GE Refrigerator Ice Bucket & Auger (WR17X23191)

The GE Refrigerator Ice Bucket & Auger stores ice produced by the ice maker and uses a rotating auger to move ice toward the dispenser when you request it. The auger is driven by a motor that turns it like a screw, pushing ice through the bucket and out through the dispenser chute so you get ice on demand without reaching into the freezer.

The GE Refrigerator Ice Bucket & Auger can wear out over time from repeated use, ice clumping and jamming the auger, cracks in the bucket from cold temperatures, or damage caused by forcing stuck ice through the mechanism. A broken or warped bucket can cause ice to spill into the freezer compartment, while a damaged auger may stop turning altogether and leave you without a working dispenser.

These symptoms may point to a problem with your ice bucket or auger:

- Ice dispenser stops releasing ice when the lever or button is pressed

- Ice falls loose into the freezer instead of staying in the bucket

- Loud grinding or jamming noise when trying to dispense ice

- Auger turns but little or no ice comes out

- Visible cracks, breaks, or warping on the ice bucket

- Ice clumps into large chunks that block the auger from rotating

- Dispenser motor runs but ice does not move through the chute