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basegrl67 · 08-25-2012, 12:46 PM

I have tried numerous times to program my new Camaro garage door opener to my garage. It won't work, tried everything. I do not have my remote that came with the garage, my husband forgot it in the old Camaro when he traded it. Anyway, after getting so frustrated, etc I read the manual, called my garage door people and they said the older garage doors are not compatible to certain newer cars. Great..... So they told me what to look for. They said in your car when you look at the light that comes on when you go to erase codes is it green or amber in color. The Amber color ones are not compatible.... great mines Amber. So here I"m stuck everytime I want to pull in my garage, I have to get out put my code into the keypad on side of door and get back in my car to drive it in. Or, if someone is home, call them and tell them to open the door!!!!!! What an inconvenience. We have to buy new remotes for our garage door now so we can get in and out. Yes, its partially our issue because the garage door opener was left in other car, but why does it have to be of such high technology it won't work with a 10 year old garage door motor...... Wanted to post so if anyone else may have an older garage door and or doesn't have the regular remotes, if your SS has the Amber color light, its not going to program.... :(

My45thAnniversaryCamaro · 08-25-2012, 01:10 PM

I have a 2012 and our garage door is 9 years old and it doesn't work but I have a clicker in my car for it

EnjoyLife · 08-25-2012, 01:43 PM

I will have to let you know in about 3 weeks when my car is built and delivered. My garage opener has an amber blinking light on it, but our 2008 Santa Fe has an opener built in and it works the garage door.

My garage door opener is 9 or 10 years old.

1SSFever · 08-25-2012, 02:08 PM

Guess it depends on the brand of door opener. I have an ancient Stanley one, it works with it.

basegrl67 · 08-25-2012, 02:54 PM

It may depend on the brand of door or motor. I just know mine isn't compatible and no remotes... really stinks.

Baba · 08-25-2012, 03:22 PM

Why don't you call the manufacturer of your garage door / opener back and ask them if they sell replacement remotes??? Or check Ebay for an opener for your garage door opener's model.

It most certainly should be possible to procure a replacement remote for a "lost" or damaged one as you're most definitely not the only person who's ever experienced a "lost" or damaged remote.

Sir Nuke · 08-25-2012, 04:07 PM

basegrl67, I once had to buy a new remote for mine....it cost $30....a whole new opener is only about $150 for a good one.....Just get a new one to update everything.

My Caroline · 08-25-2012, 04:10 PM

Buy a new garage door opener... If yours is 10 years old it may not be such a bad idea anyways.

The home link in our cars does not work with out opener because it is some canadian brand that uses different signals that the average door. It's actually nice to know that nobody can use a rolling code universal remote to get into our garage. Now, I don't have it in my camaro so I'm not sure, but I assume it's the same homelink as our other GM cars, which do not worth with our brand of door opener.

NH 2012 SS/RS · 08-25-2012, 06:18 PM

Go to any home improvement store to get a replacement remote...
My doors are 15 yrs old and it works fine. It took a bit of playing, but I got it. There should be a learn button on the opener. Google your brand and model number to get the directions....

pvolcko · 08-25-2012, 10:18 PM

You can also get a new tx/rx box which will wire into your existing opener and use modern freqs and coding technology. had to do that for one of mine, worked great.

daveagogo1 · 08-26-2012, 12:01 AM

By and install a new garage door for fairly cheap. Very easy to install since you already have one now as it will probably not even require any more than a easy swap out. Less than $200

Higgs Boson · 08-26-2012, 12:56 AM

it's not the car, it's your garage door. I think if you google search it you will find that many brands and/or models are not compatible with home link in any brand of car.

my house was built in jan 12 and has a brand new garage door opener. not compatible with home link. sweet.

Avenging Orange · 08-26-2012, 01:39 AM

And I'm so sorry you have to get out of your car to open the garage door......MY GOD, what is this world coming to!!?? Manual labor should be outlawed!

Renegade · 08-26-2012, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Avenging Orange

And I'm so sorry you have to get out of your car to open the garage door......MY GOD, what is this world coming to!!?? Manual labor should be outlawed!

Poor guy..one someone please get him a universal clicker.

08-25-2012, 12:46 PM	#1
basegrl67 Drives: 2011 Silver Metallic SS Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 5	2011 Chevy Camaro SS not compatible to all garage doors. I have tried numerous times to program my new Camaro garage door opener to my garage. It won't work, tried everything. I do not have my remote that came with the garage, my husband forgot it in the old Camaro when he traded it. Anyway, after getting so frustrated, etc I read the manual, called my garage door people and they said the older garage doors are not compatible to certain newer cars. Great..... So they told me what to look for. They said in your car when you look at the light that comes on when you go to erase codes is it green or amber in color. The Amber color ones are not compatible.... great mines Amber. So here I"m stuck everytime I want to pull in my garage, I have to get out put my code into the keypad on side of door and get back in my car to drive it in. Or, if someone is home, call them and tell them to open the door!!!!!! What an inconvenience. We have to buy new remotes for our garage door now so we can get in and out. Yes, its partially our issue because the garage door opener was left in other car, but why does it have to be of such high technology it won't work with a 10 year old garage door motor...... Wanted to post so if anyone else may have an older garage door and or doesn't have the regular remotes, if your SS has the Amber color light, its not going to program.... :(

