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The 2008 Pontiac G8 is an Australian-market car that GM brought over here, and it runs a transponder key system through the ignition cylinder. No push-button start, no proximity entry on this one. The transponder chip in the key has to be registered to the vehicle's immobilizer before the engine will run. Cut the blade without programming it and the car will crank, fire for a second, then immediately die. That's the immobilizer doing its job. You need a key that's both cut correctly to the lock and programmed through the OBD port. Getting one without the other is a wasted trip. Worth knowing: these cars are not super common in San Diego, so not every shop has the profile loaded. I keep it ready.
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I got a call from a guy over in Scripps Ranch who had one key left for his G8, and it had been through some damage. The blade was worn down and the key was starting to give him grief in the ignition, sticking a little and feeling rough. He wanted a spare before things got worse. Smart call.

When I pulled up, he was in the driveway, and the G8 was sitting right there. Clean car. He mentioned a Pontiac dealer had closed years ago and the GM dealer nearby quoted him a wait and a price that made him put it off for months.

I decoded the existing working key, cut a new blank to match, and programmed the transponder through the OBD port on site. The whole thing took maybe twenty-five minutes. I handed him the new key, he turned it over in his hand, and we did a full test together. It started clean, no hesitation, no stall.

He said he wished he hadn't waited so long. The dealer wait and cost were just background noise at that point. He had a working spare in his hand, standing in his own driveway in Scripps Ranch, and that was the whole job.

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“Tim is a hero. He programmed a master proximity key for a newer Volkswagen that multiple locksmiths refused to touch. He spent hours until late at night making sure every function worked perfectly. The skill level here is incredible.”

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My 2008 Pontiac G8 key cut a new key at a hardware store but the car won't start. What happened?
This is a very common situation with the G8. The blade might be cut correctly, but without programming the transponder chip inside the key head to match your vehicle's immobilizer, the car will crank and immediately stall. The immobilizer reads the chip every time you turn the key and won't allow the engine to keep running if the chip isn't recognized. Hardware stores and big-box key kiosks cut the blade only. They have no way to program the transponder. You need someone with the right diagnostic equipment to finish the job. That's the part we do on site.
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My G8 starts fine but then stalls immediately after I got a new key. Is the key bad?
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