Goodman fault codes
113 codes from Goodman plates on FieldBench. Same number on another maker is a different code.
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- Protect
0-10V
VFD speed reference
Drive is enabled but stays at min Hz or 0 because analog / serial speed is missing.
1 plate
- Lockout
1 flash
Retry lockout
Ignition retries exceeded on this call.
1 plate
- Lockout
2 flash
IGC 2-flash — example
Example on most Carrier/Bryant packaged CES IGC stickers: pressure switch / draft did not make. Confirm the sticker in THIS heat section — revisions differ.
2 plates
- Lockout
3 flash
PS open
Metal-vent draft not proven.
5 plates
- Hazard
4 flash
Limit
Airflow. 80% coils still dirty.
5 plates
- Hazard
5 flash
Flame with valve off
Leaking valve or false flame sense.
1 plate
- Hazard
6 flash
Rollout
Flame containment.
4 plates
- Protect
7 / 8 flash
Flame / igniter
Rod or HSI.
3 plates
- Protect
7 flash
Low flame
Weak µA.
1 plate
- Lockout
8 flash
IGC 8-flash — example
Example: internal control / valve circuit on current CES rooftop stickers. Power-cycle once; if 8-flash returns, valve ohms then IGC.
2 plates
- Lockout
9 flash
Polarity / ground
L1/N or chassis ground. Sister to rapid flash on some revisions.
1 plate
- Protect
ACT ERR
ACT ERROR (JADE LCD example)
JADE LCD: ACT ERROR / ACT RANGE. Actuator did not follow command. Feedback pot off the shaft is the weekly.
1 plate
- Lockout
b0
ECM blower not running
IFC commanded the serial ECM and does not detect it running. Furnace will not operate.
5 plates
- Lockout
b1
ECM communications lost
IFC cannot communicate with the variable-speed blower. Furnace will not operate.
5 plates
- Lockout
b2
HP mismatch vs shared data
Connected motor horsepower does not match the value in the furnace shared-data set. Furnace will not operate.
4 plates
- Protect
b2 / b3 / b9
Motor HP / limiting / low CFM
b2 = motor HP does not match the shared-data set. b3 = motor folding back on power/speed/temp. b9 = airflow below calculated minimum.
1 plate
- Protect
b3
Motor limiting (power / speed / temp)
ECM is folding back on power, speed, or temperature. Furnace keeps running at reduced CFM.
3 plates
- Lockout
b4
Trip / lost rotor
Motor tripped or lost rotor position while running.
1 plate
- Lockout
b4 / b5 / b7
Motor trip / locked rotor / failed start
b4 = lost rotor or overload trip (shuts down and retries). b5 = locked rotor after 10 start attempts. b7 = motor parameters missing or failed to start after 40 attempts.
2 plates
- Lockout
b5
Locked rotor
Blower cannot turn.
1 plate
- Lockout
b7
Motor parameters
IFC rejected the motor’s reported parameters vs shared data.
1 plate
- Protect
b9
Low indoor airflow
Indoor airflow fell below the calculated minimum. Furnace stages down (high to low) and will halt if CFM reaches 0.
3 plates
- Protect
CO2 ERR
CO2 SENS ERR (JADE LCD example)
JADE LCD: CO2 / SENS ERR. DCV sensor failed or the 0–10 V input is floating. Damper holds open; compressor never runs.
1 plate
- Lockout
Comm
Indoor/outdoor data
ComfortBridge data pair only. Invalid as a diagnosis on a 24V Y1/Y2 hookup.
3 plates
- Lockout
Contactor
No start / hum
Y1 at the board, compressor not running.
1 plate
- Lockout
d0
No shared data / missing memory card
IFC cannot read the furnace identity card. Classic after an IFC swap when the card stayed on the old board or in the box.
2 plates
- Lockout
d0 / d4
Shared data / memory card
d0 = IFC has no shared-data set (replacement board, missing card) and cannot drive the serial ECM or calculate CFM. d4 = card rejected (wrong model card).
