Why is my Keurig Classic constantly turning off while brewing?

Hasn't even been a month & just started cutting off on its own. I noticed while it heats up the water some of it leaks out probably from the pressure. I think the water is leaking inside of the Keurig & tripping some sensor or something causing it to cut off. I unplugged it took it to the sink & turned upside down & shook out all the water. Immediately plugged back in & worked fine. Seems to be a flaw with the Keurig & will probably have to do this on a regular basis. Not sure what model I have but so far this fixed the problem. Will just have to wait for it to happen again & see if draining the water out works a second time. Hope this helps.

Clinty’s solution is the answer. I have this problem too, and his solution works immediately. Solution: place k-cup in Keurig (you’ll hear that snap/pierce sound). Lift the Keurig lid and rotate your k-cup 90 degrees (a right angle) and close lid/pierce again. I think like Clinty said that the 2nd pierce releases extra pressure built up in the k-cup. Now run your brew. It should work beautifully. Thank you again Clinty - you get 10,000 stars. I was just about to throw away my Keurig and buy a new one when I saw your post and how it worked for so many. Way to go!

I was having the same problem. I actually came here for a solution , but something I read prompted me to take the piece out where the key cup goes into. The needle that is there was clogged from the backside. When you remove the piece you will see two little tabs that you can push in to pull the cupholder apart. Get a toothpick and just move it around in the hole on the back side and you will see gunk come out. I’ve only use mine maybe five times before this happened. After I cleaned it I put it back together And it’s working perfectly fine.

Remove the bottom pod holder with the bottom needle, pull off the tapered cover on the bottom of that You will see a round hole that the bottom needle is mounted on. The bottom needle is hollow with a slot on the side that will get clogged with coffee debris, especially if you leave the pod in the cup after brewing.. Use a toothpick or paperclip and run it up into the needle and unclog the slot, rinse and reassemble and it should work correctly.

My k-select keurig is new, we’ve used for 4 days. Now it won’t brew. It tries, then turns off before starting to brew. We hear a clicking sound and then it stops working all together. Tried taking revisor on and off. Cleaning needle. Nothing works. I took out the pod and tried to just have water go through and same thing happens.

I pulled out the part where the K cup sits and cleaned the needle with a paper clip by going under the needle and pushing it up through the other side. It’s working normal now

It seems to be a problem with the cups. My problem was with Angelinos. Perhaps too much pressure inside the cup.

Here's the solution:

When you put the cup in the machine, push it down by hand and puncture the cup manually on the lower needle. Then bring the cover down and close it. Push the amount and no more problems..

Thanks Jim Charles! It worked! Brand new Keurig and wouldn’t brew. Shook out the extra water and it worked fine!

It worked for me as well!

Remove the water reservoir and insert it back into place. The magnet in the reservoir can become dislodged during brewing from the vibrations in the machine.

Hi Clinty76. I’ve been in field service for many years, and when you see weird problems that others are not typically having, many times it’s something to do with the power source, or static electricity. I’d suggest you verify that your outlet has a good ground; plug in a ground tester that’s inexpensive from a hardware electrical store. Also, try plugging the machine into a small UPS like you’d plug your computer into. If that takes care of the problems, it’s related to the power source. If your air is extremely dry, you can be getting a build up of static electricity, and when you put the machine going, the zap you don’t feel when you touch the machine START Brewing button , could be hitting the machine and shutting it off! MANY weird things happen due to static electricity. Grounding yourself by touching a metal fridge or stove or something else grounded, before you touch the coffee maker could be a trial for a week also. Again, it appears that you are having problems that most other people don’t, and 3rd machine… Time to try troubleshooting your environment! Wishing you well.

Mine used to do that all the time too. I was using distilled water, and it was almost like the particulate in the water was so low that the coffee maker thought it was running the pump dry. I switched to tap water, and have only had the problem one time since.

This is an odd answer but was the reason for mine: the needle in the tray that pierces the cup got bent and wouldn't pierce the cup. I wasn't aware as my only clue was that the machine would power off after it started to get ready to brew. I eventually looked inside, fixed the needle, and everything works great now.

I had this issue too. After unplugging it and removing/replacing the water reservoir a few times, I then tipped the machine over to try to empty the inner tank, which I was unable to do. But I thought I’d try running it one more time before giving up, and something about tipping it over worked. It’s working again. Maybe there was an air bubble somewhere?

I opened the top and took the little gasket off that is around the top needle. I also tried to clean that needle with a toothpick. I kept the gasket off and didn't put in a K-cup, hit brew and it worked! I ran one more the same way and my machine ran perfectly. Finally I need a cup of coffee. The pump struggled at the end when it gives the last push and refills itself but i got a normal size cup of coffee and everything else sounds normal.

