Garage Door Motor Replacement in Medford, NY | Garage Door USA
from $279
Garage Door Garage Door Motor Replacement Medford, NY
Opener motor and gear-assembly replacement when the unit can be salvaged, or full opener swap when it can't. We size the new motor to your door weight (1/2, 3/4, or 1.25 HP).
Garage Door Motor Replacement is one part of our garage door opener coverage in Medford, NY. For the full picture — symptoms, costs, and when to repair vs. replace — start with the complete Garage Door Opener Repair guide, or browse every garage door opener service we offer.
Garage Door Garage Door Motor Replacement Medford, NY
Garage door motor replacement in Medford, NY is routine work for us. Local failure modes — freeze-thaw-cracked bottom seals, corroded low brackets from winter slush, ice- and snow-jammed tracks, and openers straining against cold-thickened grease — are exactly what our trucks are stocked for.
Garage doors in Suffolk County live with warm, wet summers and cold winters with snow and ice, driving repeated freeze-thaw cycles on exterior hardware. For Medford that means watching for winter snow and ice load on doors and tracks, freeze-thaw cycles that crack seals and loosen hardware, and road salt and snowmelt that corrode the lowest hardware; we factor it into every repair and every new-door spec.
Medford homeowners usually call us about one of a few things: freeze-thaw-cracked bottom seals, corroded low brackets from winter slush, ice- and snow-jammed tracks, and openers straining against cold-thickened grease. We diagnose the real cause — not just the symptom — before quoting a flat rate.
Motor replacement is the right move when the opener's motor or gear assembly has failed but the rest of the unit (logic board, rail, sensors, remotes, wall console) is still in good shape. On a 6–9 year old LiftMaster or Genie, motor or gear replacement is typically 40–60% the cost of a full opener swap and gives you another 8–10 years of life. We carry motor and gear assemblies for the major brands and most models from the last 12 years.
Sizing matters. A motor sized for a light non-insulated 8x7 door will burn out fast on a heavy insulated 16x7. We size replacements by measured door weight: 1/2 HP for light residential, 3/4 HP for standard insulated, 1.25 HPS for heavy insulated or oversized doors. If the original opener was under-sized, we recommend an upgrade rather than matching the underspec original.
After motor replacement, we re-program travel limits, re-calibrate force settings, and verify auto-reverse on an obstruction test. The full visit takes 90–120 minutes including these checks. We include a 2-year parts and labor warranty on the motor replacement.
Signs you need garage door motor replacement
Motor hums, door doesn't move
Capacitor failure (cheaper fix) or motor windings (full motor needed). Diagnostic determines which.
MyQ, HomeKit, Alexa — control your door from anywhere.
Burning smell during operation
Stop using the opener — motor is overheating, possibly due to gear strip or under-sized motor on heavy door.
Audible grinding from motor housing
Gear assembly stripping or bearing failure. Continued use destroys the gear; immediate service preserves a $149 gear swap vs. a $349 motor replacement.
Door moves slower than it used to
Worn motor windings can deliver less torque, causing slow travel. Diagnostic confirms motor vs. unrelated issues.
Smoke from motor housing
Severe motor failure or wiring fault — unplug immediately and call for emergency service.
Common causes & what we fix
Capacitor age
Start capacitors dry out over 7–10 years and stop providing torque to the motor. Often misdiagnosed as motor failure. $25–$89 capacitor swap usually fixes.
Gear assembly wear
Nylon worm gears strip after years of cycles. The gear, not the motor, is failing — gear replacement is much cheaper than motor replacement.
Motor winding burnout
Genuine motor failure from over-load on heavy doors or sustained operation against an obstructed door. Replacement is the fix.
Power surges
Grid events damage motor electronics. Surge protection prevents the most common failures.
Bearing failure
Motor bearings fail at 12–15 years on average. Replacement is possible but often makes more sense as full motor swap.
Our process
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Call or schedule online. Book your garage door motor replacement in Medford online or by phone and pick a 2-hour window. We confirm in under 5 minutes with the assigned tech's name and photo.
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On-site diagnosis. Step two is an honest garage door motor replacement diagnosis at your home — free for most repairs, $39 on minor calls (refunded if you proceed) — so you approve the fix with eyes open.
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Flat-rate quote. A written flat-rate garage door motor replacement estimate comes before the wrenches do. Because techs are salaried, there's no incentive to pad the job — what's quoted is what's charged.
