Hello. My freezer suddenly quit freezing. 1st noticed when the ice coming out of ice dispenser seemed to be melting. I took the cover off the coils in the freezer and there was some frosting at the bottom of the coils. The fan is running. I then took the cover off the rear of the unit & the compressor is running [very warm] and the fan is running as well next to the compressor. Is this an issue of low freon [considering the age]? If so, do you have an idea of the cost to recharge the unit? Thanks, in advance, for any help you can give me.

Scott

Yes it sounds like a low freon problem.
Also could be a partially plugged orifice.

Here is a link, take aq look at the example pictures part way down the page.
http://www.applianceaid.com/frig_notcold.html

Re-filling the unit will be expensive.
You have a leak somewhere so that also has to be found and repaired.
Finding a slow leak may be very difficult and it may even be a compressor leak.

Often it makes more sense to put the dollars toward a new unit.

You are welcome.

If you have the time could you post what your nephew finds.
Then when others search for a similar problem they will see what actually worked instead of just suggestions about what could be the cause.