Why Is My Garage Door Making Noise?

What to check

• Scraping can point to track contact or misalignment
• Grinding can come from rollers, drive components, or metal contact
• Popping can accompany binding or changing spring movement
• Rattling can come from loose hardware or worn rollers
• Squeaking can indicate friction at moving points

What the symptoms can mean

Noise becomes more concerning when it appears together with crooked movement, jerking, binding, or a door that feels heavier than normal.

When to stop troubleshooting

Stop operating the door if it is visibly crooked, off track, unusually heavy, has a broken spring or loose cable, or makes severe mechanical noise. Do not loosen spring or cable hardware.

Related repair

If the issue needs hands-on service, see roller repair or call us.