Garage Door Making Noise? What Different Sounds Mean

The type of noise usually points to a specific part. Here’s how to tell what’s actually wrong.

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Grinding or Scraping

Usually worn or dry rollers, or something rubbing against a damaged track. See our roller replacement page or track replacement page depending on where the sound is coming from.

A Loud Bang, Then the Door Won’t Open

This is almost always a broken spring. Stop using the door immediately. See our spring repair page or the full garage door won’t open guide.

Rattling or Vibrating

Usually loose hardware, brackets, hinges, or bolts that have worked themselves loose over years of vibration. Often an easy fix during a routine maintenance visit, tightening hardware is one of the most common things we find and fix.

A Humming or Straining Sound With No Movement

The opener motor is running but working against something, often a stuck trolley, a broken spring adding extra resistance, or a door that’s binding on a bent track. See our opener repair page.

Not Sure Which Sound You’re Hearing Matches?

Try our free troubleshooting tool, or see our glossary if a term here is unfamiliar.