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Thread: Maytag French Door - Compressor Won't shut off

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    Maytag French Door - Compressor Won't shut off

    Model Number: mff2258vem0
    Brand: Maytag
    Age: 1-5 years

    I have a Maytag mff2258vem0 which lost cooling in the refrigerator section over the weekend - slowly crept up to room temp. Freezer was still frozen.

    Upon inspection the back panel was almost totally iced over with snow like frost. Defrosted the whole thing - now it appears the issue is that the compressor is running 24x7. I currently have the temperature for both fridge and freezer set to off ("-" for both). In this setting the fan will never run but the compressor just keeps chugging.

    I assumed that maybe this model was smart enough to dry it self out if set to off so I left it like this last night and this morning the freezer was around 7F, Fridge was just below room temp.

    Sounds to me like I have a solenoid/relay stuck on? I don't think there's an issue with the auto-defrost as I would imagine a compressor never shutting off regardless of set temp would inevitably cause a frost over. Wanted to also confirm that this model should not run when set "off".

    Thanks in advance!


    Quick Edit - Forgot to add: The other strange thing is the Freezer light will only come on if the thermostat is set to "off". So, if set to any temperature setting besides "-" the freezer light will not illuminate when the door is opened.
    Last edited by trackdrew; 09-30-2013 at 12:16 PM. Reason: Additional details

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    So after looking into this some more - it looks like this is possible a failure of the "Jazz" board: http://www.partsdr.com/Parts/1278441...-board-196.cfm

    Looks like no returns on electrical parts

    That's an expensive gamble if I'm wrong...

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    Yes you are on the right track. This is a common failure of this control board. Replacing the control board should fix your problem. Let me know how the repair goes.

    This is the control board for your model:

    Control Board - 12784415
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