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

Ghost Controls keypad and intercom repair in Burleson typically runs $145 to $310 installed, depending on whether we’re replacing the keypad face, the control board, or the entire intercom module. We stock Ghost Controls-compatible parts on the truck and most Burleson keypad repairs are completed the same visit, often within an hour of rolling up. The way owners usually find us: the keypad stops lighting up, the intercom goes silent, or the gate suddenly refuses to open even though the remote still works. One of those three symptoms accounts for most of the Ghost Controls service calls we run in Johnson County.

Call (469) 564-8046

We’re an independent gate service company, not affiliated with Ghost Controls. That matters because we can be honest about which parts are worth replacing and which are worth retiring. Victor Salinas grew up in Burleson, not far from the old Chisholm Trail Crossing area, and he’s been working on gate openers long enough to know that a Ghost Controls keypad under a Texas sun for five summers is a different animal than one living under a carport in Ohio.

Key Takeaways:

• Installed keypad or intercom repair on Ghost Controls systems in Burleson: $145 to $310
• Most keypad and intercom repairs are finished the same visit
• We stock Ghost Controls-compatible keypad and intercom parts on the service truck
• Free estimate by phone at (469) 564-8046, quote agreed before any work starts
• Every repair backed by our written 90-Day Done Right Promise

Which Ghost Controls Models This Applies To

Ghost Controls makes three keypad families that show up regularly in Burleson driveways: the wired keypads that came packaged with many opener kits, the wireless AXWK-style keypads that run on a 9-volt battery, and the intercom keypads used on estate gates with a call box at the street. Each one fails differently, and each one needs a different part to fix it right.

The wired keypads are the workhorses. They’re hardwired to the control board at the gate arm, and when they fail it’s usually because water has found its way behind the faceplate and corroded the contact traces. We see this on north-facing gates in Burleson where rain blows in, and on south-facing gates where repeated heating and cooling cycles crack the housing. The wireless AXWK keypads are simpler in some ways but trickier in others: they usually fail because the battery terminal corrodes, not because the board dies. A lot of “dead” Ghost Controls wireless keypads just need a cleaned terminal or a fresh keypad body, not a whole new board.

The intercom keypads are the most expensive to fix because they combine a keypad, a speaker, and sometimes a camera into one weather-exposed unit. Ghost Controls intercom modules tend to be proprietary in their mounting pattern, which means a LiftMaster or DoorKing intercom will not bolt up without modification. If you have a Ghost Controls intercom at the street, stick with Ghost Controls or a direct-compatible replacement. We can match whatever is on your column or pedestal, but we’ll tell you honestly if the model has been discontinued and an equivalent aftermarket unit is the smarter dollar.

Before you call, look for a label on the back or inside edge of the keypad housing. Ghost Controls prints a model number there, usually something like AXWK-1 or WKP-1. If the label is gone, take a photo of the keypad face and the gate arm. Nine times out of ten we can tell you what you have from a picture. We service Ghost Controls alongside LiftMaster, Mighty Mule, and DoorKing, so whatever is on the driveway, we’ve likely seen it before.

Signs Your Ghost Controls Keypad & Intercom Repair Is Failing

• Keypad lights up but won’t open the gate. This usually means the code is being transmitted but the receiver on the Ghost Controls control board has drifted out of sync, or a capacitor on the keypad board has gone weak. It’s one of the most common failures we fix in Burleson’s summer heat, because the capacitor sits inside a plastic housing that bakes in the direct sun.
• Buttons need to be pressed hard or repeatedly. The carbon contacts under the rubber membrane wear out or develop oxidation. This starts as an annoyance and becomes a lockout when the membrane tears and water gets in. On Ghost Controls keypads, the membrane is not sold separately, so the keypad body gets replaced.
• Intercom has static, hum, or a dead line. The speaker wire at the gate or the intercom module’s connection to the control board is corroding. In Burleson, where spring thunderstorms roll through and the humidity hangs around, we find green corrosion on intercom terminals more than any other single fault.
• Keypad works sometimes, but not on cold mornings or after rain. Cold contracts the solder joints and breaks a marginal connection; rain finds any crack in the housing. A keypad that’s moody is telling you something specific, and it isn’t that it needs a new code.
• Backlight flickers or keypad beeps on its own. The board is losing its ground reference or the housing is flexing. Either way, the part is at the end of its useful life and will leave you standing at the street one morning.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

In Burleson, a Ghost Controls keypad replacement runs $145 to $190 installed for the standard wired keypad. Wireless AXWK keypads land in the $175 to $220 range. Intercom module repair or replacement runs $210 to $310 installed, depending on whether we save the existing housing or replace the whole street-side unit. You should expect those numbers to be firm before we touch a screwdriver.

What’s included: the part, the labor, the programming of your existing entry codes, and testing the full cycle a half dozen times before we pack up. If the control board at the gate arm has also taken damage, we’ll show you the damage and give you a separate number before doing that work. We never start a job in Burleson without a price agreed upfront, and we never hand you an invoice that doesn’t match the quote you approved. Every keypad and intercom repair carries our written 90-Day Done Right Promise. If it is not right, we come back and make it right. No paperwork, no arguing.

DIY or Call Us?

What you can safely check yourself: the battery in a wireless keypad, whether the keypad has power at all, and whether the gate arm itself is getting power. Sometimes the problem is a tripped GFCI outlet near the gate motor, not the keypad. Worth checking before you call. What you should not do yourself: open the Ghost Controls control board housing and start swapping wire connections. Gate control boards run low-voltage logic, but they sit next to line-voltage components inside the arm, and a miswired board can send 120 volts through a low-voltage circuit. If the keypad is hardwired, leave the wiring to someone who does it every day.

Tell me what it is doing, and I will tell you what it needs – no guesswork, no runaround. Call (469) 564-8046 and we’ll walk through the symptoms on the phone. If it sounds like a keypad or intercom, we’ll schedule the visit and bring the part with us.

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