Mine did same thing. Rotating kcup to get a 2nd hole works AND if I set the Keurig to Strong (not all Keurigs have that setting).. Having a 2nd Keurig I swapped out the baskets and that fixed the problem in the malfunctioning machine, which then led me to discover some scale had let loose and was partially plugging the needle in the basket of the malfunctioning machine. Cleaned it out with a plastic toothpick and bingo - works like a charm!

My problem was ants! I descaled and they all came out thru the carafe descale brew. Freakin sugar ants. K-Duo works great again. Only took me 2 hours and 10,000 suggestions.

Ok, I kept reading further and found the second puncture trick. That worked! Thanks for caring enough to share. I'm not real good at that, nor do I normally come on to search for answers. I really appreciate that we have the opportunity... 😁

My solution was to install the cup and to press down until the machine punches a hole at the bottom. I then lifted the cup about 90 to 180 degrees and then closed the lid. My cup then had 2 holes and the machine never stopped again. That seemed to solve my problem until 6 months later, I realized that it will work even if i don't make the two holes.

I can't explain why the two hole solution worked for me for 6 months nor why I no longer need to make the two holes. Good luck.

Hello everyone, I’ve had the same problem as all of you where the Keurig shuts off soon after brewing. The reason for this is because the needle that punctures the bottom of the K-cup is clogged with coffee grounds. This needle is like a syringe where it needs a clear passageway in order for the Keurig to operate correctly. So to fix this problem, use a toothpick and push out the coffee grounds. Your welcome 🙂

If a second hole helps, then most likely the hollow needle that makes the hole at the bottom of the pod is clogged. You can easily remove the plastic pod basket that includes that needle. Then separate the two parts of the basket, paying attention to how they are aligned. They are a little hard to separate, but not too difficult. Then hold up the larger piece of the basket and see if you can see light through the needle. If not, it is clogged, and you have diagnosed the problem. If you have 18 or 20 gauge wire, poke it up from the bottom through the needle to clear it. Don't poke from the top, it is hard to align the wire with the needle and you could stab your finger. If you don't have that kind of wire, peel the paper from a twist tie like usually comes on a load of bread, that wire should work, or maybe a stick pin or possibly a small paper clip. Bend it as straight as possible to give it some strength, and poke it through the needle from the bottom. If you can now see light through the needle hole, reassemble and enjoy your coffee.

The part you puncture the k-cup into on the bottom you will need to blow through it to clear the coffee grinds out of it. The puncture part on my keurig for the bottom part removes from the system and is two pieces that makes one part. I remove the bottom then blow through the part that leads up to the sharp metal that punctures the bottom of my k-kup. Hope this helps.

Dr.A to the day!

I ran 15psi of compressed air thru the reservoir port for about a minute and it works perfectly now.

Hi there, I had this issue too. As soon as it started pushing water through it shut off. I think when it senses pressure it shuts off. The fix was to clean the puncture points for the k cup. They get full of coffee grounds and create pressure. So the spear type peices top and bottom, it was top for me but try both.

I tried Jim Charles's solution and had a decent bit of water come out, but it didn't fix it. I tried this several times without it helping. Eventually I got it to work after pushing a toothpick up through the needle and trying again. I didn't see any coffee grounds come out and it looked clean, but it worked.

I concur with other comments here where it acts like a pressure issue where it has to pressurize so heavily (because a clog, probably) that it taxes the motor and it shuts itself down. It's likely that needle, I'd think and I'm wondering if Jim Charles's solution has water hitting a few coffee grounds from the opposite direction, which fixes it? Good luck!

I had this issue where the machine will shut off after pressing the selected brew amount. I tried the flipping and shaking method to no avail. Upon taking the unit apart and deep cleaning the internals it still wouldn't work. I then had the bright idea to jump the motors with a 9-volt battery. After verifying the function of both the water pump and air pump I reassembled the unit and placed the water Reservoir back on the unit and tested it. Sure enough it worked! I am going to descale the unit just to be sure it's clean. If nothing else works I would suggest that.

So this might not sound like much of a solution but it worked immediately for me and continues to work when I have this problem. RUN WHITE VINEGAR THROUGH IT. Mine wasn’t working I tried all the solutions on this site and still couldn’t get it to work but when I filled it with white vinegar and ran it it immediately started working like it was never broken. Mine would start and drain the water then just shut off. White vinegar fixed it.

I had the EXACT same problem! I discovered that sometimes the prong at the bottom that is supposed to puncture the Kcup didn't actually make a hole. I looked at the Kcup when I had the problem and there was a small dent, but no hold. I punched a hole with a knife, put the Kcup back in and tried again. It worked perfectly. I hope I don't have to keep doing this with every cup.

Our keurig with the frother stopped working. If you pressed the action button, after a few seconds it would just stop. Go blank.

Surprisingly, I unplugged it, flipped it over, shook it up , and then it started working again. I think a bit of scale had gotten clogged in the pipes. After descaling no further problems.