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Kitchen Appliance

Whirlpool Gd5thgxk501

1 source-linked failure report. Most reported: Fire / ignition. Typical failure around 14.7 yr.

Reliability signal — · Insufficient data · data confidence Very Low

1 confirmed failure reports

Reliability summary

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1 confirmed failure report · Insufficient data · Data confidence: Very Low

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Most common issue: Fire / ignition
Typical first failure: 14.7 yr; Median of confirmed reports with timing
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Fire / ignition1 · 100%

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Median months to failure

176

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What breaks?

What breaks? · reports

Fire / ignition

Refrigerators (276)

176 months

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

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20170525-931C8-2147400222. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Whirlpool Gd5thgxk501 (Refrigerator). Incident: Whirlpool refrigerator model gd5thgxk501 serial #sm2925581 built 07/02. Unit started smoking and caught fire on 5/21/17. Unit had no problems or repairs done prior to that. The relay box connected to the compressor was burning. Luckily we were at home when it happened. Opened the unit to turn it off. Lights are circulation fan were still running. It did not trip the circuit breaker. Unplugged the unit to stop the fire. Initial contact at whirlpool said there was no recall for this unit and it should be ok to use. I told her no it can't be used and she transferred me to their safety department who dispatched a local repair company to inspect it. Unit needed a new relay, compressor and wiring harness. Whirlpool said they wouldn't pay to fix it due to it's age and offered to but it from me for $175.00

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Months until failure

176 months

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84%

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Evidence quality

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