Paging the OT Refrigerator/Freezer experts

My 15 year old Kenmore was doing the same thing about 4 years ago. I called the repair guy and he reset a few codes and said 'it's probably a coolant issue and we don't service the coolant system.' When I asked why not, he said because it's almost always more than the fridge is worth, like $600-700.

I bought a Hisense French Door Fridge from Lowe's and I really like it. The water dispenser is inside the fridge, and there's no ice dispenser, so the doors are flat. The door compartments are deep, which is nice for condiment storage. The doors need a little extra push to shut all the way, but you get used to it. Overall, I recommend it for the price.

$1200 for 26.6cf at Lowe's

You may get more/better responses on the H/G Board. This has happened to me before.

DIY - Simple - could be ice build-up in the passage/air-way between the fridge compartment and the freezer compartment. You can defrost or if you are impatient, stick a hair dryer in there.

DIY Fairly Simple - the fan that moves air between compartments could have gone out. Pretty simple to replace.

OR...

Coils dirty

Low on Freon

Make sure your inside freezer isn’t packed full. The combo fridge freezer needs to move air through the chamber. It’s its slap as full it can’t. My appliance repair guy told me about this.

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The refrigerator is still operating fine.

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That's odd.
Typically, the "Cold" starts at the freezer and the fan carries the cold to the fridge area. No cold freezer, no cold fridge.
Could be a Defrost Timer stuck in the ON position or just totally inop.

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We just bought a new-to-us home last summer with a similar age Maytag fridge that started exhibiting similar behavior. Had a repairman look at it and replace the auto defrost circuit because it was stuck open. When that didn't cure the problem, we were advised to replace it because the next step was the master control board and we could end up throwing money into a problem that even if it got better would end up with a compressor failure in the near future which would be nearly as much as a new replacement.

Same age Maytag electric stove shorted the main oven heating element taking down the entire control board with it. Replaced instead of repaired as well.

Appliances aren't built to last like they used to, so I've become a big advocate for buying the extended warranty on new units when I get one. Repairman told me something I'd been told by another guy in our previous home to avoid Samsung like the plague. The latest guy told us Whirlpool, GE, Bosch (in no particular order) were what he sees the least on his calls. Also suggested to get the most basic unit that still meets your needs.

Ask chatGPT. They helped me problem solve my ice maker and told me best place to buy the part

Replacing a 15 yo old kenmore (whirlpool) for a Hisense wasn't the move i would have made.

Relays and capacitors fail way more often than compressors. A $35 part vs a $450 one.