Help with fridge not cooling

Have decided it is the fresh food evaporator fan. Have a new one ordered

Two of mine have done that over the years. Called a repair man and with the parts and labor he advised me to go buy a new one. My microwave and whirlpool washer went out last week. Same thing. Got told to go buy a new one. They both were 8 years old. None of this stuff is built to last. My 7 year old Echo blower went out. A coil is what I think it was called. Repairman said a new one was $200 and I’d be better off to go buy a new one. Man alive I’ve had a run of bad luck on appliances and yard equipment lately. My dad was a mechanical engineer and could literally take a F-22 Raptor apart and put it back together. Unfortunately I was not blessed with his mechanical aptitude. Dad would order the parts and fix stuff like that for me. He passed a year ago today and I sure miss him. Really could use his repair skills because money has been tight in my industry in 2024.

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If this is a side by side, there are openings that allow the cold freezer air to get into fridge. Sometimes they’ll freeze up or simply get blocked by something.

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This also happens with traditional refrigerators with over head freezers. Happened to mine a couple months ago. Unplugged, opened freezer and fridge, and put a fan blowing to thaw out the air passage.