Garage Door Repair

Broken Garage Door Cable: What Homeowners Should Do

Garage door lift cables play an important role in raising and lowering the door.

When a cable breaks, slips, or becomes damaged, the garage door may become uneven or inoperable.

Signs of cable problems

Possible symptoms include:

• Door lifting unevenly
• Door hanging at an angle
• Loose cable
• Cable off the drum
• Frayed cable
• Door stuck partially open
• Roller or track problems after cable failure

Why garage door cables fail

Potential causes include wear, corrosion, mechanical damage, incorrect alignment, or another failure in the door system.

A cable failure and a broken garage door spring can appear together, since both belong to the lifting system.

Do not pull or reattach the cable

Cable failure can affect other components

A cable problem may cause or accompany track, roller, drum, spring, or door-balance problems.

That is why the complete system should be inspected.

If the door has already left its track, see our off-track garage door guide. Miami cable service is available through the garage door cable repair page, and the complete repair guide gives the wider picture.