2017 Chevrolet Colorado
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

Q: How fast can you get to me in Windsor North or River Ridge?

Most calls in the Windsor North and River Ridge area of Oxnard, I'm on site within 30 to 40 minutes. I run a mobile setup, so the key blanks, cutting equipment, and programming tools are already on the truck. There's no dispatching to a shop, no waiting for parts to be ordered. You call, I come to wherever the Colorado is sitting.

Q: Can I get a replacement key made the same day?

Yes, same day is standard for us, not the exception. The dealer route on a 2017 Colorado can mean ordering a blank, booking shop time, and waiting days. I stock the correct blank for this vehicle and carry the programming equipment on the truck. As long as you can tell me where the truck is, we can usually have you back on the road the same day you call.

Q: I bought a replacement key blank online for my 2017 Colorado. Can you just program it?

Maybe. The blank has to be the correct one for this vehicle, and the transponder chip inside it has to be compatible with the Colorado's security system. A lot of aftermarket blanks sold online look right but have the wrong chip inside, and those won't program no matter what tool you use. If you've got the blank already, tell me where you got it and what's printed on it when you call.

Q: My 2017 Colorado starts fine but then the security light stays on after it warms up. Should I be worried about my key?

A security indicator that comes on while the truck is already running is usually not a key read issue. By the time the engine is running, the transponder has already done its job. A light that appears after startup and stays on is more likely pointing to something in the vehicle security system itself, a sensor, a wiring issue, or a stored fault code that needs to be read with a diagnostic tool.

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He'd been on a work trip for four days. Landed at LAX, grabbed the shuttle to the economy lot, and when he finally got to his 2017 Colorado, the key wouldn't turn anything on. Doors locked, no response, dead.

He'd actually had a spare key at home. Left it there because why would he need it, right.

He called the dealer first. Earliest they could take him was two days out, and they wanted the truck towed in. The tow quote he got was steep enough that he started looking for other options. That's when he found me.

I drove out to the economy lot, made it there in under 40 minutes. The issue was the transponder: the key wasn't being read by the ignition at all. I connected to the OBD port, confirmed the vehicle's security system could still see the existing key profile, and went through the programming process to get him back to a working state. No tow, no two-day wait.

He drove out of that lot the same afternoon. The dealer route would have cost him real money and two days of rental or ride-shares on top of it. He mentioned it like an afterthought, almost laughing. Said the shuttle ride took longer than my whole job.

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How long does a 2017 Chevrolet Colorado key replacement take?▼

Depends on the situation. If you have at least one working key and you just need a second one added, we're typically done in 20 to 30 minutes on site. That includes cutting the blade, programming the transponder, and testing the ignition. All-keys-lost is a different story. The immobilizer on this generation of Colorado requires a security relearn cycle after the old keys are cleared, and that cycle has a timed wait built in that you simply can't skip.