Fridge stopped working. makes a noise like a turn signal from the circuit board. call local appliance shop and they said that it was the compressor relay. replaced and still doesnot work and makes the same noise. the compressor tries to kick on for a second them stops.

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Try a hard start kit sized for your fridge compressor. Local supplier should have one in the $20.00 range fairly easy to install directions on packaging just need to pull the lower back panel. if it works save up for a new fridge as this fix will last a year or two at best.

If both section are not working as required then its compressor fault.The noise you noticed must be from compressor related parts,that are fan,the motor and relay.But If freezer is getting over cold and friezed and fridge section not getting cold then Its defrost problem. Try manual defrost by unplugging the refrigerator from main power outlet for 4 hours then reconnect it and check, if the same problem is noticed again,. If yes then its defrost board problem. The defrost board located in the back of fridge section. You can get required parts from www.repairclinic.com or from online sears part site. ------------- Thank you.

I have seen this a few times on whirlpool refrigerators. There is likely a high voltage board mounted inside a grey or white box mounted next to the compressor. The noise is usually eminating from this box, and replacing the board will solve all of your problems most likely.

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I just fixed my neighbors fridge that suffered from a power surge. She explained that she smelt a burning smell in the kitchen and the next day the fridge and freezer were not cold. Of course she did not share the burnt smell part until after I discovered the starter relay and the capacitor were burnt on the compressor. She purchased the new starter kit and capacitor from a local supply company and while installing them I discovered the compressor fan was not running which also meant the compressor was not getting any power. I removed the screws that held the control panel on the fridge side (right side) and inspected the circuit board which I discovered a burnt trace on the board for the compressor control relay. I fixed the board by soldering a piece of solid core wire across it and it works great!
Make sure you shop around for your parts. The BIG local supplier here in Tulsa wanted $65 for the starter kit and $65 for the capacitor. We shopped around and found another supplier in Tulsa that sold them for $25 each and they were FSP parts!

There is several things can cause that To tested first unplug your fringe Remove the panel behind your fridge Reconnect the fridge Touch your compressor us the big black round thing on the back Does it field vibrating and making noise? If yes that means you have a bad compressor or refrigerant leak If it makes clacking noise or a laud buzz noise then stop Deftly you have a bad compressor If make no noise or vibration ones of ever First remove the thermostat and make a bridge in between the thermostat cables live the green one alone is just ground If your compressor start working then buy a new thermostat if don?t change any thing Remove the black box on the side of the compressor and you shut see thee plugs or one plug whit thee holes use a voltmeter and check for power, You shut get around 120vots between tow terminals if you have power Go to the local appliance part store a buy a ?hard star kit? if your compressor doesn?t start you have a bad compressor. If you don?t have power you need to change either your defrost timer or control board Depending of the fridge model

it sounds like your refridgerator might be unlevel try adjusting the legs all the way down to start then level to floor if that doesnt fix it its probably the rubber gromet under the compressor usually there is four of them if one comes out(usually after moving it makes your compressor vibrate you can use almost any gromet of of any junk refrigerator or if you want you can by original replacement parts at one of your local appliance dealer

Had the identical symptoms with my Whirlpool Gold GS6SHEXNB00 side-by-side refrigerator. Had a technician come on site, indicated it was the "circuit board/ timer" (Whirlpool part # 1394052). Board is accessible from behind fridge (lower left side in a white plastic housing to left of compressor).

Swapped the board out (noticed a scorched circuit on the old circuit board). Lightbulbs now work, temperature readouts also good to go.

Same issue with my 6 yr old Maytag side-by-side model #MSD2756GEW. Turned out it was caused by a faulty circuit board. This circuit board is located in the upper right fridge section. Apparently these boards are sensitive to power surges (which we have here in central Texas from time to time.) When the circuit board is fried, it makes a noise like a fan blade malfunctioning and it stops the auto defrost feature in the freezer from working. So the freezer ices up at the back, and the ice prevents the cold air from reaching the fridge section.

Our circuit board (which we thought was a fan) made ominous noises for a few months. (The noise would last only a minute or so and stop shortly after we opened a door). Eventually we noticed that the fridge wasn't as cold and the freezer had snow in it. Finally the board stopped making noise and about a week or so afterward we noticed that the milk had spoiled and the fridge wasn't very cold. The food in the freezer side pretty solidly frozen, thankfully.

In addition to replacing the circuit board, the fridge had to be de-iced or it would not work properly. I put it all frozen into a large camping cooler where it stayed for several hours. I opened the freezer doors and put table fan and pointed a hobby light which gets quite hot, at the back of the freezer. Within 3 hours, the ice had melted significantly so I could see through the grate at the back of the freezer. This really great technician named Tracy, made a special trip to the parts store to get the circuit board and came back within a couple hours, bringing with him a steamer. He removed the back panel inside the freezer section (the coils are behind there) and used the steamer to melt the rest of the ice before he left.

Tracey, who works for a local appliance repair company, told me that about 4 years ago, Maytag started making their fridges with built-in surge protection, so the circuit boards apparently don't get fried on the newer models as they do on my 6 yr old model. He recommended that we put plug the fridge into a heavy-duty surge protector - which we are definitely going to do.

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