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When an electric gate fails in Hollywood, the cause usually isn’t random. It’s the salt air eating through a hinge pin on a canal-front property off the Intracoastal, or a summer squall frying a control board on a swing gate in the 33020 corridor, or a post footing that pulled loose in saturated ground after a named storm. Our crews work these failure modes every week. We’re the gate-only specialists at Miami Gate Company, and we diagnose the motor, control board, safety sensors, and wiring, not just the obvious bent hinge. If your gate won’t open, won’t stay closed, or grinds and stops halfway, call Ruben and the team at (833) 570-5807. We’ll get eyes on it fast and tell you exactly what’s broken before any work starts.
Why Miami Gate Company Is Hollywood’s Preferred Electric Gate Repair Company
Hollywood has a gate problem that inland Broward doesn’t. Waterfront homes in 33019 and the older blocks east of I-95 run on hardware that’s been fighting salt spray and humidity for decades, while the HOA communities out toward 33026 and 33027 deal with shared entry gates that take a beating from hurricane-season wind loads and constant cycling. We know both failure profiles because we’ve worked both sides of the city, from mid-century single-family lots near Hollywood Boulevard to master-planned subdivisions west of the interstate.
Homeowners and property managers here call us for the same reasons. We’re trained across LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule, so we don’t show up hoping your brand is one we happen to know. We stock common boards, sensors, and hinge kits locally, which means less waiting on parts when a gate is stuck open and security is the immediate concern. Ruben Castellano leads the operation, and he’s built the team around one idea: gates are all we do. No fencing side jobs, no garage door calls that pull a tech across town. That focus shows in how fast we find the actual fault.
Our Electric Gate Repair team handles residential and commercial systems, from single driveway swing gates to shared HOA entry points with vehicle loops and phone entry. When a Hollywood property manager has a gate down at the front of a subdivision, they can’t wait a week for a diagnosis. We get a tech out, find the failed component, and get it repaired or order the replacement with a clear timeline. That’s why HOAs out near 33029 and properties around the 33081 corridor keep our number on file.
Styles & brands we work with
Electric Gate Motor in Hollywood
Electric Gate Motor failures in Hollywood almost always trace back to one of three things: water intrusion through a compromised seal, a lightning strike that took out the capacitor or board, or a motor that’s been cycling against a misaligned gate for months until it finally cooked itself. We open the operator, test the capacitor and transformer, check the limit switches, and tell you honestly whether the motor can be rebuilt or needs replacement. On canal-front properties in 33019, we see motors seize from salt corrosion that worked its way past a failed gasket, and that changes what we replace: a sealed unit rated for coastal exposure, not whatever cheap residential motor matches the bolt pattern.
Motor Diagnosis and Replacement
A buzzy motor that hums but won’t move usually points to a failed start capacitor or a seized gear, not a dead motor. We test before we quote. If the motor is truly gone, replacement in Hollywood typically runs $450 to $1,100 depending on the operator’s duty cycle and whether we need to re-anchor the pad in soft canal-side soil.
Post-Storm Motor Failures
After a severe storm, we see motors that run but don’t move the gate because the coupling between the drive shaft and gate arm sheared under wind load. That’s a mechanical failure, not electrical, and it’s one of the most common calls we get from Hollywood homeowners in September and October. Repair usually costs $180 to $380 including parts and labor.
Gate Access Control in Hollywood
Gate Access Control work in Hollywood means more than swapping a keypad. It’s the keypads, remotes, vehicle loop detectors, phone entry, and the integration between all of them and the operator’s board. In the HOA communities west of I-95 toward 33026 and 33027, access control is the whole game: one failed loop detector leaves the gate stuck open, or one bad phone-entry module means residents can’t open the gate for visitors. We diagnose at the component level rather than replacing the entire panel because that’s usually the difference between a $200 fix and a $2,000 one.
Keypad and Remote Issues
If a keypad stops working at one entrance but the remote still open the gate, the problem is rarely the keypad itself. It’s usually the wiring run from the keypad to the control board, or a failing relay on the board. We trace the circuit and replace only what failed. Keypad repair in Hollywood runs $150 to $400 depending on whether we’re replacing the keypad or repairing the wiring.
Vehicle Loop Detector Repair
Buried loop detectors under a Hollywood driveway take a beating from heat, moisture, and the same salt that eats gate hardware. When a loop fails, the gate won’t sense a car and either won’t open automatically or won’t stay open. We locate the break with a fault finder and repair or replace the loop. Expect $300 to $700 for a loop detector replacement including cutting and sealing the asphalt or concrete.
