How to Troubleshoot & Replace Whirlpool AP6022534 / WPW10515058 Refrigerator Led Light Assembly

Used a very thin flat blade screw driver to remove the LED light at the top of the refrigerator section. (There is one other light in the refrigerator and one in the freezer compartment.) This light is held in by two clips on each long side of the light. By sticking the blade of the screwdriver up into the clip and beginning to pry out the LED, it will come out rather easily in the front, then the back will slide out easily. Remove the jumpers from the back of the light. Then apply a little bulb grease to the contacts on the new light, attach the jumpers, and slide it back in till the clips snap into place. I called our home maintenance service because of the strobing lights, and the technician temporarily replaced the freezer light with a test spare. It worked fine for about 15 seconds. But the tech insisted that the freezer light needed to be replaced. The next day the service called me and said the LED lights were not covered by our contract, that it would cost nearly $300 for the freezer light, and often it didn't work. I told them I'd do it myself. The freezer light cost about $125 at AppliancePartsPros.com, but I ordered the master LED light for the refrigerator instead. The total cost, including a $2 packet of bulb grease from an auto parts store, was $175 and the part was delivered within 2 business days with standard shipping. It's been working fine for the three days since I installed it. The hardest part was finding a thin enough screwdriver to pry out the broken light without damaging the top of the refrigerator compartment. 

Remove light from top of refrigerator. The light is stubborn so I had to use a thin screwdriver to depress the tabs so the light would come out. Unplug wires, reconnect new wires and snap back into place. Easy peasy---I felt very accomplished with the success and saving $$ on the part and no service call! Woman power! 

Replaced the light assembly in the refrigerator section. The repair was simple, easy and quick. Dealing with Appliance Parts Pros was wonderful; the chat operator was extremely helpful. 

Replaced both lights 

I saw some conflicting information about how to solve my strobing lights problem. This team reassured me that I only needed to replace the module on the fridge side, so I took the plunge and placed the order. Upon receipt, I turned off the circuit that feeds the fridge, grabbed a flathead screwdriver, popped out the existing light and detached it from the two connections. The new module went in just as easily. Within 5 minutes, I had operational lighting in my 18 month old fridge. Hate having to spend that much money on a fairly new fridge, but the replacement was easy. Shame on Whirlpool for suggesting that this is not a user-replaceable part. The reassurance of your team was very much appreciated. 

The first information I found from another location said to replace the switch. I did that twice just incase the new switch was bad. Fool me twice shame on me. Once I found the information on this site I ordered the replacement light for the top of the refrigeration compartment. It took no more that a minute to compress the tabs to drop the old light down, release the two electric connections and put the new unit in place. The only tool needed was a thin flat head screwdriver to compress the clips on the old light. 

Had blinking lights in fridge and freezer. This fixed it. Took about 15 seconds to change the part. 

After some "Googling" I read that it's possible to fix it by just replacing the freezer light and once replaced the fridge lights will return back to normal. Don't have an electric meter, so just decided to order the replacement light and try it and it did. Thanks to the return policy, I figured I'd try this rather first rather than trying to call a technician. 

I replaced the master control board. Thls was a 5-minute job turned into 20 minutes because I wasn't sure how to take out the old controller/light without breaking the tabs. I ended up placing the new one on top and marking the tab spots (4) and by using a thin flat screwdriver I was able to pop the tabs. You can't make a mistake with the wires as they are 2 different sizes. DIY and save the repair visit. 

Contacted appliance parts pros for help in trouble shooting the issue. Unplugged power as told, Removed both lights, used multi meter to check for any open circuit in either light. Appliance parts pros even directed me to a number of videos to see how to check properly. Both lights had open line in light circuit board. I ordered lights, came within a few days put back in place. Always remember to unplug before removing lights. Replacing both LEDS took about 15 minutes following appliance parts pros instruction video. Didn’t tell wife I had completed without having to call an appliance repairman I didn’t know. She was gone shopping on the day they arrived and was totally amazed when she opened the fridge door. Still get a happy smile after nearly 47 years putting up with me. LOL