When your Viking oven door doesn’t close properly, you won’t be able to ignore this issue. Most likely, the hinges, springs or latch are malfunctioning. If you find that your oven light isn’t turning off or you can physically see inside your oven tub by the sides of the door, then the most likely culprit is the door latch on your oven. Ideally, the only purpose of a door latch is to lock the oven door when the self-cleaning cycle is started. Otherwise, the latch slips harmlessly into an alcove and doesn’t interfere. However, sometimes the door latch can move into the locked position and effectively just props your oven door open. If you haven’t been particularly gentle with opening and closing your oven door, occasionally the latch can be bent and this same issue will manifest. If your door latch refuses to disengage or is damaged, then you may want to replace it. This can be done by lifting up the stove on your range. Underneath your stovetop there will be a metal panel that needs to be removed via the screws located on the corners. You aren’t actually removing the panel, you just want to lift it up enough that you can get underneath the front of it. Next you will want to open the oven door and remove the two screws by the door latch. Once done, you can push the latch in and pull it out. You will only need to disconnect the rod from the old door latch in order to fully remove it. If your door latch is simply not disengaging, you can navigate the control rod to unlock it manually. You may not need to replace the entire door latch if it is simply not unlocking. However, if the door latch is bent, it is best to just replace it rather than try to bend it back into place. Give us a call to check your Viking oven and fix a broken part.
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