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Refrigerator— Common Problems

33 known symptoms

Noisy

29% of problemsEASY

When your fridge is noisy, find out how to repair it by troubleshooting the location of the noise, f...

Leaking

27% of problemsEASY

Diagnose the reason for your leaking fridge, from a faulty water inlet valve to a worn out door seal...

Will not start

18% of problemsEASY

Find out how to fix a fridge that will not start, by examining a few key parts such as the temperatu...

Frost/ice buildup

11.7% of problems

Rust/corrosion

6.4% of problems

Ice maker not making ice

6% of problemsEASY

Learn how to fix your ice maker when it's not making ice and inspect the water fill tubes, water inl...

Fridge too warm

6% of problemsREALLY EASY

If your fridge is, too warm then troubleshooting common parts like the air inlet damper.

Door latch failure

4.9% of problems

Display not working

3.5% of problems

Not dispensing water

3% of problemsEASY

If the water dispenser is not dispensing water then examine key parts such as the water inlet valve ...

Fridge and Freezer are too warm

3% of problemsEASY

Diagnose the causes of why the fridge and freezer are too warm by checking a few key parts such as t...

Cycle not completing

2.4% of problems

Error code displayed

1.2% of problems

Not draining

1.2% of problems

Door Sweating

1% of problemsEASY

When the fridge has doors that are sweating then examine key components such as the door gasket, sea...

Light not working

1% of problemsREALLY EASY

Learn how to fix the fridge when the light won't turn on but the door is opened.

Fridge too cold

1% of problemsREALLY EASY

Find out how to repair a fridge that's too cold by troubleshooting the common problem parts like a t...

Fridge runs too long

1% of problemsEASY

Troubleshoot why the fridge is running too long by examining some of the key parts like a faulty def...

Freezer too cold

1% of problemsREALLY EASY

Determine why your freezer is too cold by troubleshooting parts, like the air damper or thermistor.

Vibrating/shaking

1% of problems

Temperature not right

0.8% of problems

Burning smell

0.7% of problems

Tripping circuit breaker

0.2% of problems

Not heating

0.1% of problems

Not cleaning dishes properly

0.1% of problems

Not drying dishes properly

0.1% of problems

Not spinning

0% of problems

Not cooling

Not defrosting

Freezing food

Runs constantly

Ice is dirty

Door(s) misaligned