Whirlpool Refrigerators

[ricthemic]

anyone else having major cooling issues with their relatively new fridge?

[kcrazorbackfan]

When we moved into our new home in KC 2 years ago, it was a spec home with Whirlpool appliances. I was glad because we had always had them. Everything (stove, microwave and dishwasher) has worked fine, we're on the 3rd refrigerator and I think finally we got a good one. Our new pre-owned home in TV has LG and the short time we've been able to use everything, they have been great. I really like the LG frig.

[biker1]

No issues so far - less than 1 year old.

anyone else having major cooling issues with their relatively new fridge?

[Phanatic Luvr]

We are on our 3rd Whirlpool refrigerator here in TV's. Our first one was taken out the day before closing, as that just didn't work. Our second one stayed with us for about 15 months, and we had 8 service calls on that one. Whirlpool called us and ask if we would like it replaced. That was a no brainer. The third one has been working for about 2 years now. Yay!!!!!!!!

[patfla06]

Our Whirlpool frig had the ice maker replaced twice.
(In 6 mos.) Also very noisy.

I really wish our spec house did NOT come with appliances.

Prefer Kitchen Aid and a better quality!

[Proscoe]

Our Whirlpool is causing electrical problems that the electricians and warranty have not been able to fix. They are now installing a 50 foot coil of wire in the attic in an attempt to resolve the problem,

[cquick]

anyone else having major cooling issues with their relatively new fridge?

YES! Just yesterday I found my cucumbers, carrots and broccoli slaw frozen in the crisper drawer. The temperature on the fridge says 40. I am going to get a small thermometer to find out the temp of the crisper drawer.

[ricthemic]

YES! Just yesterday I found my cucumbers, carrots and broccoli slaw frozen in the crisper drawer. The temperature on the fridge says 40. I am going to get a small thermometer to find out the temp of the crisper drawer.

My 30 month old whirlpool fridge gone. Refrigerant charge leak somewhere. No point in paying service to locate and repair leak cause if one brazed joint had slow leak could be more. New GE now.

[ricthemic]

YES! Just yesterday I found my cucumbers, carrots and broccoli slaw frozen in the crisper drawer. The temperature on the fridge says 40. I am going to get a small thermometer to find out the temp of the crisper drawer.

PS: our whirlpool had high freezer temp at same time frozen stuff in refrigerator section

[JP]

We have never had a problem with our Whirlpool refrigerator after 2 1/2 years of use and I like it a lot.

[rde3036]

If you have a "fast Ice" option on the Fridge be aware that this forces the fridge to run at max cooling for 24 hours. This caused food in the fridge side on our Whirlpool to freeze a couple of times until I read the manual.

[graciegirl]

anyone else having major cooling issues with their relatively new fridge?


Call Warranty..

[Vladimir]

PS: our whirlpool had high freezer temp at same time frozen stuff in refrigerator section

I talked with the Whirlpool tech and he advised me that if you have food pushed all the way back against and touching the back panel then it will impede the cooling air flow and some items in that direct area will freeze (mostly top two shelves). This happened to me on the back right side on two soda cans since the air flowing from the top froze them...it is then that I noticed that the shelves do not slide flush to the back panel but have a space to allow for the air flow and my soda cans were blocking the air flow.

[village dreamer]

Anybody having problems with the Whirlpool side by side refrigerator collecting water on the bottom between the 2 doors?

[ricthemic]

Call Warranty..

Two year Warranty expired four months before problem

[pmbinnj]

Whirlpool and Kitchen Aide brands are made by the same company. Our brand new Kitchen Aide side by side refrigerator seems as if it is going to be remade, piece by piece. We were told the pooling of water between the 2 doors is due to poor door insulation - so we are on order to get a new freezer door. The pooling of water was so bad we had to use towels on the floor so the new base cabinets would not be ruined. We are also on order to get a new ice maker which never worked properly. They say these new parts might alleviate the grinding metal noises which keeps us up at night. No one is quite sure about how to fix the popping noises we constantly hear so my husband bought a "sound machine". He thought the sounds of ocean waves or a babbling brook would drowned out the refrigerator noise and we could get some sleep. No such luck. If you look in Consumer Reports you'll see the horrible repair record for these refrigerators. And, if you search online for consumer complaints you'll find many other people complaining about Whirlpool and Kitchen Aide refrigerators. Don't know why The Villages would put such crappy appliances in otherwise nice homes. Maybe they need a subscription to Consumer Reports?

[JoMar]

Well this thread is starting to scare the h*** out of me.....have only been here 4 months and no problems so far.

[Susan G]

anyone else having major cooling issues with their relatively new fridge?

Yes, I and two of my neighbors had problems when our Whirlpool refrigerator was just 15 mos old. Water would pool on the floor, but there was no water in the pan beneath. A repairman came to fix my neighbors and told her MANY of the pans were cracked upon install as the installing contractors used the wrong type dolly and lifted/cracked the pans before they were put into service. All were out of warranty with The Villages of course.
Also the water supply was never properly connected & had been spraying on the wall behind the fridge. My home was preowned and out of warranty by a couple of months, so again, no help from TV Warranty group.

Word of caution to new home buyers - move the fridge out and check the pan with a flashlight as well as the connection to the ice maker.

[TNT]

HI Connie. is your frig still freezing your food? have you found a fix yet? our frig is doing the same thing. the thermometer is showing 31 degrees even though we have it set to 44.

[graciegirl]

Two year Warranty expired four months before problem

Call them anyhow. Sometimes they can tell you what's wrong.

[Warren Kiefer]

anyone else having major cooling issues with their relatively new fridge?

I am surprised to see your post hasn't been moved. I asked almost the identical question about a Samsung Washer and the TOV administrators almost immediately moved the post to business and services. Of course it died there with no one ever viewing my post. Hope you have better luck.