Samsung Washer code **PC** is associated with **clutch position detection error**. The display identifies the system or condition the control detected, but it does not by itself prove which individual part should be replaced. The exact stage when the code appears can be as important as the characters themselves. Note whether it happens at startup, during fill, heating, cooling, draining, spinning, drying, or after a power event. The recorded display form is **PC**. Search normalization stores it as **PC** while preserving the characters a homeowner actually sees.
Reviewed by Ethan Mercer · Last reviewed August 17, 2026
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Ethan Mercer Appliance Repair Content SpecialistPublished August 17, 2026Updated August 22, 2026Technically reviewed August 17, 2026
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Error codePC
ApplianceWasher
Quick answer
Clutch position detection error.
Model compatibility: Samsung can reuse or reformat codes across series and model years, so PC may mean something different on another appliance or generation. Confirm this against your model’s documentation and record your full model number before acting.
Plain language
What this code means
Samsung Washer code **PC** is associated with **clutch position detection error**. The display identifies the system or condition the control detected, but it does not by itself prove which individual part should be replaced. The exact stage when the code appears can be as important as the characters themselves. Note whether it happens at startup, during fill, heating, cooling, draining, spinning, drying, or after a power event. The recorded display form is **PC**. Search normalization stores it as **PC** while preserving the characters a homeowner actually sees.
Signs
Symptoms you may notice
While PC is active, the affected drum, wheel, brush, auger, pump drive, or mechanism can not move normally.
The PC display becomes more meaningful if the appliance can hum, jerk, stop, or retry the motion.
When the PC condition is present, the code can appear when the control fails to receive expected speed or position feedback.
On affected Samsung washing machine models, pC appears during the washer stage associated with clutch position detection error.
On affected Samsung washing machine models, the cycle may pause, stop, retry, drain, or refuse to advance until the condition is cleared.
Why it happens
Possible causes
varies by model/region — cross-region baseline — Clutch position detection error
Before you call
Safe checks you can make
These are simple, non-hazardous checks only. If anything is unclear, stop and contact a technician.
As an external check for PC, remove only user-accessible obstructions from the affected moving part.
The next non-invasive check is to do not force a locked drum, brush, wheel, or mechanism.
A safe owner-level check is to note whether the motor attempts to start and whether unusual noise or burning smell is present.
With PC recorded, stop use immediately for overheating, smoke, or electrical odor.
With PC recorded, record the code and the cycle stage where it appears.
Before requesting service for PC, verify owner-accessible water supply, drain hose/filter, load balance, door, detergent, or power only when relevant.
Important safety warning. Disconnect power and stop use for active leakage near electrical parts, smoke, burning smell, or repeated breaker trips. Do not bypass a safety device merely to see whether PC disappears.
Get help
When to request repair service
If the owner-accessible checks do not clear PC, A repeat motor/drive code can require mechanical-load, winding, sensor, harness, inverter, or control testing. The repair should confirm the monitored function and its feedback before any board or component is condemned.
Book your repair
Seeing this code on your Samsung appliance?
Book a specialist visit for a clear estimate and approval before any repair.
You can try the one reset Samsung documents for the model, but **PC** returning afterward means the condition still exists. Note the operating stage instead of cycling power repeatedly.
Continue only if the appliance is otherwise safe and the owner-level checks are appropriate. Stop for leakage near electrical parts, smoke, burning odor, arcing, gas concerns, repeated breaker trips, uncontrolled heating, or unsafe temperatures.
No. **PC** tells you which condition or check the control detected. The same display can result from the named component, its wiring, a connector, a supply/airflow/water condition, or the control that reads it.
The same-looking code can be reused on another Samsung appliance family or reformatted by region/model year. Match the appliance type and exact model before applying a meaning. This page therefore keeps **Washer PC** separate from same-looking codes used by other Samsung appliance families.
