There was an “E” in the freezer temperature display and an “F” in the refrigerator temperature display inside the refrigerator side.
The problem was that the freezer side fan could not spin due to ice build up. When I pulled out the freezer shelves, I saw water had been flowing down the back wall and was frozen. When I pulled off the panels, sure enough, the fan did not spin and there was a ton of ice all around the fan housing. I removed the ice and plugged the unit back into the wall; everything is happy now.
We have had some really hot weather lately, and there was a power outage for a while. Combine that with kids standing with the freezer door open forever looking for popsicles…. That may have been enough to melt some ice that was sitting in the ice dispenser storage tray.
I had seen a number of people posting about this issue who replaced the mainboard (for nearly $150 it seems). Others replaced the freezer fan. I suspect I’m not the only one that’s had an ice buildup problem. So, in some of those cases, I bet they didn’t actually have to replace anything – they just needed to unplug the freezer and let the ice melt a bit.
The “E F” code means either the freezer fan or the refrigerator fan has some sort of problem.
Here are some pics for your perusal fun:
The answer in this thread pointed me to the fan in the freezer:
The video on this page will give you an idea of what it takes to get at the fan in the freezer:
Here are a number of links to threads of varying usefulness:
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