The temperature will not go higher than 200 degrees when in bake mode

SOURCE: Oven Doesn't Reach Set Temperature

Check the element for burns/wholes this was problem for our.  Easy fix and part is about 35 to 40 dollars.  

Bill Dickerson

• 979 Answers
• Posted on Jan 30, 2009

SOURCE: oven heats to 200 and indicator dings

Try to set it at 500 degrees and see if it goes off at 350. If it does, then it probably needs calibrating. You can calibrate it by taking the knob off and finding a set screw in the stem where the knob sits. If this is not the problem, you may have to replace the thermostat. By the way, check to see if your temperature probe is not touching the wall of the oven. It will give it a false reading. Let me know if any of these things work and we will go from there.

SOURCE: Oven only reaches temp of 220 degrees.

meter the electric-220 metering the positives...110 metering 1 positive & ground at a time...Ohm the element if shows open(10 dollar multimeter doesn't move) then is bad.Can be reached from the back just above where the power attaches,for safety disconect the power

SOURCE: wont heat past 200 degres

When the food you're baking is done on top but not on the bottom--or when baking just takes far too long to finish--the bake element may be burned out.

You may get fooled into thinking it's working, because the oven is hot inside. But many electric ovens use the broil element, too, during the preheat and bake cycles. So the food may be getting heated only by the broil element, which causes poor baking results.

If the bake element is burned out, replacing it should solve the problem. Otherwise, you need to further troubleshoot the oven's electrical system to locate the defective wire or component.

SOURCE: Kenmore Oven (model 3627361190) underheats when baking.

Double check the sensor. It should ohm at 1150. Look for a frayed wire on the sensor.