurred on the touch control module.
Four codes, one probable meaning. In the electric cooktop help, KitchenAid reads F03, F13 and F22 the same way: the touch control module reports an internal communication error. That module is the circuitry sitting behind the panel you tap to choose heat levels. F12 is usually grouped with those three, but not everywhere.
F12: two stories
KitchenAid has three articles for F12. A pair of them, written for radiant elements, repeat the module wording above. The remaining one, for the electric cooktop, talks about a hotplate (a cooking surface, burner or element) or the wiring that serves it. The pages never resolve the conflict. Seeing F12, consider the cause unconfirmed and perform the reset.
Reset, as KitchenAid lists it
Cut power to the cooktop at its breaker or breakers and wait one minute.
Restore power at the breaker or breakers.
Stay near the cooktop for a minute, looking for the code to return.
Confirm that the cooktop operates.
When the reset is not enough
The articles list nothing further for the owner and say nothing about swapping the module. A repeat appearance of the code belongs with a technician.
A note to make first
Write down which code is on screen before you switch anything off. F03, F13 and F22 read identically in the articles, yet if a fault shows up again your note lets a technician line it up with the right article. It also helps to notice if the display and keys react at all, since normal operation after the reset is exactly what the articles ask you to verify.
Related controls codes
F0E4: a different code with a touch-module communication error.
F1E1: keypad and appliance manager stopped communicating.
If it returns after the reset, book KitchenAid cooktop repair in Los Angeles on (310) 363-8964. Say which of the four codes you see and whether the reset changed anything.
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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