I have a friend who owns an appliance sales and repair business and asked him what could be wrong with my GE fridge. I came home one day to find the freezer defrosting and the fridge warming. My fridge is only 7 years old and this is the first ever issue we have had with it. After researching many online DIY appliance repair forums I thought I had the answer. My issue was everything except the compressor was working on my fridge. I removed panels from inside and the back of the fridge and the fans were turning, inside the air was blowing and all of the lights worked, just no compressor sound. It was cool to the touch. After speaking with my appliance pro buddy, he said it's common on these appliances for the main board control to be the issue. He said unplug the fridge and remove the screws to the main board cover. On my fridge the cover is located on the back top left. After removing the cover carefully depress the 4 white pionty plastic nips holding the board in place. I detatched the plugged in wires before removing the board, made it much easier. After removing it look for any burn marks on the back where the compressor relay connects to the board. The relay is on black and soldered onto the front. On the back of my board was a burn mark and no solder connecting the relay to the board. I was told that this is a common issue, because with the strain of the compressor switching on and off with the power surges and heat generated from that the solder sometimes pops off. Apparently, GE doesn't believe in using enough solder.

After cleaning it up and re-soldering the relay to the board, I plugged the wires back into the board and turned on my fridge. It worked! my compressor turned on and my fridge is now working once more. Saved over $350. avoiding a service call with parts and labor. Better yet, saved even more then buying a new fridge. I have attached photos of what mine looked like. I sure hope this will help someone else with the same problem.