Garage Door Runs But Does Not Open

I do not hear the motor running but the light does turn on.

Garage door runs but does not open.

This is frustrating especially if you re trying to get your car out of the garage. Sometimes homeowners will find that their automatic garage door opener runs but the door doesn t move. So i got up in the box and reprogrammed the remotes. One garage door malfunction that is very frustrating is when it will not open.

There are a number of possible causes. I aligned the laser but the wall switch kept blinking. Getting out of the car at the end of a long day to open the garage door can be frustrating especially when the automatic garage door opener sounds like it s working but isn t. Harvey on august 19 2018.

They can hear the motor going but the door itself is not opening. My wife pushed the door opener a few more times but the door wouldn t move despite the motor responding. In the middle of going up as tonight the door halted leaving a gap between the door and the ground. Even after putting new batteries in the remote the garage door still is not.

I got out of the car squeezed under the door and realized the motor was still running. Car wall and control on the wall garage door will not open. When i returned from work today i pushed the button on my remote garage door opener but the door didn t budge. There are a number of reasons why the motor will run but the chain doesn t move.

Take a few minutes. A garage door stuck in the closed position may tempt you to crash on through but don t let frustration get the better of you. Carol on september 30 2018.