Garage Door Opener

[chuckl1218]

For silverado23956:

 

I have three different types of garage door openers that I had to program using the dirctions on pages 5-48 and 5-49 of the owners manual. There are actual steps to try. The first one in which you just hold the hand held remote control close to the Universal Remote system in the truck and push both buttons at the same time, worked for one of my units. For the next one, I had to go through steps 4-7, after steps 1-3. For the last one, I had to follow the procedure under the optional step 2 described as for some Canadian units and gate openers.

 

The procedure you use depends upon which one works - I just tried all steps until it worked. This is very different than my 2011 setup which was way easier. My best advice is to follow the steps in the owner manual...not trying to be a smart a$$... Just don't know how else to help.

[silverado23956]

thank u ,, and its that i cant find the manuel remote so i go up with a latter and press the learn button on the machine then run down to the truck and press the button but i guess i need to find the actual remote then

[ckrimits]

wouldn't you know, 2014 sierra here, I got to be 5 feet away to click the garage door open as well. SO ANNOYING!. my 2012 Acadia could be 5 blocks away and open it with the home link. go figure. there is obviously a defect somewhere. and as others stated a conflict with the FM transmitter as well. I might try reprogramming it the long way, and see if I get different results. I did it the step1 way (holding clicker in front of homelink) im going to try the latter, which entails climbing the ladder and running back n forth to truck. worth a shot.

[DRS 95 Silverado]

thank u ,, and its that i cant find the manuel remote so i go up with a latter and press the learn button on the machine then run down to the truck and press the button but i guess i need to find the actual remote then

Find that remote and you might have better luck. Like someone else here said have your manual in hand also. I got mine to work on an older model, one with the rolling codes, and the newest type with the new frequency, all three all craftsman's.

[DrunkViking]

Well I have had my Denali now for about a week and twice the opener would not close while I sat in the driveway . Both times it was in the morning and I never have any issues any other time of the day . Strangest thing , all my other vehicles have had zero issues at all .

[krzyd]

Reinstalling codes makes no sense as the unit opens the door, just from a foot away. It's a transmitter issue. I'll be damned if I'm going to deal with the vendor. I have a list of issues that need correction, the dealer can deal with it.

I had the same issue with 2 Chevy's and a Lexus, I reprogrammed everything, problem solved, give it a shot, it's free.

[Clockit]

I'd really be interested in hearing if somebody comes up with a solution for this. My 2014 Sierra has the same problem. I cannot open the garage door unless my bumper is nearly touching it.

 

It's been to the dealer three times. The first time they said they would need to check into it and get back to me. The second time they didn't do anything because I had an electronic toll pass in my window which they said had to be removed to eliminate it as the cause of the problem. The third time they didn't do anything other than just take notes and said they would check with technical and get back to me. So, three visits and no actions or resolution from the dealer.

 

After the second visit I went home and spent a couple of hours on the phone with the homelink folks. They had me jumping through a million hoops including buying new batteries for my remotes (because, according to them a weak battery in my remote could affect the strength of the programming in my vehicle), unplugging everything in the garage, turning off fluorescent lights, installing a ~15 foot extension to the antenna wire on my opener and several other things. Of course none of these worked.

 

It is worth noting that I have one opener that is an older model from the mid nineties and one newer opener with a rolling code. On the rolling code opener I can open the door from 20' or so away but have to be right up against the other door for it to work. Two of my other current GM vehicles also have home link which works just fine on both doors from at least a few hundred feet away. In fact, we are a four car family and this is our seventh new GM in just over 2 1/2 years. Most of these vehicles had home link and we've never had a problem until now.

 

I also have the unresolved radio issue and cannot listen to radio stations in HD (it's nonsense that even local stations cut in and out like that). I wonder if these two are somehow related. In any case, since there appears to be no resolution forthcoming from GM or the dealer, I'll be watching this forum closely and hoping that somebody comes up with a solution.

Thought I'd give the group an update:

 

The truck has been to the dealer 5 times now. They still have not conducted any "real" diagnostics on the radio or HomeLink.

