We bought our home 3 months ago, and the sellers included a home warranty in the price. A few days ago, our fridge had a meltdown. It's a 7-year old LG french door model - very nice. The diagnosis came back as a failed linear compressor. The warranty company said LG's are known for their bad compressors (in fact, there is currently a class-action lawsuit for this issue). The warranty company said they would replace the compressor, but it would pretty much eat up our $1000 coverage for the year (so if something else broke on the fridge, we'd be on our own), or, they would send us a check for $890 - the cost to repair it. My wife found a nice Whirlpool for $1300 - so for a bout $400-$500 more, we could have a brand-new fridge, or, we could just have them fix our LG and take our chances. What would you do?
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Posts: 4950 | Location: Highland, UT | Registered: September 14, 2006
Unless the money was really tight, I would buy the new one for the (hopefully) peace of mind if nothing else.
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Posts: 47817 | Location: 10,150 Feet Above Sea Level in Colorado | Registered: April 04, 2002
Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL: Get the Whirlpool. Do whatever keeps your wife happy.
THIS. LG's are junk. When a compressor goes bad a lot of times it sends junk through the entire system that you never get all of it out. The year is 3/4 over, get the Whirlpool. Whoever the warranty comes to fix it isn't going to be a top notch repairman either......
Originally posted by 4x5: We bought our home 3 months ago, and the sellers included a home warranty in the price. A few days ago, our fridge had a meltdown. It's a 7-year old LG french door model - very nice. The diagnosis came back as a failed linear compressor. The warranty company said LG's are known for their bad compressors (in fact, there is currently a class-action lawsuit for this issue). The warranty company said they would replace the compressor, but it would pretty much eat up our $1000 coverage for the year (so if something else broke on the fridge, we'd be on our own), or, they would send us a check for $890 - the cost to repair it. My wife found a nice Whirlpool for $1300 - so for a bout $400-$500 more, we could have a brand-new fridge, or, we could just have them fix our LG and take our chances. What would you do?
What is the warranty on the replaced compressor? If the repair company provides a decent warranty on the part, I would have them replace the compressor and replace the unit if it fails again. No need to dish out the $400-$500 if I could get another 7 years out of the fridge.
get the whirlpool. A Whirlpool is a whirlpool and it's made well. An LG is a ... thing.. 3 or 4 different brand names for the same pile o Sh49lkd.
Example of the suck: the door cam is a nylon wear part that makes your door close when you walk off and brain fart. it's soft nylon, wears out in a year or two or so. On the whirplool it's exactly that. a cheap nylon part, easy to replace. on your LG frankenstein you have to buy a $40 entire bottom hinge bracket with the cheap piece of nylon builtin.
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Posts: 17430 | Location: Texas | Registered: May 13, 2003
Originally posted by Krazeehorse: If you replace I would probably shove the old one in the corner of the garage in case the class action suit results in a recall or free repair.
Take the money and buy a Whirlpool/Maytag/Amana refrigerator. Keep the old one for the class action lawsuit.
Good luck to you.
Posts: 12025 | Location: Near Hooker Oklahoma, closer to Slapout Oklahoma | Registered: October 26, 2009
Take the $890 and buy something different. My pops has had a few LGs. They are crap. LEDs that melt, multiple compressor failures. I have had two Samsung’s and they are solid AF. A lot if people disagree, but a Samsung gets my vote.
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