3 plates
- Lockout
d4
Invalid memory card
Card is present but the data is corrupt, wrong family, or unreadable.
2 plates
- Lockout
Defrost sensor / stuck in defrost
Defrost path
Outdoor coil sensor open/short/out of range, or the board will not leave defrost (fan off, RV shifted to cool, long steam).
1 plate
- Protect
Drain
Condensate / float
Float switch or tripped condensate opened 24V.
1 plate
- Lockout
E0
Retry / recycle lockout
Too many failed ignition attempts or flame losses on this call.
9 plates
- Lockout
E1
Low-fire PS stuck closed
Low-stage pressure switch is made with the inducer off.
8 plates
- Lockout
E2
Low-fire PS open
Inducer is on low and the low-fire switch will not close.
9 plates
- Protect
E3
Open high limit
A limit opened. Both blowers typically run until it recloses. Airflow or overfire — not a charge problem. Rollout is still a manual-reset hazard.
9 plates
- Hazard
E4
Flame when valve should be off
Rod sees flame with both solenoids de-energized.
9 plates
- Protect
E5
Open fuse
IFC automotive fuse is open.
9 plates
- Protect
E6
Low flame signal
Flame is present but the micro-amp signal is below the IFC threshold.
9 plates
- Lockout
E7
Igniter open / no-ground
IFC did not see the igniter circuit behave as commanded.
9 plates
- Lockout
E8
High-fire PS stuck closed
High-stage pressure switch is made with the inducer not on high.
7 plates
- Lockout
E9
High-fire PS open
Inducer on high, high-fire switch never closes. Classic ‘runs on low, will not go high.’
8 plates
- Lockout
E10
Grounding error
IFC failed its ground check (sister to EEA).
1 plate
- Hazard
E11
Open rollout
Display is E 1 1 — not EE1 (PS closed). Manual-reset rollout. Treat as flame outside the exchanger until proven otherwise.
1 plate
- Lockout
EA
Line polarity / ground
L1/N reversed or chassis ground missing. HSI and flame sense both suffer.
9 plates
- Hazard
EAF / EAL / EAS / Ear
A2L mitigation
Leak / comm / relay alarm from the A2L board when paired with R-32 or R-454B outdoor.
1 plate
- Lockout
Eb / Ec
Gas valve circuit
Internal (Eb) or external (Ec) gas-valve electrical fault.
3 plates
- Lockout
EbL / EbU
Circulator current
9-speed ECM current too low (EbL) or unexpected (EbU).
1 plate
- Protect
Econo
Economizer FDD
Start here when the hood is the complaint. Title 24 FDD classes: sensor, not-economizing, false-economizing, damper not modulating, excess OA.
1 plate
- Hazard
Ed
Open rollout
Manual-reset rollout opened. Treat as flame outside the exchanger until proven otherwise. Door chart may render this as a distinctive 7-seg character — confirm on the unit sticker.
3 plates
- Lockout
EE
No 115V to control / internal / door switch
No line voltage reaching the IFC, door switch open, or an internal control condition. This is power, not a ComfortBridge data-pair code.
4 plates
- Lockout
EE0
Retry / recycle lockout
Too many failed ignition attempts or flame losses on this call.
1 plate
- Lockout
EE1
PS stuck closed
The only pressure switch is made with the inducer off. Display is E E 1 — not E11 (rollout).
1 plate
- Lockout
EE2
PS open
Inducer is on and the only switch will not close. The winter 96% call on this new 7-seg single.
1 plate
- Protect
EE3
Open high limit
Primary limit opened. Airflow or overfire.
1 plate
- Hazard
EE4
Flame when valve should be off
Rod sees flame with the solenoid de-energized.
1 plate
- Protect
EE5
Open fuse
24 V fuse on the IFC is open.
1 plate
- Protect
EE6
Low flame signal
Flame present, µA below threshold.
1 plate
- Lockout
EEA
Reversed polarity / ground
L1/N reversed or chassis ground missing.