 

Actually each visit was kinda weird because when I would try to tell the service rep why I was there he would tell me to talk to the salesman - who would invariably ask if I filled out the GM New Car Survey and if I gave them all 5’s. The first few times I didn’t think much of it but eventually it became very obvious they were holding back repairs on purpose. I just wanted the truck fixed so I filled out the damn survey and insisted they at least try to diagnose the issues or call GM Tech support. Well they didn’t call GM but according to the service rep they have a tester they put up to the window that shows that HomeLink is sending a signal – and because it's sending a signal (2 inches away), they claim there is no problem. As far as the radio goes, they claim to get all the stations they want sitting still in the parking lot, so once again they say there is no problem.

 

They had the truck for the better part of a week and before I dropped it off I filled it with gas and reset the trip and MPG’s. When I picked it up I saw that they put just under 80 miles on my truck and later I realized they racked up highway toll charges on my "EZ Pass"! What’s even worse is that they only got 12mpg over the 80 miles they drove it. I’m averaging 21-22+mpg on the highway… so the f%^&ers must have really been beating on it! And I’m teed off!

 

When questioned about it, they said it was necessary to diagnose my truck. Of course this is BS and when I called GM they said I could tell them my complaint but they would just refer the issue back to the dealer. So, I let it drop for the time being because now the truck has a few other gremlins (like cranking the temp and fan to max all by itself and displays that flicker and post weird messages) that I will need repaired. I can’t go elsewhere because other local GMC dealers won’t work on what they didn’t sell. As a result, there is no point in complaining and pissing this dealer off especially since GM won’t and doesn’t care either… I’m a very loyal customer who buys at least 1 new car each year for our 4-car family. However, this crap is getting old and GM just might lose me soon.

 

Sorry to vent so much but I did want to give the group an update and I really hope others with the Radio/HomeLink issue have had better luck than I have so far…

[chuckl1218]

In post #61, I shared different procedures needed for my 3 different garage door openers to be set up. I also had issues with the opener working from any distance greater than right in front of the doors.

 

Well, due to the openers failing (they were all ~15 years old) they are now all replaced with the latest Liftmaster models. Amazingly, they are easier to program and work from down the street. Could they possibly have optimized the Homelink for the newest models? I realize a lot has changed in the past 15 years, not to mention a lot of models in the market which could certainly cause compatibility issues. Hmmm...

[C6Bill]

My 2014 LTZ is working just as well as my two previous LTZ's had worked (2011 and 2008 ). I'm getting a 6.2 HC to replace the 2014 LTZ in a few weeks so it will be interesting to see how that one works. All have been used with 20 + year old Craftsman GDO's

[Bikewhisperer]

My 2015 2500 works way better than my 2014 did.

 

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[EaZ8]

GM has a service bulletin out on my old car for the home link. they recommend when programming it to use a remote with a fully charged battery, yes GM home link copies the code but it also copies the signal strength from the code being transmitted.

 

i havent yet programmed mine for the garage yet, ill got to it this weekend.

[MMC]

I would suggest you look into a garage door Antenna Extender Kit 41A3504 from Chamberlain.

[chuckl1218]

GM has a service bulletin out on my old car for the home link. they recommend when programming it to use a remote with a fully charged battery, yes GM home link copies the code but it also copies the signal strength from the code being transmitted.

 

i havent yet programmed mine for the garage yet, ill got to it this weekend.

Makes sense to me. New GDOs have new transmitters (with new batteries) and stronger signals = works much better

[DanL]

2015 Sierra Denali will not program my garage door. Help number says I need to contact door opener manufacturer to get some kind up updated transmitter that the Version

3 /4 Homelink will work with?????

[bandemar]

Experiencing poor signal strength and intermittent functioning of the homelink system in my 2014 Sierra. Very disappointing as it only works if the truck is parked directly against the garage door or if the truck is inside the garage directly under the unit. Contact with Homelink Technical support did not resolve the problem. The dealer elected to point their finger at Homelink vice attempt to replace the device under warranty. Based on the number of complaints above it appears there is an issue with the 2014 Sierra homelink device.

 

In contrast the 2012 Sierra i traded in on this vehicle worked flawlessly for several years without fail at more than five car lengths away.