Trusted Brands We Service in Hollywood
We work on virtually any gate system, and that’s not a line. Our training covers LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule, and we’ve repaired everything from a 1990s FAAC hydraulic operator on a beachside condo to a brand-new Ghost Controls system on a swing gate out by 33027. We stock common boards, sensors, and hardware for Hollywood calls so a simple failure doesn’t drag on while parts ship. If you own a gate, we almost certainly know the system, and if we don’t recognize a board, we’ll say so and source it rather than guessing.
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AfterCommon Electric Gate Repair Problems We See in Hollywood Homes
- Salt-seized hinges and pivot points on waterfront properties. Canal-front gates in 33019 pit and bind within a few years because salt spray works into every unsealed joint. We replace with stainless hardware and sealed bearings so the gate swings clean instead of grinding.
- Post footings pulled loose in saturated ground. Solid-infill swing gates act like sails in a named storm, and the leverage cracks hinge posts at the base or works the footing loose. We re-pour and re-anchor footings with stainless fasteners, then reset the gate’s travel limits so it opens and closes square.
- Lightning and squall damage to control boards. A lightning strike doesn’t need to hit the gate directly. A nearby strike on Hollywood’s power grid sends a surge through the low-voltage line and kills the board. We replace the board and install a surge suppressor so the next storm doesn’t do it again.
- Shared HOA entry gates stuck open. When one operator fails on a shared entry gate in a Hollywood HOA, the whole subdivision loses security. These gates cycle hundreds of times a day, and a failed safety loop or worn motor is usually the culprit. We prioritize these calls because the risk isn’t theoretical, it’s an open gate at the front of a community.
Pricing for Electric Gate Repair in Hollywood, FL
Electric gate repair in Hollywood runs a wide range because the work varies that much. A simple keypad replacement is $150 to $400. A motor swap lands between $450 and $1,100 for most residential operators. A control board replacement typically runs $350 to $850 depending on the brand, with LiftMaster and DoorKing boards on the higher end. Loop detector repair sits at $300 to $700. If you’re dealing with a rusted-out hinge post on a canal-front property, expect $500 to $1,200 for a new post, stainless hardware, and resetting the gate’s limits and travel. Every job gets a written quote before we start, and the price we quote is the price you pay, no surprises after the gate’s already open. Call (833) 570-5807 for a free estimate, we’ll give you a straight number based on what’s actually failed.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hollywood
Our crews run calls into Andover, Carver Ranches, Miramar, and West Park every week, so if your property sits just over the city line, the same team that works Hollywood can handle it. We cover the full 33027, 33029, 33081, and 33083 map, plus the surrounding Broward neighborhoods.
Serving Hollywood, FL — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hollywood area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage — if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Electric Gate Repair in Hollywood
Every automatic gate operator has a manual release, usually a pull handle or keyed bypass on the motor housing. Pull it and the gate disengages from the drive mechanism so you can push it open by hand. If the release is on a keyed lock and the key’s gone, call us at (833) 570-5807 and a tech will open it without damaging the operator. Don’t force a powered gate by hand without releasing it first, you’ll strip the drive gear and turn a $200 call into a $700 one.
Salt spray doesn’t settle on surfaces the way inland rain does. It leaves a conductive film that accelerates galvanic corrosion between dissimilar metals, and the constant humidity keeps it wet. Aluminum pitting and steel hinge rust happen in a few years, not a decade. We swap in stainless fasteners and sealed operators rated for coastal exposure, and we use anti-seize on every threaded connection so the next repair isn’t a battle against a seized bolt.
A solid-infill gate catches wind like a wall, and the stress concentrates at the hinge post. If the post wasn’t set deep enough or the footing was poured before current wind-rated code requirements, the gate can crack the post or wrench it out of the ground. We reinforce hinge posts with deeper footings and stainless anchors, and we check the gate’s bracing before storm season so you’re not dealing with a downed gate during a power outage.
Yes. We treat a failed shared entry gate as an urgent repair because it is one. For HOA communities in Hollywood, we diagnose the operator, loop, or board on the first visit and get parts ordered the same day when we don’t already have them on the truck. Call (833) 570-5807 with the gate’s brand and symptom, and we’ll tell you what we’re likely dealing with before a tech even arrives.
Entrapment protection is the safety sensor system that stops the gate if something is in its path, and it’s required on every automatic gate in Hollywood. Test it by placing a solid object in the gate’s path and commanding the gate to close. If it doesn’t reverse or stop immediately, the safety edges or photocells have failed and the gate is dangerous. We test entrapment protection on every repair visit, and if it’s failed, we fix it before the gate goes back into service.
Written by Ruben Castellano, Owner at Miami Gate Company, serving Hollywood and Broward County.