Bosch Range E101 | Oven Probe Circuit Reads Open

What E101 means

The oven stops heating, the cooling fan screams along at top speed, and E101 shows. The oven cavity's temperature probe is registering as an open circuit, which Bosch attributes to an unplugged sensor or a connection on its way out. Rather than guess at the heat, the range halts heating and cools itself, then clears the message after two consecutive good readings. Codes starting with E1 belong to the oven cavity; E2 codes belong to the warming drawer.

Common causes of E101

Probe that has failed open
Plug at the rear of the range that is corroded or unplugged
Break somewhere in the sensor wiring

✓ One safe check you can try

1. Cut the range's breaker for two minutes, then restore it. 2. Try heating the oven and see whether it works. 3. If it heats at first and quits later, the connection is probably making and breaking; remember that detail for the booking call. 4. Leave the range in its opening instead of sliding it out to find the plug.

! Why to stop there

Sliding out a heavy range can strain the gas line or power cord.
An on-and-off connection tests fine on the bench, so changing the probe on a hunch may fix nothing.
Wire insulation baked by years of heat can crumble the moment it is moved.

Opening a panel yourself does not automatically cancel a manufacturer warranty, but it can cause accidental damage, and some manufacturers set their own service conditions. Check your warranty terms, or ask us, before deciding.

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Other Range codes

F91Bosch Range F91 Means the Unlock Attempts Ran Out F92Bosch Range F92: Oven Believes the Door Is Open F93Bosch Range F93 Is the Lock-Side Twin of F90 F94Bosch Range F94: Door Lock Attempts Exhausted F12Bosch Range F12: Control Module Cannot Recognize Its Own Processor F13Bosch Range F13 Signals Corrupted Stored Settings F30Bosch Range F30: Reading 1080 to 1110 Ohms on the Oven Sensor F31Bosch Range F31, the Shorted Twin of F30

E101E101 questions

Can I still use the stove top?

On a gas slide-in the burners run separately from the oven probe and usually still light. The oven itself should be considered unreliable until the probe circuit is sorted out.

Why did the oven come back to life by itself?

Two good readings in a row clear the message, so a shaky connection can let it recover and then fail again in the middle of a bake.

Is the repair costly?

The probe is a small part, and often the plug or wire is the real culprit. You see a written price before we begin any work.