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1996 Buick Lesabre Remote KOBUT1BT
FCC IDKOBUT1BTPart #15732805Buttons4BatteryCR2032Frequency315 MHzRemote StartNo
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1996 Buick Lesabre MECHANICAL-KEY
FCC IDPart #ButtonsBatteryFrequencyRemote StartNo
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The 1996 Lesabre sits in that weird gap: no transponder chip in the key, but it does have the GM VATS (Vehicle Anti-Theft System) resistor pellet embedded in the blade. There are 15 possible resistance values, and the car will only start with the correct one. The KOBUT1BT remote is separate from the ignition key entirely. It just handles locks, trunk, and panic. If your remote dies, the car still starts fine. If your VATS key is wrong, you wait four minutes per failed attempt while the module resets.
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Got a call from a guy over by Simi Valley Hospital who had been sitting in his 1996 Lesabre for almost twenty minutes. He turned the key, the engine cranked for half a second, then nothing. Dash lit up, security light stayed solid. He tried again. Four-minute lockout. Tried again. Another four minutes. By the time he called me he was three lockout cycles deep and convinced the starter had died.

It was the VATS. The resistor pellet in his key blade had worn down from years of pocket wear, and the reading was drifting outside the tolerance window. The Theft Deterrent Module, the one mounted up under the dash on these H-body cars, was rejecting it as the wrong resistance value.

I measured the pellet with a multimeter. It was supposed to be a number 6 value but reading inconsistently. Cut a fresh VATS key with the correct pellet, tested the resistance before I even put it in the column. Clean read.

Then I paired a new KOBUT1BT remote since his old one had a cracked case and a corroded CR2032 contact. On these 96 Lesabres the remote programs through a simple door lock sequence, no scan tool needed for that part. Tested all four buttons, walked to the end of the parking lot and tested range, did three cold starts back to back.

He sat there watching and kept saying he thought it was the starter. It almost never is.

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“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.”

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What battery does the 1996 Buick Lesabre key fob use?
CR2032. It powers the KOBUT1BT remote only, which handles door lock, unlock, trunk release, and panic. The battery has nothing to do with starting the car because the remote and the ignition key are two separate pieces on this generation. When I replace a remote, a fresh CR2032 goes in before I hand it over. If you are just swapping the battery yourself, pop the case apart at the seam, note which way the positive side faces, and press the new one in. Test all four buttons from at least 20 feet away to confirm range.
What is the FCC ID for the 1996 Buick Lesabre remote?
I lost all my keys. Can you still make a new one for my 1996 Lesabre?
My security light stays on and the car won't start. Is my key bad?
Can I program the KOBUT1BT remote to my 1996 Lesabre myself?
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Santa Barbara
Santa BarbaraETA 30-35 min
Goleta
GoletaETA 30-35 min
Isla Vista
Isla VistaETA 30-35 min
Montecito
MontecitoETA 25-30 min
Carpinteria
CarpinteriaETA 20-25 min
Ojai
OjaiETA 20-25 min
Ventura
VenturaETA 10-15 min
Santa Paula
Santa PaulaETA 20-25 min
Fillmore
FillmoreETA 25-30 min
Oxnard
OxnardETA 10-15 min
Port Hueneme
Port HuenemeETA 10-15 min
Camarillo
CamarilloETA 15-20 min
Moorpark
MoorparkETA 25-30 min
Simi Valley
Simi ValleyETA 30-35 min
Thousand Oaks
Thousand OaksETA 20-25 min
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