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1998 Cadillac Eldorado Remote KOBUT1BT
FCC IDKOBUT1BTPart #15732805Buttons4BatteryCR2032Frequency315 MHzRemote StartNo
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The 1998 Eldorado uses a 4-button remote that handles lock, unlock, trunk release, and panic. The fob takes a CR2032, and these are old enough that the battery contacts inside the case can corrode or lose tension before the battery itself dies. If the range suddenly drops to about a foot or the trunk button stops responding while lock and unlock still work, pull the fob apart before you assume the remote is dead. Clean the contacts with a cotton swab and isopropyl, seat a fresh CR2032 with firm pressure, and test all four buttons at distance. Also worth knowing: the 1998 Eldorado uses an onboard self-programming sequence for the remote. You do not need a scan tool to add a fob to this car. The procedure is done through the driver door lock switch and the ignition, which means adding a spare remote on-site is fast. That changes the math on getting a second remote made while you still have one working.
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I got a call from someone in Old Town National City on a weekday afternoon. His 1998 Eldorado was sitting in the driveway and the fob had just stopped working completely. No response on any button. He had already called around and one place told him the car would need to go to the dealer.

When I got there the fob case had a small crack along the seam, the kind that happens when someone pries it open with a screwdriver instead of a trim tool. The CR2032 inside was fine voltage-wise but it was sitting at an angle and one contact was slightly bent away from the battery face. The remote was getting intermittent contact at best.

I re-tensioned the contact, seated the battery correctly, pressed the case back together, and then ran the onboard add-a-key sequence right at the car. No scan tool, no OBD port, no tow. The whole thing took under twenty minutes including walking every button and confirming trunk release worked from the end of the driveway.

He had mentioned the dealer as a possibility mostly out of habit. I didn't make a big deal of it. He kept the working fob, paid a fraction of what the dealer would have charged, and the car never left the driveway.

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What is the cheapest way to replace a fob for a 1998 Cadillac Eldorado?
Call a mobile locksmith before you call the dealer. Cadillac dealers tend to add a premium to key work even when the underlying hardware is shared with other GM vehicles, and labor rates at a dealership compound that gap fast. With EZ Car Keyz, you are paying for the fob and the programming, nothing else. No tow, no shop fee, no wait until the parts department opens. The 1998 Eldorado is also one of the vehicles where the remote can be programmed through an onboard sequence rather than a scan tool, which keeps the job simpler and the cost lower. If you want a second remote as a backup, now is the time, while you still have one working.
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Do aftermarket fobs work on a 1998 Cadillac Eldorado, or should I go OEM?
My 1998 Eldorado remote works sometimes and not others. Is the car's receiver failing, or is it the fob?
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