LG V706 Fridge Compressor Issue

geosta on 03/07/2024 - 11:00

Just thought I'd add this here for posterity in case anyone is looking for the info like I was.

We've had an LG GF-V706BSL fridge for about 3.5 years. Really love the fridge so I was disappointed when I came home from work the other night to find an error code displayed on panel.

Error code was "CHE" which apparently translates to "We made a significant design error in our compressor and we're hoping most of them will get beyond the 5 years warranty period".

Anyway, put in a service request to LG and to their credit, as soon as I was able to rustle up the receipt they covered the original inspection service call, as well as the replacement of the compressor. I now have a working fridge again.

I had a good chat with the service technician and he mentioned that it is really worthwhile to clean out the dust off the radiator once a year, much less likely to have a problem. There's three screws to undo on the bottom back panel, then just clean the dust out with a brush and vacuum.

Thought I'd share with the hive mind.

Electrical & Electronics LG Refrigerator

Comments

  • JIMB0 on 03/07/2024 - 18:08

    This confirms my suspicion that LG makes crap fridges, amongst other things.

    • geosta on 03/07/2024 - 20:08

      Honestly we've been really happy with the fridge but I must say I was pretty pissed off that I'd paid essentially $1000 per year for the fridge ($3.5K fridge in use for 3.5 years).

      That said, repair guy also works on Samsung and Westinghouse and he said they also had some serious design faults as well. I must say I'm going to be paying a lot closer attention to the warranty terms when I purchase the next one, although I'm quite comfortable asserting my ACL rights.

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