Whirlpool refrigerators are made to be proven and serve long. Unfortunately, even the most trusted units may experience difficulties when they get older. In fact that is not a reason to throw them away. When your fridge is more than 2 years old, you have a high chance to see that the ice maker starts freezing up and then when it gets so much ice back there on the walls, the ice maker quits working. The owners oftenI try to repair or replace the ice maker. It can really help for some time. However users sometimes face the same troubles in 2-3 months again. Every month now the owner has to defrost behind the ice maker and then it works for another month or so. One thing to note also sometimes and not everytime when you first press the ice door to get ice on the door a trickle of water comes out before the ice. We strongly recommend asking for professional help as it saves your time and health.