1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue
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Q: I lost my only key. Can a new one still be made without towing the car anywhere?

Yes. The 1998 Intrigue is a mechanical key vehicle, so there's no computer reset or immobilizer enrollment involved. If you have the key code from your original paperwork or title, that speeds things up. No paperwork? Not a problem. I can decode the lock directly at your location in The Cays and cut from that. The car stays right where it is.

Q: My 1998 Intrigue key has no fob. Is there any kind of emergency access built into the car?

No fob on this one, so no hidden blade situation to worry about. The key is the key. If you're locked out, the job is getting the door open by other means and then cutting a new key to the lock. That's it. No fob, no battery, no secondary blade.

Q: My new key turns the ignition but feels rough or stiff. Did I get a bad cut?

Not necessarily. On a car from 1998, the ignition cylinder has had a long time to wear. The wafers inside can get sticky or slightly out of spec, especially if the car sat for a while or if the old key was worn down and the cylinder adapted to it over the years.

Q: Can you cut a key for my Intrigue from the VIN?

Sometimes. The VIN can point to the key code through the right database, but that lookup depends on whether the records are available for a vehicle this age and whether the locks are still original. If the ignition or doors have ever been rekeyed or replaced, the VIN code won't match what's in the car. Decoding the lock directly is the more reliable path and gets us to the correct cut regardless of the vehicle's history.

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I was out in Coronado, over in The Cays, on a call that sounded simple enough. Owner of a 1998 Intrigue had lost his only key. Wanted a replacement made on site.

The car had been sitting for a while. One of those situations where you could tell it hadn't moved in a few months. He wasn't sure where the key had gone, and at this point it didn't matter.

I decoded the driver door lock right there in the driveway. The cut came off the lock directly, which is the cleanest way to do it on a car this age when there's no key to duplicate. Cut the blade, dressed the edges, and went to test it in the door.

Door opened fine. Then the ignition. It went in, but the turn felt gritty. Tried it a couple more times with light pressure and it loosened up. The cylinder wafers were just stiff from sitting. Worked it through a few cycles and it smoothed out to where it felt normal.

He'd already called a dealer earlier that week. They told him he'd need to tow it in. I did the whole thing in his driveway without moving the car once.

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What's the cheapest way to handle a lost key on my 1998 Intrigue?▼

Call a mobile locksmith first. On a 1998 Intrigue, this is a mechanical key job. No towing, no dealer visit, no programming equipment. I come to your location, decode the lock or use the key code if you have it, cut a new key on site, and test it in both the door and ignition. The dealer route on a car this age often means a tow bill on top of the key charge. We skip all of that.