Appliance Repair — United States

Frigidaire Refrigerator Gen-1 ice-maker defect: settlement record & repair cost (2026)

A neutral summary of a documented class-action settlement affecting certain Frigidaire refrigerator units — what the public record states, and what a related repair is Estimated to cost out of warranty. Reviewed July 2026.

This page summarizes official public documents (recalls, settlements, service programs). It is not a reliability rating.

What the public record documents

Documented issue
Defective Gen-1 ice maker on French-door bottom-mount refrigerators (freezing/leaking)
Models / years affected
Gen-1 FDBM (French-door bottom-mount) refrigerators with Gen-1 ice makers, manufactured Nov 2008 – May 2011
Status
Class-action settlement / court record

Settlement documentation: Notice of Pendency of Class Action and Proposed Settlement (Electrolux/Frigidaire refrigerator ice-maker litigation, court notice)

Settlements typically involve no admission of liability; the underlying claims were allegations.

Repair-cost context Estimated

Documented remedy / program terms: Settlement offered reimbursement checks for past qualifying ice-maker repairs plus a $100 rebate toward a future Electrolux/Frigidaire purchase (as stated by Notice of Pendency of Class Action and Proposed Settlement (Electrolux/Frigidaire refrigerator ice-maker litigation, court notice))

Out of warranty, a refrigerator repair is typically an Estimated $90–$1,200 in the U.S., depending on the exact fault and your local labor costs. See the Refrigerator repair cost page for the full per-problem breakdown and a ZIP localizer.

Base: national per-appliance ranges (full sources on the linked appliance page) · localized by BLS OEWS metro wages (May 2025) + BEA RPP (2024) · Reviewed July 2026 · Estimated. Documented-failure facts: the public record cited above.

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Estimated ranges are localized from national base ranges by a published formula — see the methodology for the exact math and named sources. Strictly informational: no booking, no lead-gen, no phone numbers.

Reviewed by a Red-Seal certified appliance technician.