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2005 Buick Lacrosse Transponder Key
FCC IDPart #5928820ButtonsBatteryFrequencyRemote StartNo
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2005 Buick Lacrosse Remote KOBGT04A
FCC IDKOBGT04APart #22733524Buttons5BatteryCR2032Frequency315 MHzRemote StartYes
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2005 Buick Lacrosse Remote KOBGT04A
FCC IDKOBGT04APart #15252034Buttons4BatteryCR2032Frequency315 MHzRemote StartNo
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The 2005 Buick LaCrosse uses a transponder key with a chip that has to be recognized by the immobilizer before the engine will run. The blade alone won't do it. A lot of owners don't realize that until they get a hardware store copy made and the car cranks but won't fire. The chip inside the factory key is matched to your specific vehicle, so any replacement key needs both proper cutting AND programming, not just one or the other. Also worth knowing: this generation LaCrosse was part of a GM ignition switch action where the key could rotate out of the run position if the keyring was heavy or if a knee caught it while driving. If that recall was never completed on your car, keep the keyring light and ask the dealer to pull the VIN and check. A key rotating out of run mid-drive is a different problem than a dead transponder, and knowing which one you have matters before anyone starts diagnosing.
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Bressi Ranch is one of those newer planned developments off Palomar Airport Road where everything looks organized and intentional. The parking situation outside one of the commercial suites there is tight but workable. That's where I met a property manager who had one key to his 2005 Buick LaCrosse, that key had been on a heavy ring for years, and one morning it just would not start the car.

He had already tried the obvious stuff. Turned it off and back on. Wiggled the key. Nothing. The car cranked fine, which told me right away the battery and starter were not the issue. When an engine cranks but refuses to run on these, the immobilizer is almost always the first thing to look at.

I pulled up next to him in the lot with the equipment already staged. Before cutting anything, I verified the original key's transponder was still reading correctly. It wasn't. The chip had essentially stopped communicating, probably from years of jostling on that heavy ring combined with normal wear. The key blade itself looked fine. The electronics inside were done.

I built him a replacement key from scratch, cut the blade to his vehicle, and programmed the transponder to his car's immobilizer on site in the parking lot. When he turned it the first time and the engine caught and stayed running, he stood there for a second like he was waiting for it to change its mind.

He mentioned he'd called the dealer first. They wanted him towed in, told him it would be a day or two, and gave him a price that made him pause. He found me instead. The job got done in that parking lot in Bressi Ranch while he went and grabbed a coffee.

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What kind of key does the 2005 Buick LaCrosse actually use?
It's a transponder key, meaning a physical metal key that both cuts through the ignition cylinder mechanically and carries a programmed chip inside the head. The chip communicates with the immobilizer every time you turn the key. If that signal isn't there or isn't recognized, the engine either won't start at all or it cranks and immediately shuts back down. Both of those symptoms point to the same root cause. When you call, I already know the specs for this vehicle, so we skip the back-and-forth and get straight to the job.
Why does my 2005 LaCrosse crank fine but the engine won't stay running?
Do you come out after hours or on weekends for a key replacement in Carlsbad?
I lost my only key to my 2005 LaCrosse. Can a new one still be made without the original?
Can I just buy a replacement transponder key online and program it myself?
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