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Same-visit fix. Garage door motor replacement in Medford is typically one-and-done, backed by a 96% first-call fix rate. We test the door with you and clean up fully before we leave.
How much does garage door motor replacement cost in Medford, NY?
Garage Door Motor Replacement cost in Medford starts from $279. We present a flat-rate written estimate first, honor senior and military discounts, and offer Synchrony financing at 0% APR for 12 months on qualifying projects over $1,500. We keep garage door motor replacement affordable across Medford, NY — one flat number quoted up front, the same one you pay at the end.
Garage Door Motor Replacement the United States starts at from $279, with the full garage door motor replacement price written down and locked before we start — there's no hourly meter and nothing bolted on later. We take 10% off labor for seniors (65+) and military, and jobs over $1,500 qualify for 0% APR Synchrony financing for 12 months, approved fast with no prepayment penalty.
Why homeowners in Medford, NY choose us for garage door motor replacement
Medford residents trust our garage door motor replacement because we've built a reputation across Suffolk County one driveway at a time since 1974: honest quotes, durable parts for New York's continental-climate region, and a decade-long workmanship guarantee. We're the garage door motor replacement company Medford calls first — CSLB-licensed, insured, and based right here in Suffolk County.
We stand behind garage door motor replacement with a 10-year workmanship guarantee, kept separate from the part makers' own warranties. If the garage door motor replacement we did ever fails because of our work, we return and make it right for free across that whole decade. High-cycle 30,000 springs are lifetime-warrantied for the original homeowner; parts and accessories carry 1–5 years.
We earn trust on garage door motor replacement by quoting straight — no up-sell, salaried (not commissioned) technicians, and a diagnostic structured so you see exactly what we see. When a repair is right we recommend the repair; when replacement is the smarter long game, we say that. The flat-rate garage door motor replacement quote is written and valid for 30 days.
Areas we serve for garage door motor replacement
We provide garage door motor replacement throughout Medford, NY and the surrounding Suffolk County area. Serving Summerfield and surrounding neighborhoods.
Need more than garage door motor replacement? Our Medford, NY garage door company page is the local hub for every repair, install, and opener job we handle across Medford — start there for the full service lineup.
A note on the area for garage door motor replacement: Suffolk County is part of New York. Our Medford crews work that whole footprint daily, out to Farmingville, Gordon Heights, Holtsville, and North Bellport.
Medford sits close to Farmingville, Gordon Heights, Holtsville, and North Bellport, and we treat the whole cluster as one garage door motor replacement area — the same licensed crew from any of them. Need garage door motor replacement near 11763? It's on the daily Suffolk County loop, dispatched to the closest stocked truck.
Garage Door Motor Replacement near you in Medford, NY
Type garage door motor replacement near me from anywhere in Medford and you should get a local crew. We serve Summerfield and the surrounding Medford area and the towns around it — Farmingville, Gordon Heights, Holtsville, and North Bellport — to one standard, with no travel surcharge for being a few minutes out.
Medford is part of our greater Queens, NY metro service area.
We handle garage door motor replacement across ZIP codes 11763 and beyond. Expect your garage door motor replacement ETA to depend on Medford traffic; we'll pin it down accurately the minute you call. One number reaches an on-call technician directly — there's no voicemail standing between you and a fix. For local garage door motor replacement in Medford, NY, including 11763, we route the nearest stocked truck straight to your door.
Frequently asked about garage door motor replacement
Top questions homeowners searching for Garage Door Motor Replacement near me ask us:
Census data puts 71% of Medford homes at pre-1980 construction (median build year 1975) — old enough that many garages still run their original springs, opener, and seals, all long past rated life.
The call we get most in Medford is freeze-thaw-cracked bottom seals. Medford has mainly suburban houses with attached two-car garages, mixed with some older central-neighborhood homes, so corroded low brackets from winter slush turns up often too. We carry the common parts on the truck for a single-visit fix.
Light non-insulated: 1/2 HP. Standard insulated: 3/4 HP. Heavy insulated or oversized: 1.25 HPS. We size by measured door weight, not assumptions.
90–120 minutes including diagnostic, motor swap, travel and force programming, and obstruction test.
Under 8 years old: motor swap almost always. 8–12 years: depends on overall condition. 12+ years: full opener replacement usually better long-term.
Yes — capacitor test is part of the diagnostic. If it's just the cap, you save the motor replacement cost.