2006 Cadillac CTS
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

2006 Cadillac CTS Transponder Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

I got a call from a guy in East Ventura, parked in his driveway off Telephone Road, completely locked out. His only key had snapped off in his jacket pocket at some point and he'd been using the broken half to start the car until the ignition finally said no. By the time he called me, he had a key blade stub and a car that wouldn't start.

I pulled up and the first thing I did was decode the lock cylinder. That tells me the cut before I touch any equipment. Once I had that, I cut a new key blade, tested the mechanical fit in the door, then the ignition. Smooth.

Then came the relearn. No working key means no shortcut. I connected to the OBD port, accessed the security system, read the password, and walked through the enrollment. These cars have a timed sequence built into the theft deterrent system. You don't rush it. I sat on his curb for that window, and he stood there watching like something was going to go wrong.

It didn't. First turn, the car started clean. I did it twice more, let it sit, started it again. He said he'd been white-knuckling that broken key for two months.

I was in and out in under an hour. He'd called the dealer first. They told him to tow it in, and the number they gave him was a lot more than what he paid me.

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