Ours does the same thing. You need to lean on the lid until you hear it kick into cycle. It's like the magnet holding it in place doesn't catch on it until you lean into it. It took us weeks of cursing and kicking the thing until our housekeeper showed us that it just needed a little push.
May be a wigwag problem - one of the coils went bad. Not joking - google it- I had this problem.
The motor runs in one direction to agitate, in the opposite direction to spin. If the reversing switch is bad, the brake will not release, the tub won't spin, and you may smell the belt getting hot due to slippage.
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The transmission will not engage fully,,,the spin cycle may be slow or start off slow OR may not even start is there are too many clothes in the load. The wash cycle may not agitate.
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As a Whirlpool service technician to answer your question one would need to know the age of your washer, as design has changed over the years. It could be a simple as you are not closing the lid to as complex as a bad wire. There is an arm that rocks back & forth called the "wig-wag". It has 2 solenoids with plungers on it. These plungers operate the transmission of your washer. There is a pin that goes through the plunger foot that has a tendency to break. If it breaks, your washes will fill & drain but won't agitate or spin. I have found that replacing the pin with a cotter pin from a hardware store costs about 15 cents & about 1/2 an hour tops!
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If a Maytag washer fills with water but does not agitate it could a problem with the switch in the lid. There is a switch that locks the lid down during agitation and spinning. The magnet could be defective.
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Yes it does and I would like too know why?