Garage Door Remote Opens But Does Not Close

If the garage door is not opening but the motor is running the problem might rest on the springs in your garage door assembly.

Garage door remote opens but does not close.

I back the car out and then the 2 remotes will not work to close the door. In the morning when i am leaving in the car the door will open with any of the 3 devices. First check the batteries within the remote itself to be sure they still carry a charge powerful enough to operate the remote. However the remote would not be able to close the door even if you held the button.

The garage door opener remote only works up close. Another clue to the mystery was if you held the wall switch the door would completely close. My wife had just come home. I have a 10 year old craftsman garage door opener model 1239 53675srt2 with a wall opener keypad remote and car remote.

Sometimes it would close part way before stopping and reversing and other times it wouldn t open at all. To reprogram your garage door remote locate then press your opener s learn button. The door will always open and close with the wall opener. If the remote were to malfunction due to a backward battery installation you might mistake this for a more serious problem with your garage door opener.

Leaving it open all night is not a. Then within 30 seconds hold the button on your remote for three seconds or until garage door opener s lights flash or the led light on your opener blinks. There are a pair of little plastic things at the bottom of the rail pointing at each other usually between 6 and 12 off the floor. There are quite a few things that could cause this to happen.

This is the reason the garage door remote can open the door but may not be able to close the garage door. It was late in the evening. It could be something small. Check the area around the sensors to make sure nothing is blocking the sensor.

The garage door did not want to close when she pressed the button on the remote. My tools are in the garage. It had worked just fine a few hours earlier. Broken garage door torsion or extension springs.

Try using your remote to open or close your door to determine if the reprogramming was successful. I can immediately think of 3 possibilities.