Hi Mike,
It seem as tho you are not alone. I had a similar problem. Always something going wrong with it lol. Does your machine do what you say in your question everytime you switch on, or is it that it has done it once and stopped?
Mine filled (and emptied) ok but would not turn the drum, I heard a click and then bleeps and error 'E'. From then on the same. I sourced the problem to a small 7.5 amp fuse which controls the motor timer. It had blown. Replaced it and no further probs. HOWEVER, it may have blown for another reason which mine did. A wire had come off another motor to the right rear. Repaired and thats it. Hope this helps. All the best.
Tim
June 2005