1999 NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR Complaints

I OWN A 2014 WINNEBAGO ERA 70X. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW. I HAD TO HAVE MY NORCOLD N3104 REFRIGERATOR REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN JANUARY 2014. NOW AGAIN THE REFRIGERATOR HAS FAILED DUE TO BLACKENED OVERHEATED CIRCUIT BOARD DUE TO FAILURE OF 12V PORTION OF THE 3 WAY REFRIGERATOR. NORCOLD SAYS I NEED TO REPLACE THE POWER CONTROL BOARD ANT AN EXPENSE OF OVER $700 FOR THE PART ALONE!! I AM HESITANT TO ORDER THE PART SINCE THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH NORCOLD. SEARCHING THE INTERNET REVEALS ALL SORTS OF PROBLEMS. I AM LEANING TOWARDS ADDING A LEVEL OF PROTECTION TO PREVENT OVERHEATING WITH THE NEXT REFRIGERATOR THAT IS MANUFACTURED BY A COMPANY CALLED ARP. HER IS A LINK TO THEIR WEB SITE SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING MY REFRIGERATOR - HTTPS://WWW.ARPRV.COM/N3104-N3150-NO-12-VOLT-HEATER.PHP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KEYSTONE MONTANA 3750FL EQUIPPED WITH A NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR, SERIAL NUMBER 12711643. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR MALFUNCTIONED AND IT FAILED TO COOL ITS CONTENTS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR HAS BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10E049000 ( EQUIPMENT) ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE EQUIPMENT WAS NOT REPAIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A NORCOLD RV REFRIGERATOR, MODEL NUMBER: 1200 RM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE INSIDE THE VEHICLE DUE TO A BREAK DOWN IN A RUBBER SEAL WITHIN THE GAS VALVE.. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 02E044000 (EQUIPMENT: RECREATIONAL VEHICLE) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A TECHNICIAN TO INSPECT THE REFRIGERATOR. THE TECHNICIAN SENT PICTURES OF THE REFRIGERATOR TO THE MANUFACTURER THEN DETERMINED THAT A FIRE DID NOT OCCUR. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS TO THE REFRIGERATOR.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DUTCHMEN 26LDSL TRAVEL TRAILER. A THETFORD/NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR/FREEZER, SERIAL # 11162687 MODEL #N611 LT GROUP CODE: 080225 WAS INSTALLED IN THE TRAILER. AN ODOR WAS IN THE REFRIGERATOR THAT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE. THE REFRIGERATOR MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL POWER OUTAGE AND EVERYTHING WAS DESTROYED. FOR TWO WEEKS THEY HAVE MADE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO CLEAN THE REFRIGERATOR BECAUSE OF THE ODOR AND SPOILED FOOD INSIDE THE REFRIGERATOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REMOVE THE PANEL; YET, THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO USE ODO BAN TO GET RID OF THE ODOR. THERE WAS NO MILEAGE ON THE TRAVEL TRAILER.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ALLEGRO RV TIFFIN MODEL EQUIPPED WITH AN NORCOLD COOLING UNIT THAT EXPLODED TWO DAYS AFTER SHE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 09E027000 EQUIPMENT. SHE WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITHOUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT HER SERIAL NUMBER WAS OUT OF THE RECALL RANGE; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER GAVE HER A NEW COOLING UNIT THAT IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AN ICING UNIT OR DOOR. UPDATED 10/23/09 *CN THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY THE DIFFERENCE OF WHAT A NEW COOLING UNIT WOULD COST. UPDATED 10/27/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FOUR WINDS TRAVEL TRAILER. THE VEHICLE HAS A 1999 NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED OUTSIDE OF THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED THE FOLLOWING DAY AND STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE REFRIGERATOR. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED ON ITS OWN AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE BARN NEXT TO THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO DESTROYED. THE SERIAL NUMBER, PART NUMBER, AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 6/29/09 *CN UPDATED 06/30/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 DUTCHMAN CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR CAUGHT FIRE DAMAGING THE INTERIOR OF THE RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR IS A PART OF THE NORCOLD RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #02E019000). THE SERIAL NUMBER IS 061963ADBKH2.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HOLIDAY RAMBLER VACATIONER. THE 1999 NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR COOLANT SYSTEM WELD FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE REFRIGERATOR NOT TO COOL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COOLING UNIT WAS LEAKING. NORCOLD HAD A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02E019000 (EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE) CONCERNING THE SAME FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS REFRIGERATOR WAS NOT INCLUDED. DUE TO THE COST OF THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT BOUGHT A NEW REFRIGERATOR. THE SERIAL AND PART NUMBERS WERE UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR (MODEL # 1104985 AND SERIAL # 762583FK). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR IN HIS 2000 DUTCHMAN LITE IS LEAKING COOLANT. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH NORCOLD WHO STATED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE REFRIGERATOR. HOWEVER, HIS MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBERS ARE NOT INCLUDED. THE REFRIGERATOR PART NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN.

REFRIGERATOR COOLING UNIT IS LEAKING AMMONIA. FROM PREVIOUS NHTSA RECALLS I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD. THE MANUFACTURER (NORCOLD) HAS TOLD ME TO SHUT OFF THE REFRIGERATOR IMMEDIATELY AND REPLACE THE COOLING UNIT. ALTHOUGH UNITS MANUFACTURED WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF MINE HAVE BEEN OFFICIALLY RECALLED FOR THIS SAME DEFECT, THEY OFFER NO ASSISTANCE IN REPLACEMENT. *NM