2018 GMC Canyon
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2018 GMC Canyon Transponder Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional
A college student home on break was staying at an apartment in Poway, over in the Garden Road Area, and she was already frustrated before she called me. A different locksmith had come out, tried to program a replacement transponder key to her 2018 Canyon, failed partway through, pocketed a fee anyway, and left.
The car wouldn't start with any key after that.
She found me through reviews and was upfront when she called: nervous, not sure who to trust, and not interested in being charged again for something that didn't work. Fair enough.
I pulled up to her visitor parking spot and plugged into the OBD port. The picture was clear immediately. There were multiple fault codes sitting in the body control module from the incomplete sequence, and the module was stuck in a state where it was rejecting any new programming attempt. The previous tech had used a procedure that didn't match the 2018 Canyon's security architecture, and the module logged every failed handshake.
I cleared the faults, confirmed the module came back clean, and then ran the correct GM key learning sequence from the start. On screen, I could watch the immobilizer accept the handshake and confirm the key learned. I turned the screen toward her so she could see it herself, because she'd already been told once that the job was done when it wasn't.
Her Canyon started without hesitation. She said she'd been borrowing her roommate's car for three days.
The dealer had quoted her a number to fix what the other locksmith broke, and it was a lot. I didn't add a surcharge for the cleanup. Cleaning up the module state is part of doing the programming job correctly, not a separate billable surprise.
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“I had two Subaru key fobs made and Marco provided excellent service. He stayed persistent through multiple part orders to make sure everything was correct. Very thorough, punctual, and great communication throughout.”
“Tim went above and beyond. I struggled all day trying to program a new FOB and nothing worked. Tim helped me patiently, even recommending cheaper options since I was on a tight budget. He eventually came all the way to Ojai late at night and fixed everything.”
“My key fob stopped working while I was at Oxnard Harbor and I thought I was going to need a tow. EZ Car Keyz showed up fast, programmed a new fob, checked everything carefully, and made sure the car was fully functional before leaving.”
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