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Maytag Refrigerator Error Codes

All Maytag refrigerator error codes with step-by-step troubleshooting, multimeter specs, and OEM part numbers.

7 error codes

CodeMeaning
AIRFLOW-FAULTCold air is generated in the freezer and pushed through a duct into the fresh food section by a small fan. When something blocks that path, whether it's ice, a stuck damper, or a dead fan motor, the fridge warms up even though the freezer keeps working fine.
highintermediate
COMPRESSOR-OFFThe compressor is the heart of your fridge's cooling system. It's supposed to run in cycles, compressing refrigerant and pushing cold through the system. When it won't start, the whole cooling loop stops dead, even if the fans and lights are still going like everything's fine.
highintermediate
FRZ-COLD-REF-WARMThe sealed system's cooling fine, but cold air isn't making it into your fresh food compartment. Think of it like the freezer's hogging all the cold. There's a fan and a duct that's supposed to push that cold air over to the fridge side, and something in that path is broken, blocked, or frozen solid.
highintermediate
ICE-MAKERThe ice maker isn't producing ice. Either it's not getting water, the freezer temp is outside the 0-5°F window the harvest thermostat needs to close, the motor module has failed, or the arm or sensor is telling the unit the bin is full when it isn't.
moderateintermediate
MAYTAG-FILTER-REPLACEWhen the filter reminder fires, the internal timer hit the six-month mark or the flow sensor detected enough restriction that it's flagging a swap. The activated carbon media inside the cartridge is saturated and can't catch chlorine, sediment, or heavy metals the way it used to.
lowbeginner
NOT-COOLINGA Maytag refrigerator not cooling means the refrigeration cycle has broken down at one or more points: the condenser coils cannot reject heat, the evaporator fan cannot circulate cold air into the fresh food section, the defrost system has iced over the evaporator coil, or the compressor or sealed system has lost pressure and refrigerant.
moderateintermediate
WARM-FRIDGE-COLD-FREEZERCold air is being generated in the freezer but isn't making it to the fridge section. Something's physically blocking or stopping that airflow transfer, whether it's a frozen evaporator coil, a dead fan motor, or a damper stuck shut.
highintermediate