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Refrigerator

Mike Tarallo pays a fixed rate to repair his refrigerator but gets endless delays, false diagnoses, and a canceled service visit. Can Frigidaire and its parent company, Electrolux, thaw this ice-cold mess?

Frigidaire’s frozen promises left me out in the cold

January 9, 2026January 9, 2026 by Christopher Elliott

Mike Tarallo pays a fixed rate to repair his refrigerator but gets endless delays, false diagnoses, and a canceled service visit. Can Frigidaire and its parent company, Electrolux, thaw this ice-cold mess?

Categories Problem Solved
Customer's new Electrolux refrigerator from Costco stopped working, and repairs are delayed. Learn how to leverage warranties and Costco's guarantee for resolution.

This Electrolux refrigerator I bought from Costco doesn’t work. Can I get one that works?

July 6, 2025July 4, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

David Hauser’s Electrolux refrigerator, purchased from Costco, stops working. Despite being under warranty, no one can seem to fix it. Is there a way to get a working appliance?

Categories Problem Solved
Rich Hunt's new GE wall oven doesn't fit in his kitchen. Why won't GE honor its GE Fit Guarantee?

Why won’t GE honor its GE Fit Guarantee? My oven doesn’t fit!

March 25, 2025March 14, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Rich Hunt’s new GE wall oven doesn’t fit in his kitchen. Why won’t GE honor its GE Fit Guarantee?

Categories Problem Solved
Michelle Hughes just spent $677 to have a Sears technician repair her GE refrigerator. It doesn't work. Does she still have to pay for the repair?

They can’t repair my Sears refrigerator. Do I still have to pay $677?

February 19, 2025January 31, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Michelle Hughes just spent $677 to have a Sears technician repair her GE refrigerator. It doesn’t work. Does she still have to pay for the repair?

Categories Problem Solved
My Electrolux refrigerator hasn't worked right since I bought it. Can you fix it?

My Electrolux refrigerator doesn’t work. Can you fix it?

January 3, 2025December 20, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

The Electrolux refrigerator Gayle Douglas bought doesn’t work — and it never has. How many times should the company attempt a repair before it replaces or refunds the appliance?

Categories Problem Solved
Keith Cantrell's new refrigerator is making a loud buzzing sound. GE can't fix it, and Home Depot won't let him return it. What should he do?

His refrigerator won’t stop buzzing. Will Home Depot take it back?

January 19, 2024July 12, 2023 by Christopher Elliott

Keith Cantrell’s new refrigerator is making a loud buzzing sound. GE can’t fix it, and Home Depot won’t let him return it. What should he do?

Categories Featured, Problem Solved
I have a problem with my GE refrigerator I bought GE replaced the entire ice maker at a cost of $239. Last week, the ice maker broke again.

Not an ice way to be treated by GE

January 29, 2024December 11, 2014 by Christopher Elliott

I have a problem with my GE refrigerator I bought GE replaced the entire ice maker at a cost of $239. Last week, the ice maker broke again.

Categories Problem Solved
Cracked refrigerator shelves from Whirlpool.

Hey Whirlpool, why are my refrigerator shelves cracking?

November 23, 2024September 5, 2013 by Christopher Elliott

When Cynthia Barrett’s refrigerator shelves start to crack, she goes looking for answers from Whirlpool. She doesn’t like what she finds. Can this appliance be fixed?

Categories Problem Solved
We woke up to our fire alarms going off and a strong smell of burning plastic. We quickly ran outside and called the fire department.

My Frigidaire burst into flames — now what?

January 23, 2024March 28, 2013 by Christopher Elliott

When Lauren Fitzgerald’s dishwasher self-destructs, she turns to the manufacturer for help. But it won’t do anything. What the next step?

Categories Problem Solved
I bought a refrigerator from Best Buy a few years ago. The first fridge had a problem that could not be fixed, so it was replaced.

My refrigerator is cursed – can you lift the spell?

April 5, 2024November 14, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

Stephen Ashley’s refrigerator is cursed. Can a consumer advocate lift the spell?

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