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1996 Buick Park Avenue Remote KOBUT1BT
FCC IDKOBUT1BTPart #15732805Buttons4BatteryCR2032Frequency315 MHzRemote StartNo
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The 1996 Park Avenue runs a keyless entry remote that's separate from the ignition key. The remote talks to the body control module via RF, but the ignition itself is a separate cylinder with its own key. So you can have a dead fob and still drive the car fine -- these are two independent systems on this generation. The 4-button fob takes a CR2032, and a weak battery on these doesn't always read as "dead fob" -- you might just get shorter range or intermittent response before it quits. Swap the battery first before assuming the fob or the receiver is bad. Also worth knowing: the door lock receiver module on these older GM full-sizers can go bad on its own, meaning a brand-new programmed fob still won't talk to the car. If a fresh fob and fresh CR2032 still doesn't work, the receiver is worth looking at before you chase the fob itself.
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Out in Hope Ranch, I pulled up to a 1996 Park Avenue sitting in a long driveway, big and cream-colored, the kind of car that still looks like it meant something when it was new.

The owner had found me after watching a few of my GM videos. He'd been on a Buick forum asking around and someone dropped my channel in the thread. He already knew what the job looked like before he called, which made the whole conversation easy.

His issue was the remote. The fob had completely stopped working -- no lock, no unlock, nothing on any of the four buttons. The ignition key was fine, so he could still drive, but he wanted the remote working again.

I started where I always start on these: battery. CR2032 out, check the contacts, look for corrosion or a bent clip. His contacts were clean, but the old battery tested low. Swapped it, tested all four buttons. Nothing.

At that point it's either the fob itself or the door lock receiver module in the car. I programmed a fresh fob to the vehicle through the onboard programming sequence these mid-90s GM cars support, and it came right up. All four buttons, confirmed. Range tested from the end of the driveway.

The old fob turned out to be the problem -- the board inside had given up, probably from years of heat cycles sitting in a car in a California driveway.

He'd called the dealer first. They wanted him to come in, leave the car, and wait. He didn't need any of that. Whole thing was done on site in his driveway, for a fraction of what they'd quoted.

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How many buttons does the 1996 Buick Park Avenue remote have?
Four buttons. Lock, unlock, and the other two functions are on the fob. If you're replacing a lost or broken remote, we already know exactly which fob your vehicle needs and we confirm every button is working before we leave.
What is the remote on a 1996 Park Avenue and how does it work?
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I programmed a new fob and my 1996 Park Avenue still doesn't respond. What's going on?
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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
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Thousand OaksETA 20-25 min
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