What does a Viking refrigerator control board cost to replace?
A replacement control board for a Viking refrigerator costs $450–$690 fitted by Viking Repair Kirkland, less the $89 diagnosis. A failed temperature sensor or a loose connector can look just like a dead board, so the board is condemned only after those have been tested. Book the diagnosis on (425) 629-0033.
- Control board or touch panel
- $450–$690
- Service call and diagnosis, credited if you go ahead
- $89
Before you call
3 checks for this job
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1Is the display dark, frozen or showing nonsense?
No call yet Check the breaker and the unit's own power switch; on Viking's 5 Series side-by-side, its guide puts that switch behind the top grille.
Call If power is on and the display stays dark or keeps scrambling, the electronics need testing.
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2Did the trouble begin right after a power cut, a flicker or a storm?
No call yet Allow a full day after the power returns; a unit restarting from warm needs time to pull down.
Call Still odd a day later? Tell the technician about the outage, because it steers the testing toward the electronics.
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3Does the display disagree with a thermometer left in the compartment?
No call yet A small gap is normal, since the two measure in different spots. Leave the door shut an hour and compare again.
Call A large, steady gap suggests a sensor or the board is misreading, and that is measured before any part is ordered. Viking Repair Kirkland answers on (425) 629-0033.
What moves the price?
| Factor | What it does to the quote |
|---|---|
| Which board has failed | Viking's built-in side-by-side service manual shows a high-voltage board, a low-voltage board and an inverter; only the failed one is replaced. |
| Sensors and wiring first | A temperature sensor (thermistor) or a loose plug is tested and ruled out before a board is ordered. |
| The exact part | Boards are matched to the model and serial number, and the price of that exact part sets where the job lands. |
Which signs point at the board?
A display that is blank or garbled; lights, fans or the ice maker behaving at random; a compressor or a fan that has power available but is never told to run. Each of those can also come from a sensor, a connector or a switch, which is why the board is not the first suspect.
Why is the board tested last?
The board acts on what its sensors tell it. If a sensor misreads the temperature, a healthy board makes the wrong decision, and a new board fed the same wrong reading makes it again. So the sensors, the wiring and the signals leaving the board are checked first.
What helps after a power cut?
Say when the trouble started, whether the power dropped more than once, and whether anything else in the house misbehaved. During an outage of a day or less, Viking’s side-by-side guide advises keeping the freezer door shut.
What did Kirkland owners say once it was fixed?
4.9 / 51,762 ratings
Fresh food side was sitting at 54 while the freezer stayed fine. Evaporator fan diagnosed inside half an hour, part already on the van, and he wrote the temperatures down as they came back.
Devin O.
Ice maker filled but dropped small hollow cubes that stuck together in the bin. The fill valve was weak and the water line had a kink from the original install. Cubes are solid again.
Thea K.
Water kept pooling under the crisper drawers and freezing into a sheet. It was a plugged drain line, not the sealed system somebody else had hinted at. Cleared, and he showed me the tray.
Fiona D.
Want a firm figure for your Viking?
$89 for the visit and the diagnosis, taken off the repair if you go ahead. Technicians out 8am–8pm, every day; the line is answered 24/7.