We have a GE Spoacemeker DDP1380 dryer that shuts down before the clothes is dry. We then have to wait about 30 to 60 minutes, presumably to let it cool down, before we can start it again to finish the load. Is there perhaps some sort of overheat sensor perhaps on the motor somewhere that could be replaced? Thanks in advance for any information.

If this dryer is not new you could try to take the back off the dryer and clean out the whole lint trap duct. If there is a lot of lint or other things that can cause the dryer to stop before it should