washing machine filled with water byself

[MICHELE1234]

I went out of town for a few days and I went to do laundry opened washer and water just poured out,duet front load washer. I ran several cycles and ran fine. What would cause this problem?

[woodchuck]

A leaky or drippy water inlet valve.check here (http://www.acmehowto.com/howto/appliance/washer/check/inletvalve.php)

[MICHELE1234]

Woodchuck
can this be a intermitten problem? it has not done it since