

#GE FRIDGE MAKING CLICKING SOUND SERIES#
He ran a series of tests over the phone on temperature readings, frost, etc, and explained the source of the noise. Unfortunately, we have been unable to get anywhere with the company in weeks of calling until my wife recently had a conversation with senior engineer at the company today.ĭuring our 30 minute call with a Senior Quality Engineer at the GE Factory, he offered two options for a fix. Here is a great video on the replacement of the GE refrigerator control board.The refrigerator has been working in an erratic fashion since it arrived 4 weeks ago. Last week it stopped cooling all together.” Eventually we started hearing clicking every few seconds/minutes. I couldn’t afford to hire a technician to come out so I let it limp along. All this time the fridge part was staying pretty stable. It would be 0 then a few hours later it would be 18. At first it was minimal then gradually we started noticing large fluctuations. “we started noticing temperature fluctuations in the freezer. A little research and I came to the conclusion the main control board (motherboard) was likely dead… I grabbed this motherboard and WOW! It worked like a charm!!!” No Ice maker lights nor temperature displays but the lights in both the freezer and fridge side worked. Got to a point where the cycling of the compressor “ “A few years ago things started going south on me ice and water dispenser, freezer temperature, funky howling/whining noises… etc, all of which would come and go. Remove the old one and replaced with this one. “My main control board was clicking so purchased this replacement board. It literally takes no understanding of electronics to do so.”
#GE FRIDGE MAKING CLICKING SOUND INSTALL#
Bought this motherboard and was able to install it in a matter of minutes. It was like someone turned everything off except the inside lights. The refrigerator was not cooling, the water/ice dispenser and the digital displays were not functional. “The light inside the freezer and fridge were working, but nothing else was. Here are a few examples of GE Refrigerator issues that were fixed with a new controller board: If not then it’ll give you some options for other control board replacements. You’ll want to grab your model number from the inside of your GE refrigerator then enter it in to the “Make sure this fits” entry field at the top of the control board page on amazon to ensure it works for your refrigerator.

GE makes it easy to find the right part as most of the older refrigerator mainboards, including WR55X10552, WR55X10656, WR55X10335 have all been replaced by the new and improve controller board, WR55X10942. Fortunately, you can purchase the controller board from amazon for about $140 and swap it yourself in 20 minutes, even if you are not very handy. If you check out the motherboard you might find burnt marks or bad soldering joints from overheating. Calling a repairman to diagnose and fix the problem will likely cost $400-$500. Unfortunately, it is fairly common for main controller boards on GE refrigerators to fail.

The refrigerator lights dim when your water or ice dispenser is dispensing.Hear a constant clicking sound from the motherboard in the back of the fridge.The refrigerator cools but their freezer is no longer cold.it’ll cool sporadically or doesn’t cool at all.Here are some common complaints from users that could definitely be caused my the motherboard. Unfortunately, this is a common issue with GE refrigerators. The controller board is essentially the brains of the refrigerator so it can cause a number of issues if it is defective. If your GE refrigerator is not cooling consistently but everything else seems to work, such as the the lights inside are on then it may very well be an issue with the main controller board problem.
