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Q: How do I know you are not one of those scam locksmiths?

Ask for a license number and a firm price for your specific vehicle before anyone drives out. That is the fastest filter. Scam operations quote low on the phone and manufacture surprise fees once they are in your driveway. On a simple mechanical key job like the 1996 Cavalier, there is no chip programming, no module work, no security data access fee. The price is the price.

Q: Will the replacement key work exactly like my original?

Yes. The 1996 Cavalier uses a mechanical key, so the replacement is a metal key cut to your vehicle's specific combination. It works in the ignition, the driver door, the passenger door, and the trunk. We test every lock before we leave. There are no remote functions, no fob battery, and no programming step involved. If the key turns smoothly and operates every lock, the job is done right. That is the only test that matters here.

Q: The broken piece of my key is stuck in the ignition. Can you still make a replacement without a working key to copy?

That is actually a two-part job and we handle both parts on the same visit. First, extracting the broken piece from the cylinder using a hook extractor or extractor pick, depending on how deep it is seated and whether it has any tension on it. Once the cylinder is clear, the lock can be decoded directly to pull the cut information. From that we cut a new key without needing the original.

Q: My Cavalier key turns but feels stiff. Is the key worn out or is something wrong with the lock?

Could be either. A worn key and a worn cylinder tend to develop together on older vehicles because each one accelerates wear on the other. Try a different copy if you have one. If a second key turns smoothly, your primary key is the problem. If both feel the same, the cylinder wafers are likely worn or a wafer is stuck. A shot of dry graphite lubricant into the keyway sometimes frees a sticky wafer.

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I got a call before 6 a.m. from a guy in Mountain Meadows. His shift at a Moorpark job site started at 6 and his 1996 Chevrolet Cavalier key blade had snapped off inside the ignition that morning. Not cracked, not bent. Snapped clean, with the broken piece sitting down in the cylinder.

You could hear it in his voice. His foreman was already outside clocking people in.

I had the van stocked and was rolling within minutes. When I got there, I extracted the broken blade piece from the cylinder using a broken key extractor, then decoded the lock to get the cut information I needed. From there, I cut a fresh key blade to match, tested it in the ignition and both door locks, and handed him a second copy to keep somewhere safe so this exact morning never happens again.

He was clocked in by 6:30. The whole thing cost him a fraction of what a tow truck plus a dealer visit would have run, and he would have lost a full day's wages waiting on that route anyway.

That afternoon he sent a quick text. Just a thanks. Those early calls are the ones that remind me why the van stays stocked and the phone stays on.

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Yes. EZ Car Keyz is licensed through the California Bureau of Security and Investigative Services, the state agency that regulates automotive locksmiths. We carry full liability insurance. For a 1996 Cavalier with a mechanical key, the work is cutting and fitting a replacement blade, and you want someone who does this correctly the first time rather than someone who guesses at the cut and leaves you with a key that turns hard or wears your lock out faster.