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Frigidaire oven gas not working: what to check first
Your Frigidaire gas range may click, glow, or act normal at the display while the oven stays cold. This page explains what that usually means, what you can check safely, and when the fault moves into gas or electrical testing.
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A Frigidaire oven gas not working usually means the bake burner is not lighting or the control is not sending the right heat command. The single most common cause is a weak bake igniter that glows but can’t pull enough current to open the oven safety valve.
Check these first
Safe to do yourself. Unplug the appliance before you start.
- Stop if you smell gas
If you smell gas, don't try to light anything, press controls, or touch switches. Leave the area and call your gas supplier or emergency services from outside. Don't keep starting Bake to see if it catches.
- Check the surface burners
Light a surface burner. If the burners don’t light either, the range may have a gas supply issue rather than an oven part failure.
- Reset power to the range
Unplug the range or turn the breaker off for a short time, then restore power and set the clock. This clears some control lock, clock, or failed start states, but it won’t fix a weak igniter.
- Start Bake and watch the igniter
Before this test, check whether your model and serial are in the current gas oven burner recall; if they are, don't use the oven. If not, look through the oven floor slots or lower vent without removing panels. The burner should light within about 1 to 2 minutes. If the igniter glows dim orange and no flame appears, cancel Bake and suspect a weak bake igniter.
- Compare Bake and Broil
If your model has a gas broiler, try Broil after the oven has cooled. Broil working while Bake does nothing helps narrow the problem to the bake igniter, bake burner circuit, or the board output for Bake.
Every Frigidaire oven & range error code in one table, with what each means and what to check first →
The company will ask for it first. It's on a sticker or metal plate, usually in one of these spots:
- Behind the storage drawer, on the frame
- Or on the oven frame, visible with the door open
Conditions that make this more likely
Boards fail earlier in hot rooms
Electronics are rated for room temperature. In a garage or an unconditioned laundry room in summer, a control board can sit well above that for hours a day. Before replacing a board, a good technician confirms the parts it controls test good, since a shorted pump or valve can take out a new board too.
What a technician tests
Most likely part first. These are for a technician with a meter and the tech sheet, not a weekend project.
Don't see your symptom?
Describe it on the phone. The company on the other end works on these every day and will know what to ask.
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Read the fix →Common questions about appliance repair
Can I reset a Frigidaire gas oven that won’t work?
You can reset power by unplugging the range or cycling the breaker, then setting the clock. If the igniter is weak or the safety valve has failed, the problem will come right back.
Why do the stove burners work but the oven doesn’t?
The surface burners and oven burner use different ignition parts. Working surface burners tell you gas is reaching the range, while the oven still may have a weak bake igniter or a failed bake circuit.
If the oven igniter glows, can it still be bad?
Yes. This is the classic Frigidaire gas oven miss. The igniter can glow orange and still be too weak to open the safety valve, so the burner never lights.
Is a weak igniter worth fixing?
On a clean range that otherwise works, yes, this one is usually worth fixing. If the unit is very old or has a failed board plus gas valve trouble, a technician may tell you replacement is the smarter path.
Can self-clean cause a gas oven to stop heating?
Yes. The heat from self-clean can stress the igniter, sensor, thermal fuse, latch, or board. If the failure started right after self-clean, tell the repair company before the visit.
Still showing the problem after the checks?
Call and describe what you tried. You'll be connected with an independent repair company near you.