08-25-2012, 01:43 PM	#3
EnjoyLife Drives: 2013 2SS/RS Vert bought 9/15/12 Join Date: May 2012 Location: St. Louis area Posts: 221	I will have to let you know in about 3 weeks when my car is built and delivered. My garage opener has an amber blinking light on it, but our 2008 Santa Fe has an opener built in and it works the garage door. My garage door opener is 9 or 10 years old. __________________ Car purchased 9/15/2012

08-25-2012, 03:22 PM	#6
Baba Drives: 2011 Camaro 2LT RS Convertible Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: USAREUR, CONUS/DOD-A, VA Posts: 1,745	Why don't you call the manufacturer of your garage door / opener back and ask them if they sell replacement remotes??? Or check Ebay for an opener for your garage door opener's model. It most certainly should be possible to procure a replacement remote for a "lost" or damaged one as you're most definitely not the only person who's ever experienced a "lost" or damaged remote. __________________ 2011 Camaro 2LT RS Convertible Summit White Black Leather 3 Pedals Build Date: 06/27/2011 Purchased: 07/30/2011 Title Received: 08/15/2011 1984 Camaro (3rd Gen.): Traded: 1987 "Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss."

08-25-2012, 04:07 PM	#7
Sir Nuke Master of All Things Drives: '20 Corvette Stingray Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Southeast of Houston, Texas Posts: 22,343 View My Garage	basegrl67, I once had to buy a new remote for mine....it cost $30....a whole new opener is only about $150 for a good one.....Just get a new one to update everything. __________________

08-25-2012, 04:10 PM	#8
My Caroline Drives: Black 2011 Camaro LS Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 1,694	Buy a new garage door opener... If yours is 10 years old it may not be such a bad idea anyways. The home link in our cars does not work with out opener because it is some canadian brand that uses different signals that the average door. It's actually nice to know that nobody can use a rolling code universal remote to get into our garage. Now, I don't have it in my camaro so I'm not sure, but I assume it's the same homelink as our other GM cars, which do not worth with our brand of door opener. __________________ White Fender Hashes from Big Worm Graphix with Custom White Bowties GM Factory Remote Start and Factory Key Fob SS Fascia, Factory RS HIDs, Plasma P13W fog lights Non-RS to RS and fog light harness by Gen5DIY LED Interior, Trunk, and Licence Plate lights in white ZL1 Spoiler with Gen5DIY harness Factory NPP cat back Blacked out tail light bezels Factory 20 inch wheels wrapped in Nitto Motivos Lowered 1.25inch on Eibach Pro springs

08-25-2012, 01:10 PM	#2
My45thAnniversaryCamaro Drives: 45th Anniversary Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Chico Ca Posts: 462	I have a 2012 and our garage door is 9 years old and it doesn't work but I have a clicker in my car for it

08-25-2012, 02:08 PM	#4
1SSFever Drives: 2012 1SS Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: home Posts: 280	Guess it depends on the brand of door opener. I have an ancient Stanley one, it works with it.

08-25-2012, 02:54 PM	#5
basegrl67 Drives: 2011 Silver Metallic SS Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 5	It may depend on the brand of door or motor. I just know mine isn't compatible and no remotes... really stinks.

08-25-2012, 06:18 PM	#9
NH 2012 SS/RS Drives: 2012 2SS/RS L99 IBM Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Goffstown, NH Posts: 664 View My Garage	Go to any home improvement store to get a replacement remote... My doors are 15 yrs old and it works fine. It took a bit of playing, but I got it. There should be a learn button on the opener. Google your brand and model number to get the directions....

08-25-2012, 10:18 PM	#10
pvolcko Drives: 2018 A10 ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 52	You can also get a new tx/rx box which will wire into your existing opener and use modern freqs and coding technology. had to do that for one of mine, worked great.

08-26-2012, 12:56 AM	#12
Higgs Boson Perpetual Order Drives: indeed Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 1,277	it's not the car, it's your garage door. I think if you google search it you will find that many brands and/or models are not compatible with home link in any brand of car. my house was built in jan 12 and has a brand new garage door opener. not compatible with home link. sweet.

08-26-2012, 01:39 AM	#13
Avenging Orange Drives: 2010 Inferno Orange 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Clermont, IN Posts: 3,297	And I'm so sorry you have to get out of your car to open the garage door......MY GOD, what is this world coming to!!?? Manual labor should be outlawed! __________________ 2010 Inferno Orange 2SS/RS M6 Black Leather, Sun Roof, OBX Headers, Borla touring axle back, Cold Air Inductions CAI , non synthetic fluids, BMR total bushing upgrade/1" lowering springs, DSE 32mm rear sway bar. GM fe4 shocks/struts/LCA's, AAM 3.91 diff, Vertini RFS1.8 20x9 +30. Conti ExtremeContact Sport 275/35/20. sjm autoprod ABL dash kit. Mike Norris tuned 413/419. Avenging Orange: 43 years of not buying into the Hype........and damn proud of it!! https://youtu.be/9JD9it6SmB8 https://youtu.be/xmelTlEzI34 KICKING CANCERS ASS SINCE 2015!!