We just had to buy a new refrigerator as well. Not something I wanted to do the week before Christmas. However everything in it was freezing. We had it turned all the way down as low as it could go and everything froze. It was less than 10 years old. The door also was falling apart. All of the shelves were cracking .There is only so much duct tape a refrigerator can take.

The refrigerator I left in an apartment 10 years ago was over 20 years old and worked perfectly.

Fortuantely we were able to find a decent one at the Sears Outlet. It has a dent and scratches on the side but once it is tucked into its space the cosmetic damage can not be seen.