--- title: "Kenmore refrigerator showing d | RefrigeratorRepair.center" description: "What d means on Kenmore refrigerators, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-d-106/" --- # Kenmore refrigerator showing d A lone d on the refrigerator display of a 106 model says the air damper is stuck. ## What d actually means. A lone d on the refrigerator display of a 106 model says the air damper is stuck. That damper controls the air flowing from the freezer into the fresh food compartment, so a stuck one can leave the fresh food side too warm or too cold. Sears has the damper examined for damage with the power off and replaced if it is broken. Kenmore refrigerator display · also shown as d on the refrigerator display What to do when d shows on the refrigerator ### Kind of code Service indication A light or a message asking for a visit. It says that something wants attention, not what, so the visit starts with a diagnosis. ### Usually leads to Diagnostic visit The visit that decides what the repair actually is, before any part is ordered. ### Shows up as Fresh Food Section Warm, Freezer Cold The single most diagnostic pattern on a refrigerator, and almost never the compressor. ### Make Kenmore A retail badge on appliances built by several different manufacturers. ### Source Sears PartsDirect: Kenmore 106 refrigerator error codes (Wayback copy, Nov 2019) Kenmore models whose number starts 106; the single d on the refrigerator display comes from the Sears 106 chart. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Kenmore's own guidance for d on its refrigerators. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Confirm the model number on the label begins 106; a single d means the damper only on that family's display. 02 Clear any packages from in front of the air outlets in the fresh food section. 03 Watch the fresh food temperature with a thermometer for a day. 04 Book a visit so the damper can be inspected with the refrigerator unplugged. ### Still there? It usually turns into [diagnostic visit](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/services/diagnostic-visit/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do d on this display is not a defrost message. It refers to the air damper, not the defrost system. ## What you may notice with it. The refrigerator problems d tends to arrive with. Answer these at the refrigerator before anyone is booked. 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Kenmore builds this ### Side-by-side refrigerator Full-height freezer beside full-height fresh food, with the ice maker and dispenser built into the freezer door. ## In Kenmore's own words > d on the refrigerator display Air damper is stuck [Sears PartsDirect: Kenmore 106 refrigerator error codes (Wayback copy, Nov 2019)](https://web.archive.org/web/20191112053322/https://www.searspartsdirect.com/diy/error-codes/refrigerator-repair/1234589/kenmore-106-model-refrigerator/0582) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Kenmore models whose number starts 106; the single d on the refrigerator display comes from the Sears 106 chart. ## Kenmore d refrigerator repair, where we come out. The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered. 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Confirm the model number on the label begins 106; a single d means the damper only on that family's display. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### What happens if the air damper behind d on my Kenmore 106 stays stuck? The damper controls how much air flows from the freezer into the fresh food compartment, so the fresh food side can drift too warm or too cold. A thermometer check over a day shows which way it is going. ### Does d on a Kenmore 106 have to do with defrosting? No, on that family's display a single d refers to the air damper. Sears has it inspected with the power off and replaced if it is broken. --- **[Read on the site: Kenmore refrigerator showing d | RefrigeratorRepair.center](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-d-106/)** **[Book a visit with RefrigeratorRepair.center](https://refrigeratorrepair.center/schedule/)**