1 plate
- Lockout
EEb / EEC
Gas valve circuit
Internal (EEb / ASME) or external (EEC) gas-valve electrical fault.
1 plate
- Lockout
EEE
Internal / IRQ loss
IFC internal fault or interrupt loss.
1 plate
- Lockout
EEH
Grounding error
IFC failed its ground check (sister to EA).
4 plates
- Lockout
EEJ
Twin error
Twinning miswire or twin terminal active on a standalone unit.
2 plates
- Lockout
EEL
Ignitor relay fault
IFC did not see the igniter circuit behave as commanded.
1 plate
- Lockout
EEn
Ignitor open
Igniter circuit measures open.
1 plate
- Lockout
En
Igniter open
Igniter circuit measures open.
3 plates
- Protect
Enable
VFD enable missing
Drive has line voltage but will not run — the unit board never enabled it.
1 plate
- Protect
Excess OA
Excess outdoor air
Damper open past the commanded minimum with no economizer or DCV request.
1 plate
- Protect
False econ
Economizing when it should not
Damper open with OA above changeover. Space hot, high OA bills, or wet coil.
1 plate
- Lockout
Fan prove
Indoor fan proving
Controller did not see blower current / pressure.
1 plate
- Hazard
FE3 / LE4 / SE5 / rE6
A2L mitigation
Leak / comm / relay alarm from the A2L board when paired with R-32 or R-454B outdoor.
3 plates
- Protect
Flame
Flame sense
Flame present then dropped, or µA too low to prove.
1 plate
- Protect
FREEZE
FREEZING (JADE LCD example)
JADE LCD: FREEZING. Mixed air below the low-limit. Damper drives shut; mechanical cool may lock.
1 plate
- Hazard
GF
GF — ground fault
Keypad example: GF. Drive sees current to ground on the motor leads.
1 plate
- Lockout
HPS
High pressure
Outdoor airflow, overcharge, or restriction opened the high-pressure switch.
6 plates
- Lockout
HPS / LPS
Pressure
Airflow or charge.
2 plates
- Lockout
Hum / no start
Cap / start
Compressor hums, outdoor fan may run.
2 plates
- Status
idle / Ht / CF
Status, not a fault
Normal run states. idle = standby. Ht = heat running (capacity is a percent, not Ht1/Ht2 stages). CF = continuous fan.
1 plate
- Status
idle / Ht / CF / CL1
Status, not a fault
Normal run states. idle = standby. Ht = heat running (a rate, not Ht1 vs Ht2). CF = continuous fan. CL1 = low cool.
1 plate
- Status
idle / Ht1 / Ht2 / CF / CL1
Status, not a fault
Normal run states on the triple display. idle = standby, Ht1/Ht2 = low/high heat, CF = continuous fan, CL1 = low cool.
1 plate
- Status
idle / Ht1 / Ht2 / CF / CL1 / CL2
Status, not a fault
Normal run states on the triple display. idle = standby. Ht1 / Ht2 = low / high heat. CF = continuous fan. CL1 / CL2 = cooling stage.
2 plates
- Lockout
Ignition
Ignition lockout
Trial for ignition failed after the IGC retries.
1 plate
- Lockout
Inverter
Drive overcurrent / overheat
L5/L4-class faults on the drive.
1 plate
- Lockout
LE1
Low circulator current
9-speed ECM current too low.
1 plate
- Lockout
LE1 / UE2
Circulator current
ECM current too low (LE1) or unexpected (UE2).
2 plates
- Lockout
LED off
IGC dark
No 120 VAC or no 24 VAC on the IFC. Not a flash code.
2 plates
- Protect
Limit
Limit / aux limit
Heat-exchanger or supply limit opened.
1 plate
- Protect
Limp
VFD limp / min Hz — fan prove
Drive is running too slow to close the prove switch, so the unit board reports fan fail. Reliatel example: Fan Fail with the drive still at min Hz.
