Comments on: Liebherr Refrigerator

By: local woman

local woman — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:47:28 +0000

Have had no trouble with my unit at all. It runs silently, has lots of space in the door for giant containers and generally looks fabulous. Love this fridge

By: Barbara

Barbara — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:03:13 +0000

What a piece of junk! Continual ice build up, and the plastic inside total gimcrack. Those bio shelves are fastened to the inside with the flimsiest of hinges; now tthe entire inside door shelf gave way! I am renting so I have to deal with the problem–the worst pice of junk I have seen in 6 countries on 3 continents.

By: j e reilly

j e reilly — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:44:57 +0000

i have had so many of the same issues i am reading here. i bought my liebherr in october 2007, at the suggestion of the salesman, instead of the subzero. he raved about it. i started having issues almost immediately. it makes about 1/4 tray of ice per day. water leaks into the produce bins all the time. the freezer does not work properly and the alarm goes off incessantly. i have had many service calls. waiting for a part right now. the repairman said the salesman probably got an incentive (read:kickback)from the manufacturer for pushing this very expensive piece of garbage. i will never recommend this product. not to my worst enemy. i regret the day i bought it and every day since. i wish i had bought the subzero i originally wanted.

By: kornelis poort

kornelis poort — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:32:59 +0000

We’ve owned a liebherr fridge for about 4 years now. The thing has been a disaster from day 1. Door handels coming off, trays in the door not being able to hold a normal weight and falling of, replaced doormagnets multiple times, water leakage (due to faulty motor I believe), ice machine stopped working: had it replaced and now it’s not working again etc. etc. Unfortunately a lot of these weren’t under warranty and even when it was customer service was bad. Although this was partly because of Earl b. Feiden in Kingston, the company that sold us this apparatus. Tonight I wanted to get something out of the freezer and discovered it was thawing even though the thermostat indicated 6 degrees fahrenheit. I called Lowe’s tonight and ordered a Whirlpool. . . The short of it: don’t get a Liebherr, don’t buy from Earl b. Feiden in Kingston!

By: MB

MB — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:14:16 +0000

I am having the same problems with the freezer temp and alarm going off that others here have described. (CS-1301) The temp in the freezer will not go below 23F. Ice builds up in the freezer. Ice continually builds up in the fridge part as well, cycling through freezing and draining. It’s as if I bought a fridge from 1950.
I have scheduled a service call for next week, so we’ll see how that goes.

I am extremely disappointed in the functioning of the unit and would not recommend it at all. But hey it looks great.

By: Joanne

Joanne — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 01:13:02 +0000

We bought a 30 inch freestanding (1640) a year ago. I am generally happy with it but there are two issues I cannot get a solution for:

1. The hinge (right) swings fully when the door is open. We have to either hold it or let it swing to 180 degrees but if we are not careful it will soon mark the stainless steel. Yes, it is level.

2. The ice has a weird taste. It has been a year and the taste has not gone away.

Other than that I like that it is easy to clean and looks fantastic. No problem with the doors closing or anything else.

By: Ellen

Ellen — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:34:32 +0000

I have had a Subzero with two compressors and a Kitchenaid with one. Due to noise, both had to be removed, i.e. the compressors were placed in the basement. Now that the Kitchenaid compressor died, I’ve been looking for a quiet refrigerator. Thought that I’d found it in the Liebherr, but after reading all of these reviews, I’m back to the beginning again. Any suggestions? The last two refrigerators were built ins, each 48″ wide, but I don’t need such a large one any longer! Thanks for your help!

By: Peggy

Peggy — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:00:45 +0000

Purchased Leibherr CS 1350 Dec. 2008. Love it in my small kitchen. But in June the freezer alarm began to sound. A service call was scheduled; the famous plumbers putty was packed around a line behind the back freezer panel. The service tech said the units were made with poor insulation. Two days later and each day thereafter the freezer alarm has been going off again. We set the SuperFrost control to bring the temp. under control.
This latest response from Leibherr was that this time they will send a new sensor.
I am deeply concerned and curious if this problem can be resolved.

By: Phil Horowitz

Phil Horowitz — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:56:50 +0000

Now that we have had our Side by side for 8 months, The doors are starting to squeak. the door shelf broke. The water line inside the freezer that serves the ice maker leaked and flooded my basement work shop.
Other than that we love it.

By: Rainer

Rainer — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:22:09 +0000

I have a Liebherr C1601, one year old and already 3 service calls and 2 visits.
1.: Teemp. too high in freezer compartment, alarm went off. Reason: air leak in back wall of freezer (behind panel) Solution: Plumber’s putty
2.: Temp too high in top shelf of freezer. Reason: fan dead, ice built up (probably the reason that fan was dead – blocked by ice). Solution: New fan
3. New fan has higher rpm – noise problem. At the moment I am debating with Liebherr if this is a problem they can fix or I have to live with.
And I am afraid the 4. problems is already at the horizon: I hear constant ice cracking and I am concerned that the heating element at the back side of the freezer does not work and melt the ice – ice will build up and the fan might die again. Beside all that the unit is really energy efficient.