An overhead garage door with an automatic opener makes your life much easier. However when your remote stops working, all that ease and convenience goes right out the window. Before you call a repair person out to your house to see what the problem is, you can try some troubleshooting to see if you can fix the problem yourself.  Remote Doesn't React at All If you hit the button and you don't get any response from the remote, the first thing you need to check is the batteries.