{
  "$schema": "robofaults-fault-record/v0",
  "kind": "error",
  "brand": "roomba",
  "page_en": "https://robofaults.com/roomba/error-1/",
  "page_es": "https://robofaults.com/es/roomba/error-1/",
  "code": "1",
  "slug": "error-1",
  "device_type": "vacuum",
  "name_en": "Wheel stuck or hanging",
  "name_es": "Rueda atascada o en el aire",
  "badge": "ERR 1",
  "severity": "warn",
  "severity_note_en": "robot stops where it is until the wheel is freed",
  "severity_note_es": "el robot se detiene donde está hasta liberar la rueda",
  "series": [
    "600",
    "e",
    "i",
    "s"
  ],
  "tools_en": "none; Phillips screwdriver only if you replace the wheel module",
  "tools_es": "ninguna; destornillador Phillips solo si cambias el módulo de rueda",
  "time_min": 10,
  "difficulty": "easy",
  "safety": "none",
  "safety_note_en": "",
  "safety_note_es": "",
  "meaning_en": "Error 1 means a <b>side wheel is stuck or hanging</b>. The robot is beached on a threshold, cord or rug edge, or debris is jamming the wheel. Free it, clear the wheel well, then press CLEAN.",
  "meaning_es": "El error 1 significa que una <b>rueda lateral está atascada o en el aire</b>. El robot quedó encallado en un umbral, un cable o el borde de una alfombra, o hay residuos bloqueando la rueda. Libéralo, limpia el hueco de la rueda y pulsa CLEAN.",
  "causes": [
    {
      "title_en": "Robot beached on an obstacle",
      "title_es": "Robot encallado en un obstáculo",
      "detail_en": "It climbed a threshold, cable bundle or rug edge and one wheel lost contact with the floor.",
      "detail_es": "Subió a un umbral, un grupo de cables o el borde de una alfombra y una rueda perdió contacto con el suelo.",
      "likelihood": "most_common"
    },
    {
      "title_en": "Hair packed into the wheel well",
      "title_es": "Pelo acumulado en el hueco de la rueda",
      "detail_en": "Wrapped hair and grit stop the wheel from moving up and down freely.",
      "detail_es": "El pelo enredado y la suciedad impiden que la rueda suba y baje con libertad.",
      "likelihood": "common"
    },
    {
      "title_en": "Worn wheel module",
      "title_es": "Módulo de rueda desgastado",
      "detail_en": "If a clean wheel still refuses to turn by hand, the motor inside the module is done.",
      "detail_es": "Si la rueda limpia sigue sin girar a mano, el motor interno del módulo está agotado.",
      "likelihood": "rare"
    }
  ],
  "steps": [
    {
      "title_en": "Move the robot",
      "title_es": "Mueve el robot",
      "detail_en": "Set it on open, level floor in the middle of the room and press CLEAN.",
      "detail_es": "Colócalo en una zona despejada y nivelada en el centro de la habitación y pulsa CLEAN."
    },
    {
      "title_en": "Clear both wheel wells",
      "title_es": "Limpia ambos huecos de rueda",
      "detail_en": "Flip the robot, push each side wheel up and down several times, and pull out any hair or debris.",
      "detail_es": "Dale la vuelta, empuja cada rueda lateral arriba y abajo varias veces y retira el pelo y los residuos."
    },
    {
      "title_en": "Spin the wheels by hand",
      "title_es": "Gira las ruedas a mano",
      "detail_en": "Both should turn freely with the same resistance. A wheel that binds needs a new module.",
      "detail_es": "Ambas deben girar con libertad y con la misma resistencia. Una rueda que roza necesita un módulo nuevo."
    },
    {
      "title_en": "Fence off repeat trouble spots",
      "title_es": "Acota las zonas problemáticas",
      "detail_en": "If it beaches in the same place every run, block that area with a Virtual Wall or a keep-out zone.",
      "detail_es": "Si encalla siempre en el mismo sitio, bloquea esa zona con un Virtual Wall o una zona restringida."
    }
  ],
  "parts": [
    "roomba-drive-wheel-module-600",
    "roomba-drive-wheel-module-ei"
  ],
  "related": [
    "5",
    "7",
    "10"
  ],
  "related_symptom": "keeps-stopping-mid-clean",
  "sources": [
    {
      "label_en": "iRobot Support — Roomba Error 1",
      "label_es": "Soporte de iRobot — Roomba, error 1",
      "url": "https://homesupport.irobot.com/s/article/532",
      "kind": "official"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "official",
  "last_verified": "2026-07-05"
}