I have a 48" built in and paneled JA. All the "works" compressor, control board, condenser are at the top of the fridge. There is a removable panel near the very top of the fridge, and it has a chain so you don't hafta hold onto the thing. You just "lift up" on that top panel and let it hang. I do like the "works" on top, as it would make the fridge easy to service should it ever need any, plus we have 3 cats, and the condenser on the JA, does not get full of "Cat fur", like our Elux wine fridge does, (Its works are on the bottom), apparently like your JA? I would get a can of the duster stuff I mentioned and spray the condenser then recheck the temps. Also check that all the door seals appear to be in their proper place. I suspects your JA is also a single Variable Speed Compressor as mine is. To better diagnose the problem, it would be helpful to know the freezer temp too. The way these VSC (variable speed compressor),work is that a sensor in the freezer compartment senses the temp there, and if the freezer is above set temp, then it speeds up the compressor. On the other hand, if sensors in the fridge section detect that the temp is above the fridge set temp. then it increases the circulation between the freezer and the fridge, by increasing the speed of the circulating fan or opening up a flap lever between the 2 compartments, or both, So to know whether the problem is compressor/condenser related, or a problem with circulation between freezer and fridge, we need to know the freezer temp. HTH's Gary

No brand is immune from failures unfortunately. Even the so-called high end brands. Appliance manufacturers just don't see any point in reliability. I'm doing a kitchen upgrade. The oven, microwave, fridge are just over 7 years old and all happen to be Whirlpool. With the exception of the fridge which had a bad start capacitor which I replaced, they have been relible. They are simple, few bells and certainly no whistles. I feel like I want to upgrade them with convection ovens but part of me is convinced I'll spend good money on appliances that will be less reliable than what I have. More research to do... sigh...

Well, that's a "Jammer", (Bummer in Dutch), that the relay and capacitor did not fix the problem. I still doubt it is the compressor, (per say), Why? From your description of the problem, the compressor "Seems to run ok", until the fridge reaches "Set Temperature", then warms up again and the compressor "tries to restart". It could be an "over charged condition" or even air inside the sealed system. The air will form ice, inside the sealed system, and that ice will impede the flow of Freon through the sealed system and create a lot of "back pressure" to the compressor, the compressor must overcome that back pressure to be able to start again. A "Competent" service person, should be able to put high and low pressure gauges on the sealed system to see what is actually going on, inside it. He should be able to make the determination as to the proper Freon charge status of the sealed system, as well as determining whether there is ice in the sealed system, or perhaps a "partial plug" in the sealed system as my Jenn-air had. (The jenn-Air has worked "Perfectly" after it was repaired, (about a month ago). Gary

The French door design of this refrigerator is seriously flawed. If you open the right door first, which most people will do, then open the left door, a normal next step, and close the right door, the left door will smash against the glass of the right door when you try to close it. The problem lies in the fact that the hinge attached to the left door does not retract far enough to clear the right door. This is my third French-door refrigerator (other brands) and I have never had this problem before. Here is what Jennair has to say in their user guide: “ There are two refrigerator compartment doors. The doors can be opened and closed either separately or together. There is a vertically-hinged seal on the left refrigerator door. ■ When the left side door is opened, the hinged seal automatically folds inward so that it is out of the way.” I bought this fridge over a year ago and have had at least three different repairmen come more than six times to try and repair it. They have changed the hinge twice, to no avail. They have installed shims to level the back of the fridge, no improvement. I called again today and they are sending a new technician to view the situation. I am not holding out much hope.