Garage Door Remote Not Working - 5 Most Common Reasons Why

If your garage door remote control is not working, here are 5 of the most common reasons why and how you can get it fixed, easy! If your garage opener randomly stopped opening the garage door try replacing the battery in the remote, check the safety sensors, straighten out the antenna wire, replace your LED light bulb, or try resetting or reprogramming your remote. Between those 5 easy fixes, one of them should do the trick. Here are some links to the products mentioned in the video:

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[jenniferjanes]

I asked my husband months and months ago to fix the garage door opener and he either never got to it or he couldn't fix it. I watched your video, hauled a ladder into the garage and voila, I fixed it. He will never notice that I fixed it but I have the satisfaction of knowing that I did. Thank-you for your video :)

[VictoriaSower]

Your video and advice were life changing! I tried each of your suggestions in order and FINALLY had to reprogram the remote! Fingers crossed -it worked instantly. I just needed to control my frustration, follow your video, find a step stool, flash light and try! I'm 78 yrs old and very appreciative. Thank you.

[vickimoore]

Thank you from an almost 80 year old woman! I haven't been able to open or close my garage door from my car for 2 months. Followed your steps and once I moved the wire a bit...shazaam...it works. I am so happy as my hubby has dementia and I was having to get him in the car, get out to hit the control on the wall then exit through my front door and remembering to lock it. Thank you, thank you.

[edawriter]

You have the most complete and well-presented summary of reasons why garage remotes don't work! We found a thick cobweb blocking the infrared light and it was big enough to cause intermittent issues with the door opener. You saved us a lot of hassles.

[JeriEngen]

I am so grateful I found this video. I have been trying for 2 days to program a remote. I had tried everything, gone to Home Depot to speak to someone there, and came home and found this. It was the antenna!! I would have never thought to even look at that. Thank you so much for putting this together.

[Angels-dh]

Thank you so much!!!! I applied all the trouble shooting techniques and it ended up being the antenna wire hanging from the unit!!! YOU ARE THE BEST!!!

[HellsingGhrey-htwg]

It's working Thanks! Long story short, I hit the reset button on the device in the garage, held it down for a few seconds, then I hit the button on the remote a few times, and BAM! Back in business! Thank you for posting this vid! It assisted in building up the confidence to take this task further and win!

[bryantparham]

First time seeing this video, easy to follow and very direct explanations on how to resolve garage door opener issues.

[martinvanlaarhoven]

Wouldn't have believed it if it didn't actually work. I had changed the light bulb last week and have had issues ever since. Never thought about the light bulb but was going crazy trying to get it to work correctly. Anyway, watched this video, took out the light bulb and it works as it should. THANK YOU!

[MikeBurns-kx]

I couldn't figure out why my remote wouldn't work consistently after I changed the bulbs to LED BULBS. Your video gave me the insight to change the the remote worked perfectly again. Thank you very much for putting out these videos.

[claytonfite]

Your tips are right on my friend. We had a craftsman and I tried everything. The problem was a bad board. The Garage door opener was still under warranty from sears. Great, so I called for a replacement board. I was informed that our model had been discontinued, and the part was no longer available. Sears had a completely new unit in a warehouse and shipped it to our house for free. The good news is it's still working great. I sure do hope that man is OK. That human who walked to the bar had to be blind or drunk. LOL, another great video Jay.

[sandyp]

Watching this video saved me at least $30. I was ready to buy a new remote because I thought it was broken; I had already replaced the battery and cleaned it, and it still didn't work. Coincidentally, the lightbulb had burned out and I had replaced that, but didn't put two and two together. Why would changing a light bulb cause a remote to not work? After watching this video I changed the bulb, (again) and voila! My remote is now working. THANK YOU!

[vanessamccloud]

Thank you so much. I just fixed mine (out for a year..lol) and my husbands (out for 2 days). Very grateful for this info. Blessings!!

[daveschaumann]

Super helpful video; very comprehensive. It’s a little thing so many people take for granted, but your video covered everything very effectively and without wasting any time. I'm impressed. I subscribed.

[geb]

Great Video: Saved me $300 bucks following your tips.

[JohnGold-sq]

GOD BLESS YOU 🙏 Bud, 5 simple steps right to the point. You are amazing.

[AWESOME]

Thanks brother! Since my family moved into their new house their garage door remote wasnt working. This video fixed the problem, thanks a lot!❤

[craigwesterberg]

The bulb! Who would've thought. Changed out the led bulbs and bingo my remotes have great range again.

[rahshah]

Life saver! It was the bulbs for me, which makes sense because the door would always open but not close. Thanks!!