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

2016 GMC Canyon Transponder Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

I got a call from a woman in the Santaluz area of Rancho Bernardo, a quiet Tuesday afternoon. She had a 2016 GMC Canyon and only one key left. Her second key had disappeared months ago, probably in a move, and she was down to her last one. She wanted a spare before the inevitable happened.

Before I even pulled up, she told me she had looked up my BSIS license number, LCO#6792, on the California Bureau of Security and Investigative Services website. Said she verifies every contractor. I told her that was exactly the right call. LCO#6792 is publicly searchable. The DOJ and FBI background checks, the liability insurance, the registered business, it is all behind that number. I want customers who check.

I pulled up to her driveway and got to work. The Canyon takes a transponder key, so the job has two parts: cut the blade to match her locks, and program the chip so the immobilizer accepts it. She had one working key, which meant I could use the onboard relearn process rather than a full diagnostic all-keys-lost procedure. Cleaner, faster.

I cut the replacement key, ran the relearn with both keys present to register the new one, and tested it cold in the ignition. Engine fired without hesitation. Tested the original. Still good. Both registered, both working.

She watched the whole thing from her front step. When I handed her the spare she said she felt better knowing she was not one lost key away from a tow. That is the whole point of the job.

The dealer had quoted her a wait and a number she was not happy about. She saved a good chunk and did not move the truck an inch.

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