The problem with the refrigerator was that it would run until it shut down to defrost, but would not restart. To start the unit, I had to pull the plug each time. Thereafter, it would fail in the same way again and again.
After being late by 2 hours Carlos Torres, the owner of C.N.M. Repair of Miami, Florida finally appeared. Torres inspected the refrigerator and determined that there was a bad master circuit board. I was given a cost to repair of a little more than $500 and I approved the work. Torres returned the next day with what he said was a new circuit board and installed the item. The refrigerator ran, but when it shut down for the defrost cycle, it would not restart which was exactly what it had been doing before Torres replaced the board. I called Torres several times and finally received a return call several days later. Torres returned, looked at the refrigerator and said that he found a loose wire that he had failed to connect....he then left. At this point, I reminded Torres that he had guaranteed his repairs and that my patience was wearing thin. Torres told me that if he could not repair it, he would give me all of my money back!!!!! By the next day, it was clear that the refrigerator still was not operating properly, so I again called Torres. Torres returned about a week later with one of his friends and removed the refrigerator, taking it to his shop. Torres returned the refrigerator several days later, but, the problem still persisted. It was a this point, after 4 service calls and many weeks without an operating refrigerator that I asked Torres to stand behind his guarantee and return my money. Torres said that he would but that he had paid around $100 for the circuit board and wanted the board back. I said OK, but I wanted the old board. Torres said that he no longer had the old board because he had traded it in on the new board. I said OK, then give me back $400! It was a this point that I contacted another U-Line repair company by the name of Neptune Air Corporation. Neptune arrived the day after I called, removed the refrigerator to their shop, found that the circuit board that CNM had installed was inoperative, replaced the board and the unit has been working fine ever since! I called Torres of CNM to ask again for my refund and was asked to send him a copy of the Neptune invoice (It was for a little over $500) which I did, both via e mail and text message. It has now been 3 weeks and many, many phone calls since I sent copy of the Neptune invoice to Carlos Torres of CNM for the promised refund......I cannot obtain a return phone call, I have received no return e mails, NOTHING!!!
I am filing complaints with the Better Business Bureau, bad reviews with Yelp, Facebook, Angie's List, Google and any other review sites possible. I doubt that Torres will ever reply or stand behind his work as he had promised, so I am now in the process of filing a suit in Small Claims Court......maybe the judge will get some attention? My experience has been that this company does not have the expertise to perform reliable repairs to U-Line refrigerators and that they will not stand behind their warranty/guarantee.......I have absolutely nothing good to say about the service or lack thereof from Carlos Torres and his company, CNM Repair.