I could restart the refrigerator by moving the thermostat control to off and then to on several times. I put a freezer alarm on the freezer side and when it would go off I moved the temperature control until the compressor started. After a while this moving of the temperature control would not start the compressor. However banging on the control panel at the top of the refrigerator section with my knuckle would start the compressor. I called a repair person and they said they could not fix it unless the refrigerator was not working.
I then looked at your video to see how to get inside the control panel. While the panel was unscrewed I was actually able to start and stop the compressor by tapping on the thermostat with a screwdriver handle. I assumed the thermostat was the problem. I ordered and replaced the thermostat. I noticed black dust under the old thermostat when I removed it, so I assume the contacts inside were corroded. The compressor starts and stops correctly with the new thermostat.
Must be a defective design in the thermostat for it to fail in 6 years.