2019 GMC Canyon
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in San Diego

2019 GMC Canyon Transponder Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

I got a call from a guy parked near the soccer fields off Siempre Viva Road in Otay Mesa West. His 2019 GMC Canyon would crank but die immediately every time. He had already put a new battery in his key. He assumed the key was fine.

It was not.

He had a spare cut at a hardware store a few months back. Looked identical to the original. Turned in the lock fine. But the chip inside had never been programmed to his truck. His original key was the one starting the truck every day. When that one cracked at the bow and he switched to the hardware store copy full time, the immobilizer started rejecting it on every crank.

He told me he had spent two days thinking it was a fuel pump. I didn't argue with the timeline. I just got to work.

I decoded the lock, confirmed the blade was cut correctly, and programmed the transponder through the OBD port. First crank after programming, the truck started and stayed running. No stall, no security light.

He asked about the dealer. I told him they would have gotten there eventually, but he would have been without the truck for a day or two and paid a good chunk more. He was back at practice before the second half started.

The warranty conversation he brought up while I was packing the tools. I told him the same thing I tell everyone: chip, programming, blade cut, all covered. If something I did fails, I drive back out and fix it. Same van, same person, no service fee. He nodded like that was enough, and it was.

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