> There was a US lawsuit against them for their linear compressors: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/consumer/fridge-failures-...

Out of all the fridges that LG sold, what percentage had issues? LG sells a lot of units, so even small percentages may end up with 'critical mass' of problems that gains wider awareness.

An article from an appliance retailer that has their own in-house service department, and so has statistics on repair rates of the various OEMs that they sell:

* https://blog.yaleappliance.com/lg-compressor-class-action-la...

Looking at service rates in total (for all issues), LG has the lowest number out of all the manufacturers they sell/service:

* https://blog.yaleappliance.com/the-best-counter-depth-refrig...

* https://blog.yaleappliance.com/most-reliable-counter-depth-f...

Yes, recently replaced an LG refrig with that issue. Its second linear compressor in eight years was dying the way the first one had (four years after purchase, with the sympathetic repairman telling us this second compressor was the “fixed” model and should last for quite a few more years), so we bailed on it. Its 1985-vintage Whirlpool predecessor had worked for 32 years, FWIW.