Whirlpool Refrigerator Thermistor WPW10384183, Fixes Temperature Control Failure
Restores accurate NTC temperature sensing — stops overcooling, warm compartments, and compressor running non-stop
🇺🇸 Matching U.S. Part Number: W10384183
The Whirlpool WPW10384183 Thermistor is an NTC air temperature sensor assembly designed to continuously monitor compartment air temperature and send resistance readings to the electronic control board. It replaces W10384183, 2118228, AH3500720, EA3500720, PS3500720 when fitment is confirmed by the appliance model number. When the thermistor fails — open, shorted, or drifted out of spec — the control board loses the ability to regulate temperature accurately.
Is This the Right Part?
Confirm the complete model number before ordering. Similar thermistors may differ in connector type, wire length, sensor housing shape, or resistance curve — always verify by full model number including suffix.
Common Symptoms
- Refrigerator running too warm — food spoiling, compartment not reaching setpoint
- Refrigerator freezing food in the fresh food compartment
- Compressor running continuously without cycling off
- Inconsistent or erratic temperature — swings between too warm and too cold
Check Before Replacing
- Test thermistor resistance with a multimeter — at room temp (~21°C) expect ~5,000–8,000Ω; OL or 0Ω confirms failure
- Inspect the evaporator for ice buildup — a blocked defrost system produces identical symptoms and will damage the new sensor if left unaddressed
- Confirm condenser coils are clean and the condenser fan is running — dirty coils cause the same overcooling-then-warm-up cycle
- If resistance changes correctly with temperature, the thermistor is good — suspect the control board or wiring harness instead
Part Details
Installation Notes
- Unplug the refrigerator before beginning — never work on a live appliance.
- Remove all food and the rear interior panel inside the freezer to access the evaporator compartment.
- Photograph the thermistor location, wire routing, and connector before disconnecting.
- Press the release tab on the wire connector and grip the housing — not the wires — to disconnect.
- Install the new WPW10384183 in the same position and routing, ensuring firm thermal contact with its mounting surface.
- Restore power and allow 24 hours for temperatures to fully stabilize before evaluating performance.
Skill level: Moderate — 45–90 minutes. A loose thermistor that is not in firm contact with its mounting surface will read incorrect temperatures and the original problem will persist.
Verified Compatible Models
10632242101, 10632243101, 10632249101, 10632942101, 10632943101, 10632949101, 10641132710, 10641172710, 10641172711, 10641173710, 10641173711, 10641179711, 10650042710, 10650042711, 10650042713, 10650043710, 10650043711, 10650043713, 10650045710, 10650045711, 10650045713, 10650049710, 10650049713, 10651112710, 10651113710, 10651113711, 10651115710, 10651115711, 10651119710, 10651119711, 10651332710, 10651335710, 10651339710, 10651752710, 10651752711, 10651752714, 10651753710, 10651753714, 10651754710, 10651754714, 10651759714, 10673002511, 10673003511, 10673009511, 10679472411, 10679473411, ART308FFDB03, ART308FFDM03, ART308FFDW03, ART318FFDB03, ART318FFDS03, ART318FFDW01, ASI2175GRB00, ASI2175GRW00, ASI2575GRB00, ASI2575GRW00, GAFZ30FDGB00, GARF30FDGB00, IK8FXNGFDM02, IRS335SDHM00, IRT138FDM00, KRFF300EBS00, KRSC700HBS01, KRSC703HBS01, KRSF705HBS01, M1BXXGMYB00, M9BXXGMYB00, MFB2055DRE01, MFF2055FRB00, MFW2055FRH00, MRT118FFFE00, MRT311FFFE00, MRT519SFFH00, MRT711SMFB00, MSS25C4MGB00, MZF34X16DW00, MZF34X18FW00, MZF34X20DW00, WRF560SEHB00, WRF560SFHB00, WRF560SMHB00, WRS311SDHB00, WRS315SDHB00, WRS321SDHB00, WRS325SDHB00, WRS331SDHB00, WRS335SDHB00, WRS555SIHB00, WRT108FZDB02, WRT138FZDB03, WRT148FZDB03, WRT311FZDB01, WRT318FZDB01, WRT519SZDB02, WRT549SZDB01, WRT579SMYB00, WRT771RWYB00, WRT779RFYB00, WZF34X16DW00, WZF34X18DW00, WZF34X20DW00, WZF56R16DW00, WZF57R16FW00, WZF79R18DM00, WZF79R20DW00 (and 300+ additional models — see full list in product tags)
Fitment reminder: Match the complete model number, including suffixes and revision digits, before ordering.
