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1996 Buick Riviera Remote KOBUT1BT
FCC IDKOBUT1BTPart #15732805Buttons4BatteryCR2032Frequency315 MHzRemote StartNo
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The 1996 Riviera fob is a keyless entry remote only. It locks, unlocks, and controls the other buttons, but it is completely separate from the ignition system. The key that starts the car is its own thing. So if the fob dies, you can still drive. If you lose the ignition key, the fob is irrelevant. Know which problem you actually have before you call anyone. The CR2032 in these fobs is easy to overlook because the car still starts fine when the battery gets weak. What you notice first is shrinking range, then inconsistent response, then nothing. Swap the battery before assuming the fob is dead or needs reprogramming. One more thing: the fob shell on these 90s Buicks gets brittle with age. The circuit board inside can outlive the plastic by years. A shell replacement with the original board is often all that is needed, and it is a fraction of buying a whole new fob.
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Big Sky in Simi Valley is the kind of neighborhood where people hold onto their cars longer than average. Solid houses, long driveways, folks who take care of things. So when I pulled up to a 1996 Buick Riviera parked in the shade of a big driveway, it looked better than most cars half its age.

The owner had bought it used a couple of years back. One key, one fob. The fob was held together with what I can only describe as optimism and a thin strip of electrical tape around the seam. She knew it was bad but the car still locked and unlocked, so she kept putting it off.

Then the range started going. She had to stand right next to the door for it to respond. Then it stopped working from inside the house. Then it stopped working at all, standing five feet from the car.

She assumed the whole fob was gone and figured she was looking at a dealer trip. That assumption was going to cost her more than it needed to.

I popped the shell carefully, in pieces, because the plastic gave up its structural integrity some time ago. The board inside was clean. Good solder, no corrosion, contacts in good shape. The factory FCC ID matched the vehicle. All that was wrong was a dead CR2032 and a shell that had finally lost the fight with UV and time.

Fresh battery, transferred the board into a new shell, verified fit on the contacts, and tested every button standing in her driveway. Full range, all functions, buttons responding crisply. She watched the whole thing happen on her own hood.

The dealer was not part of the conversation after that. She saved a good chunk and drove away with a fob that felt new because everything functional about it was.

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What battery does the 1996 Buick Riviera key fob use?
It takes a CR2032. You can pick one up at any auto parts store or pharmacy. The swap is simple: the shell splits at the seam, the battery lifts out, and the new one drops in the same way. Just make sure the positive side faces the correct direction before you close it up. One thing to know: a weak battery on these older fobs does not always fail completely right away. You get reduced range first. If the fob is behaving inconsistently before it dies, the battery is the first thing to check.
What is the FCC ID for the 1996 Buick Riviera key fob?
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My 1996 Riviera fob stopped working but I replaced the battery. What else could it be?
Can I just buy a fob online and program it myself to my 1996 Riviera?
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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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