2008 Cadillac DTS
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

2008 Cadillac DTS Transponder Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

I got a call from a guy parked off Camarillo Springs Road, not far from the Sterling Hills side of town. He'd come back from a walk and his only key to the 2008 DTS was gone. Not in his pocket, not on the seat, not in the door pocket. Gone.

He wasn't panicking, but he was measured about it. He said he'd already called the dealer and they told him they couldn't see him until the following week, and he'd need to tow the car in. He wasn't interested in that.

I pulled up with the key already on my mind. The DTS takes a transponder key, so this was an all-keys-lost situation. I decoded the lock cylinder to get the cut, made the blade on site, and used my programmer to enroll the new key to his immobilizer. The car started right there in the lot.

He mentioned the dealer quote almost as a joke at the end. He said the service advisor had tacked on a tow estimate before even telling him what the key itself would cost. He just shook his head. I told him the tow was the part I never understood, because the car isn't broken, it just needs a key, and the key can come to the car.

That's the whole point of mobile. The DTS sat exactly where he left it, and it drove away under its own power.

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