My Mother had this same problem with her fairly new refrigerator (only two years old).
What I found was that the newer style of compressor starter that they use these days is total junk, and they can go out in just a couple of years...
The old school style actually had copper windings to carry the load, but the newer ones have a bi-metallic disk that can (and will) shatter, leaving your new refrigerator unable to start its compressor... (thus no cooling)
All I had to do was open up the compressor's wiring box on the compressor itself and replace the starter and my Mom's refrigerator was as good as new...
(see below; "it's the white one")
Bad news there time to get a new frig
Hi,
Many times a freezer and/or refrigerator do not work right because of a dirty condenser coil...there are also many other things that can go wrong.
If you are hearing a clicking or buzzing then check out the last two tips.
If your refrigerator is running but warm, then...
Check out these tips that I wrote about that... it is a great place to start trouble shooting your unit...and something that you can do rather then calling a repair person to do a simple thing for you...
Refrigerator Condenser Coil Cleaning Refrigerator Repair
Refrigerator Troubleshooting Refrigerator Compressor
Refrigerator Compressor Start Capacitor and Start Relay
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