The KSSS42MD is a KitchenAid refrigerator, recorded by its source as a 42″ built-in side-by-side refrigerator in the Superba series. It appears on KitchenAid’s US product site in January 2000 and nowhere after that. That dates the machine to around then: discontinued, and now around a quarter of a century old. Nothing beyond what that source states is claimed here, and no figure has been carried across from a neighbouring model number.
At this age the work on a KSSS42MD is mostly mechanical and electrical rather than electronic — seals, fans, defrost components, switches and the start device. Those are the parts still in circulation for cabinets of this generation, and they are what we check availability on before any figure is put on a repair.
Key Features
- 42" built-in side-by-side refrigerator
- KitchenAid Superba series
- Built-in cabinet, made to sit flush with surrounding joinery
- Recorded on KitchenAid's US product site in January 2000
Most Common Issues on This Model
Electronic control failure, where the machine runs but no longer answers the panel
Evaporator fan bearing wear, ending in a fan that will not start from cold
Condenser coils choked with dust and pet hair, making the compressor run longer and hotter than it was meant to
Sagging doors and worn hinge cams, which stop the seal meeting the cabinet squarely