Why's my fridge making a clunking noise?

[canfossi]

I have a Kenmore fridge, stainless steel about 6 years old. Whenever the compressor goes off it makes a clunk noise, what's causing this? Does is sound like anything I could look at? It's been doing this for about a month. Thanks Chris

[WisJim]

My first guess is that the sound is the compressor settling back on its mountings and that perhaps a rubber mounting piece is missing or has deteriorated. But that is only a guess.

[Liese]

Check out the appliance section of DoItYourself.com

[cindy04]

Did you lock the cat in there??

Oh, it's been doing it for a month? Doubt it's still the cat!

[RichieC]

It's haunted. I can tell you how to fix it, but first you will need to gather the necessary tools and supplies.

You're going to need a live chicken, a shot of tequila, a blindfold, and some eagle feathers. Get back to me when you have gathered those items.

[uncle Will in In.]

Ours does that. Thats a sign that it still runs. The Maytag repair man said it is because it is an old clunker!

[charles burns]

Ours doesn't clunk at all!

What do you think?

How much would it cost to get it to clunk or is it something I could do myself?

[Alice In TX/MO]

I think that science experiment growing on the lasagna has mutated.

[Silvercreek Farmer]

Mine has clunked for 3 years, maybe longer, it was here when I moved in. Not to mention the clunk the washer makes! Everything still works though, so I just keep on usin' it.