2016 GMC Acadia
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in San Diego

2016 GMC Acadia Remote Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

A dog groomer at her condo driveway near Garden Road had a 2016 GMC Acadia with a cracked key shell. The flip hinge had split and the blade was wobbling loose. She went to the dealer and they told her the only fix was a complete new key, cut and programmed, for about $181. What they didn't tell her is that the chip and circuit board inside were working perfectly. She just needed a new shell and a solid blade.

Your Acadia uses a Remote, which is a plastic housing with 5 buttons on the face, a CR2032 battery inside powering the remote functions, and either an HU100 blade that folds into the housing or sits inside as an emergency backup. There's also a transponder chip in the fob that communicates with the car's body control module every time you try to start it.

I met her at her driveway with replacement shells and my HU100 Lishi. I decoded her lock for an exact blade match, then swapped the electronics from her cracked shell into a fresh one. Her key's FCC ID was OUC60221OUC60270. I verified every button and the range, then cut a new blade from the decode. The aftermarket shells I use are the same material, same button layout, same snap-together fit as factory. The circuit board and chip are what actually matter, and those transferred right over.

She paid about $83 for the full job. The dealer was going to charge $181 to replace parts that weren't even broken.

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