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I've got a situation. Yesterday I noticed my Fridge was feeling on the warm side, I thought it was all in my head (or maybe the kids played with the temperature), so I turned it up, and still today it's warm, to the point of condensation on the top of the fridge. My freezer has been working fine, still keeping things cool, or so I thought. I was thinking maybe frost or "overpacked" was stopping the air flow and thus not allowing cool air to flow to the fridge. So I cleaned out my fridge, and got rid of the small amount of frost that has accumulated over time, but now it's seeming as though now my freezer is not working either!!!! Any thoughts? My fridge is rather new, 2 years or less. I am renting , so it's really not my issue, but I'd rather try and see if I can figure it out before calling for help. Any opinions or thoughts welcome! Thankyou

I meant "I cleaned out my freezer*** not fridge

My suggestion. Your renting and have a landlord then your right it's not your problem. Call them up tell them your fridge obviously shit the bed and you need a new one today.

at the bottom of the fridge that needs cleaning maybe? It could have froze up and needs to be thawed out overnight. If the coils cannot let the air flow thru then the unit could have frozen up.

Try turning your temp. Control DOWN for cooler temperature not up.

Johnbisonbear said "at the bottom of the fridge that needs cleaning maybe? It could have froze up and needs to be thawed out overnight. If the coils cannot let the air flow thru then the unit could have frozen up. "

There is usually a by-pass between the freezer and the fridge. Basically, the cold for the fridge starts a the freezer, then a "door" opens to allow the passage of cold air into the fridge when needed (called upon by the fridge thermostat). It's likely that the door has either failed or frozen shut (ice buildup in the freezer) or that the heating coil that defrosts the freezer coils has failed or is not working properly. If I were you, I would start by unplugging your fridge first and make sure any ice buildup in the freezer compartment has completely thawed. Then clean it out and make sure it's completely dry, then plug it back in and see if that works. Check to make sure that the fridge temperature dial hasn't been knocked or turned by your kids and that its calling for proper temperature. If all of that fails, then it's likely a failed defrost heating cable in the freezer compartment. Basically, every now and then this heating cable comes on/off to thaw any ice buildup in the freezer. Finally, it could also be a failed fan motor that pushes cold air from the freezer into the fridge compartment. Try youtubing your situation with your particular brand/model, and it may be a common thing with your fridge. If it is a new fridge, it's likely because all new fridges are complete garbage. They are all horrible, built to last not much more than the warranty period.  
 
Try youtubing the following title: Refrigerator Repair (Not Cooling, Defrost System)  
 
For whatever reason this forum won't let me post a youtube link.  
 
Edited by JoeSixpack, 2017-09-20 13:35:44

Our daughter moved into a new rental place for school and they defrosted/cleaned the fridge/freezer. After plugging it back in the freezer got cold but the fridge didn't. We tried several things then the landlord's mtce guy came and noticed there was a fan that pushes the cold air from the freezer to the fridge that was not turning. He flicked the fan to get it to start and it worked fine ever since. I wasn't there when he came so not sure exactly where the fan is, but they will be in different places for different models I am sure. We bought a $7 thermometer at Cdn Tire for fridges & freezers so they can monitor it. Really handy as it has coloured ranges where the temperature should be.

Since it is a rental just call the landlord. You start monkeying around with something and it breaks, they will blame you.

I have the same problem. Buy a little thermostat, put it in the fridge and check it daily. If you see temperature going over 40F, manually defrost the freezer which is likely iced up and dry it out. You can carefully use a hair dryer to speed up the process a little bit.  
 
Hopefully you have a good landlord who will replace your fridge with a newer one.