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Ghost Controls Keypad & Intercom Repair: The Van Nuys Owner’s Guide

We stock Ghost Controls keypad and intercom parts on the truck and repair them throughout Van Nuys, usually the same day you call. An installed keypad replacement typically runs $190 to $340, and an intercom or wired entry system repair runs $180 to $410 depending on which Ghost Controls model you have and whether we replace the whole unit or just the failed component. Most Van Nuys homeowners figure out something’s wrong when the keypad stops lighting up, ignores the code they’ve used for years, or the intercom picks up a buzz so loud you can’t hear who’s at the gate. Often it’s a dead board, a corroded wire nut from the last guy’s splice, or simply years of Valley heat cooking the plastic housing until the buttons crack and let moisture in.

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The good news: we fix Ghost Controls keypads and intercoms every week in Van Nuys, and we carry the common replacement parts so you’re not waiting on a backorder. Call (951) 749-5734 and a live person picks up – not a recording.

Which Ghost Controls Models This Applies To

Ghost Controls has made three main keypad lines over the years: the older wired keypads that came with the AXDP and TSS1 gate openers, the current wireless AXWK and the newer backlit models with the rubber membrane face. The intercom side is similar – the GCIC intercom system runs on its own 24V feed, and the newer versions use a different wiring harness than the pre-2018 units. If you’re holding a Ghost Controls part and not sure what it fits, look at the sticker inside the battery compartment or on the back of the housing. The model number starts with AX or GC, and there’s usually a date code stamped below it.

Here’s the compatibility gotcha most people don’t know: Ghost Controls changed their radio frequency from 318 MHz to 318.5 MHz in 2019, and the older transmitter won’t talk to a newer receiver board. If you bought a replacement keypad online to save a buck and it won’t pair, that’s usually why. We see it in Van Nuys at least twice a month. We carry OEM Ghost Controls keypads and quality aftermarket equivalents that are actually frequency-matched to your opener, and we test the pairing on-site before we leave. Gatewood Fence & Gate is an independent shop – not affiliated with Ghost Controls – but we service Ghost Controls openers along with LiftMaster, Mighty Mule, and DoorKing systems.

Signs Your Ghost Controls Keypad & Intercom Repair Is Failing

• Keypad lights but rejects the code. The membrane buttons wear unevenly, and the number 2 or 5 usually dies first – they’re the most-used digits. The board still has power, but the worn contact strip can’t register the full signal.
• Buttons crack or the face plate peels. Van Nuys sun is brutal on plastic housings. After four or five summers of direct afternoon heat, the rubber face gets brittle and splits, letting rain and sprinkler mist reach the board.
• Gate opens on its own or won’t close. A failing relay in the keypad or intercom can send phantom signals. If your gate triggers with nobody at the keypad, that’s not a ghost – it’s a short or a corroded contact.
• Intercom audio is scratchy or one-way. The speaker cone dries out in the heat, or worse, the mic wire corrodes at the splice point. You hear crackle when the wind blows because the wire’s barely hanging on.
• Keypad is fully dead, even with fresh batteries. On wireless models, the battery pack is the first suspect, but if you’ve swapped those and it’s still dark, moisture has migrated into the board. It’s a sealed unit, so cleaning isn’t a fix – it’s a replacement.

None of these are DIY-friendly once you’re past checking the obvious. We’ll get to that below, but the short version: if it’s wired into the opener or tied into the intercom power, don’t open the splice until you know where that wire goes.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

In Van Nuys, a Ghost Controls keypad replacement with labor typically runs $190 to $340. That includes the part, wiring check at the splice, reprogramming your existing entry codes, and testing the opener through three full cycles. Intercom replacements run $180 to $410 depending on whether it’s a simple handset swap or a full GCIC master station with the power supply. If you need both keypad and intercom replaced at the same time, we bundle it – most jobs land between $330 and $580 installed.

What drives the range: OEM Ghost Controls parts cost more than our quality aftermarket equivalents, and older wired systems take longer because we open the splice box and redo the connections properly instead of leaving the twisted-and-taped mess we usually find. You’ll see the price before we start, and the price you’re quoted is the price on the invoice. Every job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing – if the part fails or the wiring acts up, we make it right at no charge. That’s not a negotiation; it’s a promise from Hal Gatewood, and his name is on the work.

Standing offers that apply to Ghost Controls keypad and intercom repair in Van Nuys: $40 off any repair over $200, no trip charge inside the county, free second opinion on any written estimate you’ve got from another company, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans.

DIY or Call Us?

Here’s the honest split. You can reasonably check the batteries in your wireless Ghost Controls keypad and reseat the wire connections at the keypad itself if it’s a surface-mounted wired unit. That’s about where safe DIY ends. Once you’re tracing wire back to the opener board or opening the intercom housing, you’re handling 24V accessory wiring that, if shorted wrong, fries the opener’s control board – a $300 mistake you’ll make in about four seconds. And the high-tension garage-door-spring danger doesn’t apply here, but the electrical one does: low voltage won’t shock you, but it will cook a board if you cross a wire with the power on. We’ve replaced enough boards in Van Nuys because a YouTube video made it look easy.

If you’re comfortable swapping batteries and confirming the keypad membrane is cracked, that gives us a head start when you call. But most Ghost Controls keypad and intercom failures need a meter, a spare part, and someone who’s done it a hundred times. That’s us. Call (951) 749-5734 and we’ll walk you through a quick phone diagnosis, then show up with the right part already on the truck.

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