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The models this page covers are the ones in the table below and no others. What brings owners of these here first is a new noise or vibration, then not cooling or not freezing.
What goes wrong on these, and where each one is covered
- A new noise or vibration — The unit has become audible from the next room, usually with no change in how well it cools.
- Not cooling or not freezing — The unit runs without ever reaching temperature; ice cream softens before anything else gives the fault away.
- Ice maker producing nothing — Production has stopped outright, or a single fused slab has replaced the loose cubes in the bin.
- Water inside the cabinet or on the floor — Water appears inside the cabinet with a dry floor, or on the floor with a dry interior — the two are different faults.
Problem classes in order
- A new noise or vibration — Rank 1 on these models.
- Not cooling or not freezing — Rank 2 on these models.
- Ice maker producing nothing — Rank 3 on these models.
- Water inside the cabinet or on the floor — Rank 4 on these models.
- Body: No snapshot here carries a rate for this line, so this list gives an order and withholds the share. Against the brand's general picture, a new noise or vibration moves up and not cooling or not freezing moves down, because of how this line is built.
Models in the ATF family — Every model this page covers, exactly as the model line is recorded. Nothing outside this table is a model number, and nothing on this page claims to cover a model that is not in it.
Reference| Model number | Family key |
|---|---|
| ATF1836ARB | amana:refrigerator:atf |
| ATF1836ARQ | amana:refrigerator:atf |
| ATF1836ARS | amana:refrigerator:atf |
| ATF1836ARW | amana:refrigerator:atf |
| ATF1838AEB | amana:refrigerator:atf |
| ATF1838AEQ | amana:refrigerator:atf |
| ATF1838AES | amana:refrigerator:atf |
| ATF1838AEW | amana:refrigerator:atf |
| ATF2136ARB | amana:refrigerator:atf |
| ATF2136ARQ | amana:refrigerator:atf |
| ATF2136ARS | amana:refrigerator:atf |
| ATF2136ARW | amana:refrigerator:atf |
| ATF2138AEB | amana:refrigerator:atf |
| ATF2138AEQ | amana:refrigerator:atf |
| ATF2138AES | amana:refrigerator:atf |
| ATF2138AEW | amana:refrigerator:atf |
Rank without a share — No denominator: no snapshot carries a component share for this model line, so the table gives an ordering and withholds the share.
General guidance| Problem class | Rank on this line | Component share |
|---|---|---|
| A new noise or vibration | first | not recorded |
| Not cooling or not freezing | second | not recorded |
| Ice maker producing nothing | third | not recorded |
| Water inside the cabinet or on the floor | fourth | not recorded |
The line between a fix and a call
On every model listed above the boundary sits in the same place: what you can reach without tools is owner work, and what needs a panel off is not. Read the rating plate before ordering, because access is shared here and part numbers are not.
The other model lines of this brand and appliance
- Amana ATB refrigerator problems by model: what this line is and where to start
- Amana AZC refrigerator problems by model: what this line is and where to start
- Amana AZF refrigerator problems by model: what this line is and where to start
- Amana BD refrigerator problems by model: what this line is and where to start
Read next
- Amana ATF refrigerator — a noise or vibration that is new: what changes on this model line
- Amana ATF refrigerator — not cooling or not freezing: what changes on this model line
- Amana ATF refrigerator — an ice maker that has stopped producing: what changes on this model line
- Amana ATF refrigerator — water where it should not be: what changes on this model line
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Sarah Chen
Lead Appliance Repair Technician · 12 years experience
EPA 608 UniversalNASTeC Certified
Experienced technician with 12 years specializing in washing machine and dryer repairs across all major brands.
