Black Maytag Side by Side MSD2756AEB 7+ yrs old? Won't stay cold...

HOW OLD IS THE FRIDGE?...WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU PULLED IT OUT AND VACUUMED THE REAR INTAKE AND BOTTOM CONDENSER FINS....THE FRIDGE "HAS" TO BREATH TO OPERATE PROPERLY!!!
*** THE TEMPERATURE SWITCH COULD BE BAD AS WELL

Can you feel air moving or hear the fan running in the freezer section? You said the freezer section is freezing well, but is it freezing really hard?
Regards,Richard

Do you have the complete model number from the tag on the freezer, it should be either on the bottom rail visible with the door open or on the side wall near the front. I am trying to look this up to see if it is an automatic defrost model, if so you may need to do more than just unthaw and adjust

Thanks

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If, the fresh food section is 34- 38 degrees, then the freezer should be cold enough to keep ice cream solid. All of the cooling capability comes from the freezer section. I, personally, would not waste time or money on a ten year old box. Ten years ago it cost $1000, so, the outlay is $100 per year. Dump the old refrigerator and get a new one.

It is a thermostat problem. It can be fixed but is sometimes cheaper to buy a new one.

look in the back should have a fan in the bottom probably very dusty if it is it cant cool fridge clean it and it should work unplug it to clean

Call him back. He needs to check the sealed system.

I have icing on the walls of frezer.

You likely have a defrost cycle failure. The freezer's cooling coils need to be frosty and cold so the air that the fan pulls over them can cool the fridge section. If the defrost cycle fails, the coils freeze up to a block of ice and air flow suffers (fridge is about 55 degrees F). The freezer stays cold only because there's a block of ice in there now... sometimes that cold "sinks" to the bottom and only the food at the bottom stays frozen (and can even freeze food at the bottom of the fridge compartment while the rest is warm). To be sure, you'll need to take the rear interior panel off the freezer back wall and check the coils to see if they are frozen solid. If they are then there's a defrost cycle failure. If they are showing a nice white frosty pattern evenly all over the coils then that's normal and maybe the evap fan (right above the coils) is not blowing air up properly or is not working at all. That fan should run if the compressor is running, etc. the only time it doesn't run is during an actual defrost cycle. Once you find out what condition the coils are in it should be simple to direct you further on the problem.