On my kenmore het3 elite an error message of f shows up and the spin and rinse cycle freezes with the water remaining.

Miles, August 2007

When our washing machine done the same thing, I discovered that the filter which is found at the bottom of the machine (usually behind a small door at the front) was clogged up with debris such as money and odds and ends. There is a rubber pipe in the same compartment which could be used to empty the water before undoing the filter.
Good Luck

Steve Farrant, August 2007