Reviews Written by steve s

Shelf hinge in door broken after just 4 months

Pros: spacious storage

Cons: broken shelf hinge, cheaply made

I believe appliances in general are getting more and more cheaply made without sufficient testing. This refrigerator, the AFD2535DEW, is an example of this. The inside of the doors that hold the shelves are made out of Styrofoam! Yes, the same material that you used to pour your coffee in and crush it into the garbage. This Styrofoam is used to hold up the shelves that hold your milk cartons, your glass bottled juices and salad dressing which usually weight a good 10-20lbs on each shelf. Could Amana of picked a stronger design? Do not trust these styrofoam hinges. They will break over time. Amana's technician came to look at the damange today and said this is this 3rd time he had seen this problem with the fridge.

I cannot return this refrigerator. My grandfather bought it for his house and obviously followed whatever the salesperson had told him to buy.

Best thing to do is to pay careful attention to the design of each fridge. Do an intense reseach on line.

The fridge does have a 1 year warranty. Sears wants another $550 to warranty it for another 5 years, which is 1/3 the costs of the fridge!

Anyways you get my point. Be careful what you buy out there. This $1500 I feel is a mistake. ...