1 plate
- Lockout
LPS
Low pressure / freeze
Suction dropped out — charge, indoor airflow, or TXV.
4 plates
- Lockout
LPS / freeze
Low pressure
Charge, indoor airflow, metering.
2 plates
- Protect
MA ERR
MA SENS ERR (JADE LCD example)
JADE two-line LCD: MA / SENS ERR. Mixed-air sensor failed. This one alarms immediately on power-up — others wait the 60-minute setup window.
1 plate
- Protect
No mod
Damper not modulating
Damper is two-position (0 or 100) instead of tracking 2–10 V. Title 24 FDD class.
1 plate
- Lockout
No shift
RV / mode
Pressures do not swap with a heat/cool changeover.
1 plate
- Protect
No Y
Outdoor silent
No 24 VAC at the contactor or the coil is open.
3 plates
- Protect
Not econ
Not economizing when it should
OA is in the free-cooling window and the damper stayed shut. Title 24 FDD class.
1 plate
- Protect
OA ERR
OA SENS ERR (JADE LCD example)
JADE LCD: OA / SENS ERR (or OA SYLK ERR). Outside-air thermistor failed or lost SYLK. Board thinks the roof is 20 °F or 120 °F.
1 plate
- Lockout
oC
oC / OC — overcurrent
Keypad example: oC (Yaskawa) or OC. Output current trip. Locked rotor, dirty filters, or FLA set too low.
1 plate
- Protect
oH
oH — heatsink overtemp
Keypad example: oH. Drive thermal trip.
1 plate
- Lockout
Outdoor fan
Failed outdoor fan
Fan not running in cool, or not restarting after defrost in heat. Ices the outdoor in heat; high-heads in cool.
1 plate
- Lockout
ov
ov / OU — overvoltage
Keypad example: ov (Yaskawa) or OU. DC bus high. Usually regen on decel, not a new drive.
1 plate
- Lockout
PF
PF — input phase loss
Keypad example: PF. Missing or imbalanced incoming phase.
1 plate
- Lockout
Phase
Phase loss / rotation
Three-phase monitor opened.
1 plate
- Protect
PS
Pressure switch
Inducer ran (or should have) and the draft switch did not make.
1 plate
- Protect
RA ERR
RA SENS ERR (JADE LCD example)
JADE LCD: RA / SENS ERR. Return-air thermistor failed. Differential / enthalpy changeover compares OA to RA.
1 plate
- Lockout
Rapid flash
Polarity reversed
L1/N swapped. Not ‘code 10’ and not a high flash count.
1 plate
- Hazard
Rollout
Rollout / flame spill
Flame left the burner box.
1 plate
- Lockout
RV / no shift
Reversing valve / no shift
Unit runs the opposite mode, or pressures never swap when O/B is commanded.
1 plate
- Hazard
Smoke
Smoke / firestat
Supply or return smoke detector, or a firestat, has the unit locked out.
1 plate
- Status
Steady on
Idle
24 V present, no call, no fault. Status.
1 plate
- Protect
Stuck defrost
Defrost sensor / board
Outdoor iced in heat, or runs cool-mode steam in heat all day.
1 plate
- Lockout
TWIN
Twin error
Twinning miswire or twin terminal active on a standalone unit. Door card lists TWIN on 0140F20001-B.
1 plate
- Lockout
U / Comm
ComfortBridge / U-style comm
Indoor-outdoor data pair. Valid only on a communicating pair (GMVC / AVPTC / AMVC). On a 24V furnace indoor this is a miswire, not a failed outdoor board.
1 plate
- Hazard
Unexpected
Flame out of sequence
Flame with no trial.
1 plate
- Lockout
Uv
Uv / LU — undervoltage
Keypad example: Uv (Yaskawa) or LU. DC bus dropped. Incoming power or a missing phase.
1 plate
- Lockout
VFD
VFD / indoor-fan drive
The indoor fan is a drive, not a contactor + cap. Type the keypad string: oC, Uv, ov, GF, oH, PF.
1 plate