INDIANAPOLIS — Some Indiana consumers say their refrigerators conked out after only five years.
Ford Hebner of Cicero and Dale Bell of Wheatfield are among more than 100 consumers who have filed a class action lawsuit against LG, Kenmore’s parent company, as well as several retailers.
The 191-page lawsuit, updated in September 2023, focuses on LG’s linear compressor, a part that is supposed to keep the fridge and your food cold.
The lawsuit alleges the compressors are faulty and defective.
Ford Hebner of Cicero says his household goes through a lot of groceries.
Kenney, Kara“I still have four kids that live at home,” said Hebner. “They’re constantly using the fridge. They can eat.”
Hebner purchased an LG French Door fridge in 2018 for $1,433.79, records show.
Five years later, the fridge stopped cooling, he said.
“To come home and it smells like rotten hamburger, because that’s what it was,” said Hebner.