A common ge refrigerator problem in the top freezer models is usually that, the freezer is working but the refrigerator compartment is not cold.
This can be caused by a few things,worst case senerio if the freezer is freezing some things like meat,but the ice cream is soft this could mean that the seal system has a problem, that is compressor or freon.
This condition can also be caused by a defective evaporator fan motor,if the fan motor is broken the cold air will not be circulated as it is supposed to.
If one of the defrost circuit components is not working there will be a visible build up of ice on the back panel of the freezer,the defrost components are,defrost heater,timer,defrost terminator,together they work to defrost ice from the evaporator coils every 8 to 10 hours.
