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Samsung RF28HFEDBBC

2 source-linked failure reports. Most reported: Overheating. Typical failure around 8.5 yr.

Reliability signal — · Insufficient data · data confidence Very Low

2 confirmed failure reports

Reliability summary

What is likely to go wrong, when it happens, and how expensive it can be — from source-linked failure reports. Counts are reports in our database, not a population failure rate.

Reliability signal

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2 confirmed failure reports · Insufficient data · Data confidence: Very Low

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Most common issue
Overheating
Typical first failure
8.5 yr
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Median repair cost
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Highest reported repair
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What breaks?

Failure types

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  • Overheating1 · 50%
  • Fire / ignition1 · 50%

When does it break?

Failure timing

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What does it cost?

Reported repair costs

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Median months to failure

102.5

Failure reports

2

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What breaks?

What breaks? · reports

Overheating

Refrigerators (276)

108 months

Government / agencyIndexed Oct 22, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — SaferProducts.gov incident

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20240812-45D32-2147337274. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Samsung RF28HFEDBBC. Source model text: RF28HFED. Incident: Bought a Samsung French door fridge in 2015. Since that date we have had it serviced 4 times by a repairman and 4 times by my husband. It will not keep the food at a proper temperature. Very dangerous. And as of today, August 12, 2024 it has broken down again along with the freezer now. Everything is melted.

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Months until failure

108 months

Repair cost

Not stated

Repaired

Not stated

Manufacturer warranty

Not stated

Extended warranty

Not stated

Support helpful

Not stated

Would recommend

Not stated

AI extraction confidence

92%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★★☆ (4/5)

Discussion

Fire / ignition

Refrigerators (276)

97 months

Government / agencyIndexed Oct 16, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — SaferProducts.gov incident

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20220331-D77ED-3644748. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Samsung RF28HFEDBBC (French door refrigerator with freezer on the bottom). Incident: 8/2019: The back inner portion of the freezer, builds up ice and it prevents the fan from operating. The fan makes a loud clicking sound, while attempting to operate. If the consumer doesn�t address the issue, the plastic fan can break when it hits the ice. This also causes the ice maker to freeze up and stop working. The consumer contacted 2 different service technicians in his area. Both technicians told him that they could come out, but they also informed him that they have done repairs for several hundred dollars on other people�s refrigerators (this same mfr.), and the repairs did not last and never solved the problem. Instead, the technicians made a couple suggestions for the consumer to try. � Remove all of the food and place it in coolers; unplug the machine, thaw the ice and try the refrigerator again. The consumer had to purchase an additional freezer to store their food. At times, the ice build-up in the back was extensive and had spread all around the coils. The recommended steps did not solve the problem. The ice build up returned a few weeks later and the problem with the coils returned a couple months later. The consumer had to repeat this process, numerous times, to be able to use the refrigerator. The consume reported the incident to the manufacturer and was given a Confirmation Number: (Transdiction Number- [REDACTED]) and she spoke to [REDACTED] (last name unknown). The manufacturer was unwilling to offers any assistance with repairing the fridge and indicated that it was past the warranty period. The consumer noted that the problem was present when their

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Months until failure

97 months

Repair cost

Not stated

Repaired

Not stated

Manufacturer warranty

Not stated

Extended warranty

Not stated

Support helpful

Not stated

Would recommend

Not stated

AI extraction confidence

88%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★★☆ (4/5)

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