2018 Buick Encore
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

2018 Buick Encore Smart Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

A documentary filmmaker called me from a dead-end street near Wildwood Regional Park in Thousand Oaks. His 2018 Encore was parked where the pavement runs out and a hiking trail begins. No turnaround, no shoulder, no way a flatbed was getting in there.

He had already called the dealer. They told him to get it towed in and it would be a few days for the fob order. He asked about the tow situation. They said that was his problem.

I parked at the top of the street and walked down with my bag. The Encore was sitting with its nose practically in the brush. I plugged my IM608 into the OBD port, ran the all-keys-lost security access on the BCM, and started the registration process for a new HYQ4AA. The AES handshake takes a timed cycle, so there is a built-in wait. I used that time to cut the HU100 emergency insert blade on site.

Once the fob registered, I tested every function on the street. Passive unlock on both front handles, push-button start, lock on walk-away, and all four remote buttons including the hatch. Everything paired clean.

His car never moved until he drove it out himself. The whole thing took about 40 minutes, and he saved a good chunk over what the dealer quoted plus the tow he could not have arranged anyway.

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