Loud noises means that the Freezerator is working like it should be. The defrost heater element is on and the noise from melting ice dropping off the coil located in the back of the refrigerator section.
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Listen to sound where is it coming from bottom back? Or inside near back wall . noise could be ice on or around evaporator fan if you can unplug for 12 hours leave doors open this will melt ice . if it is ice that will fix it.
The first thing to investigate is the condenser coils to see if they are clean. If they are caked in dust and lint/dirt then they cannot shed the heat created when the compressor pressurizes the refrigerant gas. This is on the high (pressure) side of the system. the compressor pressurizes the gas and them it is cooled. Then it goes through an expansion valve resulting in the gas expanding and getting cold. this cold gas passes through coils inside the unit absorbing the eat inside and making the inside cold. So if the condenser coils are clogged up and cannot cool the gas then the machine will not work. the gas will return too hat to the compressor and it will be running really hot, perhaps knocking. Use a vacuum cleaner and a brush to remove the dust/dirt. lint etc. clogging the cooling fins and then see if the machine doesn't work better. after 5 years this sounds very likely to be the issue. It is quick and easy to do and costs you nothing. If it is not the problem then at least yu will not be paying a technician by the hour to try it first!
If the bottom freezer section of the Gladiator Freezerator is thawing out the usual cause is from the coils in the back of the top refrigerator section being iced up. The ice blockage prevents the fan from circulating cold air into the bottom freezer section. These units have a design flaw due to the defrost drain freezing up preventing water from draining out from under the coil. The long-term solution is to remove the back wall of the refrigerator section to get to the coil, thoroughly defrost the coil making sure the drain tube is clear, then wrap a couple turns of #12 or #14 copper house wire around the bottom of the defrost heater element and run it a few inches into the drain tube. Advise unplugging the unit when you do this.
I've had this fix on my Gladiator for a couple years and it has been working perfectly ever since. The freezer stays a constant 0 degrees F and no more thawed out food.
Check to see if there is cold air coming from the freezer to the refridgerator side through the vent holes The compressor maybe getting weak or the freon charge maybe low. Does the unit run a long time before it shuts off? 50 degrees is not cold enough for a freezer. You should be around 32 or less.
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