Verified Compatible Models
10632242101, 10632243101, 10632249101, 10632942101, 10632943101, 10632949101, 10641132710, 10641172710, 10641172711, 10641173710, 10641173711, 10641179711, 10650042710, 10650042711, 10650042713, 10650043710, 10650043711, 10650043713, 10650045710, 10650045711, 10650045713, 10650049710, 10650049713, 10651112710, 10651113710, 10651113711, 10651115710, 10651115711, 10651119710, 10651119711, 10651332710, 10651335710, 10651339710, 10651752710, 10651752711, 10651752714, 10651753710, 10651753714, 10651754710, 10651754714, 10651759714, 10673002511, 10673003511, 10673009511, 10679472411, 10679473411, 5MT711BFEG00, 5VM1BXGFYA00, 5VWT51SFYF00, 5VWT51SFYW00, 5VWT59SFYF00, 5VWT59SFYW00, 5WRS315NHM00, 8WRS21SNHW00, ART308FFDB03, ART308FFDB06, ART308FFDB07, ART308FFDB08, ART308FFDB10, ART308FFDM03, ART308FFDM06, ART308FFDM07, ART308FFDM08, ART308FFDM10, ART308FFDW03, ART308FFDW06, ART308FFDW07, ART308FFDW08, ART308FFDW10, ART318FFDB03, ART318FFDB06, ART318FFDB07, ART318FFDB08, ART318FFDB10, ART318FFDS03, ART318FFDS06, ART318FFDS07, ART318FFDS08, ART318FFDS10, ART318FFDW01, ART318FFDW03, ART318FFDW06, ART318FFDW07, ART318FFDW08, ART318FFDW10, ASI2175GRB00, ASI2175GRB01, ASI2175GRB03, ASI2175GRB04, ASI2175GRB07, ASI2175GRB08, ASI2175GRS00, ASI2175GRS01, ASI2175GRS03, ASI2175GRS04, ASI2175GRS07, ASI2175GRS08, ASI2175GRW00, ASI2175GRW01, ASI2175GRW03, ASI2175GRW04, ASI2175GRW07, ASI2175GRW08, ASI2575GRB00, ASI2575GRB01, ASI2575GRB02, ASI2575GRB04, ASI2575GRB05, ASI2575GRB08, ASI2575GRS00, ASI2575GRS01, ASI2575GRS02, ASI2575GRS04, ASI2575GRS05, ASI2575GRS08, ASI2575GRW00, ASI2575GRW01, ASI2575GRW02, ASI2575GRW04, ASI2575GRW05, ASI2575GRW08, AZB33X18DW00, AZB33X20DW00, AZF33X16DW00, AZF33X16DW01, AZF33X16DW02, AZF33X16DW04, AZF33X16DW06, AZF33X16DW07, AZF33X16DW08, AZF33X18DW00, AZF33X18DW01, AZF33X18DW02, AZF33X18DW03, AZF33X18DW04, AZF33X18DW06, AZF33X20DW00, AZF33X20DW03, AZF33X20DW04, AZF33X20DW06, GAFZ30FDGB00, GAFZ30FDGB01, GAFZ30FDGB02, GARF30FDGB00, GARF30FDGB01, IK8FXNGFDM02, IRS335SDHM00, IRT138FDM00, IX5BBEXDS01, KRFF300EBS00, KRFF300ESS01, KRFF300EWH01, KRSC700HBS01, KRSC700HPS01, KRSC703HBS01, KRSC703HPS01, KRSF705HBS01, KRSF705HPS01, M1BXXGMYB00, M1BXXGMYM00, M1BXXGMYW00, M1BXXLZYB00, M1BXXLZYM00, M1BXXLZYW00, M9BXXGMYB00, M9BXXGMYM00, M9BXXGMYW00, M9RXDGFYB10, M9RXDGFYM10, M9RXDGFYM11, M9RXDGFYW10, M9RXDGFYW11, MFB2055DRE01, MFB2055DRH01, MFB2055DRM01, MFB2055FRW00, MFB2055FRZ00, MFF2055FRB00, MFF2055FRW00, MFF2055FRZ00, MFW2055FRH00, MFW2055FRZ00, MRT118FFFE00, MRT118FFFE01, MRT118FFFE04, MRT118FFFE05, MRT118FFFH00, MRT118FFFH01, MRT118FFFH04, MRT118FFFH05, MRT118FFFM00, MRT118FFFM01, MRT118FFFM04, MRT118FFFM05, MRT118FFFZ00, MRT118FFFZ01, MRT118FFFZ05, MRT118FFFZ06, MRT311FFFE00, MRT311FFFH00, MRT311FFFM00, MRT311FFFZ00, MRT519SFFH00, MRT519SFFW00, MRT519SFFZ00, MRT711BZDE00, MRT711BZDH00, MRT711BZDM00, MRT711SMFB00, MRT711SMFW00, MRT711SMFZ00, MSS25C4MGB00, MSS25C4MGB03, MSS25C4MGK00, MSS25C4MGK03, MSS25C4MGW00, MSS25C4MGW03, MSS25C4MGZ00, MSS25C4MGZ03, MSS25N4MKZ00, MSS25N4MKZ01, MZF34X16DW00, MZF34X16DW01, MZF34X16DW04, MZF34X16DW06, MZF34X18FW00, MZF34X18FW01, MZF34X18FW02, MZF34X18FW03, MZF34X18FW04, MZF34X20DW00, MZF34X20DW01, MZF34X20DW03, MZF34X20DW04, WRF560SEHB00, WRF560SEHV00, WRF560SEHW00, WRF560SEHZ00, WRF560SEYB04, WRF560SEYM04, WRF560SEYW04, WRF560SFHB00, WRF560SFHV00, WRF560SFHW00, WRF560SFHZ00, WRF560SFYE03, WRF560SFYH04, WRF560SMHB00, WRF560SMHM00, WRF560SMHV00, WRF560SMHW00, WRF560SMHZ00, WRF560SMYB05, WRF560SMYE04, WRF560SMYM05, WRF560SMYW05, WRF57R18DM00, WRFA60SFHN00, WRFA60SFHZ00, WRFA60SMHN00, WRFA60SMHZ00, WRR56X18FW00, WRR56X18FW01, WRR56X18FW02, WRR56X18FW03, WRS311SDHB00, WRS311SDHB01, WRS311SDHB03, WRS311SDHM00, WRS311SDHM01, WRS311SDHM02, WRS311SDHM04, WRS311SDHM05, WRS311SDHT00, WRS311SDHT01, WRS311SDHT03, WRS311SDHW00, WRS311SDHW01, WRS311SDHW03, WRS312SNHB00, WRS312SNHB01, WRS312SNHM00, WRS312SNHM01, WRS312SNHW00, WRS312SNHW01, WRS315SDHB00, WRS315SDHB01, WRS315SDHB02, WRS315SDHB04, WRS315SDHB05, WRS315SDHM00, WRS315SDHM01, WRS315SDHM02, WRS315SDHM04, WRS315SDHT00, WRS315SDHT01, WRS315SDHT04, WRS315SDHT05, WRS315SDHW00, WRS315SDHW01, WRS315SDHW02, WRS315SDHW05, WRS315SDHZ00, WRS315SDHZ01, WRS315SDHZ02, WRS315SDHZ03, WRS315SDHZ04, WRS315SDHZ05, WRS315SNHB00, WRS315SNHB01, WRS315SNHB03, WRS315SNHM00, WRS315SNHM01, WRS315SNHM03, WRS315SNHW00, WRS315SNHW01, WRS315SNHW03, WRS321SDHB00, WRS321SDHB01, WRS321SDHB04, WRS321SDHB05, WRS321SDHV00, WRS321SDHV01, WRS321SDHV04, WRS321SDHV05, WRS321SDHW00, WRS321SDHW01, WRS321SDHW04, WRS321SDHW05, WRS321SDHZ00, WRS321SDHZ01, WRS321SDHZ04, WRS321SDHZ05, WRS325SDHB00, WRS325SDHB01, WRS325SDHB04, WRS325SDHB05, WRS325SDHV00, WRS325SDHV01, WRS325SDHV04, WRS325SDHV05, WRS325SDHW00, WRS325SDHW01, WRS325SDHW04, WRS325SDHW05, WRS325SDHZ00, WRS325SDHZ01, WRS325SDHZ04, WRS325SDHZ05, WRS331SDHB00, WRS331SDHB02, WRS331SDHM00, WRS331SDHM02, WRS331SDHM03, WRS331SDHW00, WRS331SDHW02, WRS331SDHW03, WRS335SDHB00, WRS335SDHB03, WRS335SDHM00, WRS335SDHM03, WRS335SDHW00, WRS335SDHW03, WRS555SIHB00, WRS555SIHV00, WRS555SIHW00, WRS555SIHZ00, WRS970CIHZ01, WRS973CIHV01, WRS973CIHZ01, WRSA15SNHN00, WRSA15SNHN01, WRSA15SNHZ00, WRSA15SNHZ01, WRT108FZDB02, WRT108FZDB05, WRT108FZDB07, WRT108FZDM02, WRT108FZDM05, WRT108FZDM07, WRT108FZDT02, WRT108FZDT05, WRT108FZDT07, WRT108FZDW02, WRT108FZDW05, WRT108FZDW07, WRT138FZDB03, WRT138FZDB04, WRT138FZDM03, WRT138FZDM04, WRT138FZDW03, WRT138FZDW04, WRT148FZDB03, WRT148FZDM03, WRT148FZDW03, WRT311FZDB01, WRT311FZDM01, WRT311FZDT01, WRT311FZDW01, WRT311FZDZ01, WRT318FMDB02, WRT318FMDB05, WRT318FMDB06, WRT318FMDM02, WRT318FMDM05, WRT318FMDM06, WRT318FMDW02, WRT318FMDW05, WRT318FMDW06, WRT318FZDB01, WRT318FZDB02, WRT318FZDB05, WRT318FZDB06, WRT318FZDM01, WRT318FZDM02, WRT318FZDM05, WRT318FZDM06, WRT318FZDW01, WRT318FZDW02, WRT318FZDW05, WRT348FMEB00, WRT348FMES00, WRT348FMEW00, WRT348FMEZ00, WRT518SZFB00, WRT518SZFG00, WRT518SZFM00, WRT518SZFW00, WRT518SZKV00, WRT519SZDB02, WRT519SZDB05, WRT519SZDB06, WRT519SZDD01, WRT519SZDD05, WRT519SZDD06, WRT519SZDG03, WRT519SZDM02, WRT519SZDM05, WRT519SZDM06, WRT519SZDT02, WRT519SZDT05, WRT519SZDT06, WRT519SZDW02, WRT519SZDW05, WRT519SZDW06, WRT549SZDB01, WRT549SZDM01, WRT549SZDW01, WRT579SMYB00, WRT579SMYB01, WRT579SMYF00, WRT579SMYF01, WRT579SMYM00, WRT579SMYM01, WRT579SMYW00, WRT579SMYW01, WRT5L1SMYB00, WRT5L1SMYF00, WRT5L1SMYW00, WRT771RWYB00, WRT771RWYB01, WRT771RWYM00, WRT771RWYM01, WRT771RWYW00, WRT771RWYW01, WRT779RFYB00, WRT779RFYB10, WRT779RFYM00, WRT779RFYM10, WRT779RFYW00, WRT779RFYW10, WRT779RWYB00, WRT779RWYM00, WRT779RWYW00, WSR57R18DH00, WSR57R18DM00, WSR57R18DM01, WSR57R18DM02, WSR57R18DM03, WSZ57L18DH00, WSZ57L18DM00, WSZ57L18DM01, WSZ57L18DM02, WSZ57L18DM03, WSZ57L18DM04, WZF34X16DW00, WZF34X16DW01, WZF34X16DW02, WZF34X16DW04, WZF34X16DW06, WZF34X16DW07, WZF34X18DW00, WZF34X18DW01, WZF34X18DW02, WZF34X18DW03, WZF34X18DW04, WZF34X20DW00, WZF34X20DW01, WZF34X20DW02, WZF56R16DW00
Fitment reminder: Match the complete appliance model number, including suffix or revision where applicable, before ordering.
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