F3E4 and F8 mean the same thing on a KitchenAid range: the meat probe is not firmly in its receptacle.
Model compatibility: KitchenAid reuses codes across series and model years, so F3E4 / F8 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 meat probe is not securely inserted in the probe receptacle (F3E4 and F8).
A one-line explanation
For KitchenAid, F3E4 and F8 are a single fault. The range page states just one thing: the probe for measuring food temperature has not been pushed firmly into its socket.
What to do
Give a hot oven time to cool, then press the probe plug all the way into the socket.
If the connection alone caused the code, this may settle it.
If not, flip the range’s breaker off for sixty seconds, then on.
Stay near the oven for a minute to be sure F3E4 or F8 does not reappear, and test that the oven operates.
Where the socket is
KitchenAid mentions that its position varies between ranges, and gives no location, so none is stated here. The owner’s manual for your model shows the spot.
Ranges versus wall ovens
These two numbers are meat probe codes on the range page. A wall oven has its own F3E4 entry with different wording, so only ranges are covered here.
If it keeps coming back
Ask for a technician when a firmly seated probe and a power reset change nothing. Damage to a probe or socket is hard to judge by eye, and KitchenAid lists nothing further for owners.
Other probe-related pages
F3E3: probe seating, or the oven temperature sensor.
Should F3E4 or F8 come back, ring (310) 363-8964 to book KitchenAid range service in Los Angeles. It helps to say whether the probe was in use when the code appeared.
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.
Seeing this code on your KitchenAid appliance?
Book a specialist visit for a clear estimate and approval before any repair.
