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Q: Can you erase a lost or stolen key so it no longer starts my HHR?

Yes. The all-keys-lost procedure wipes every enrolled transponder from the immobilizer's memory and only registers the keys that are physically present during that session. Once it is done, a lost or stolen key is just a piece of cut metal. It will turn the cylinder if someone has it cut the same way, but the car will not start because the chip will not be recognized.

Q: Does the 2006 HHR key have a hidden emergency blade inside it?

No. The 2006 HHR uses a transponder turn-key, which is a single metal blade with a plastic head. There is no fob housing, no release button, and no hidden blade to slide out. That emergency-blade setup belongs to smart key fobs from later years and different models. What you have is the whole key in one piece: the blade is the key.

Q: I bought a replacement key blank online. Can I just get it cut and will it work?

Cutting it is the easy part. The blank needs to match the correct blade profile for the 2006 HHR, and any locksmith with the right equipment can cut it once that is confirmed. The catch is the transponder chip inside the head. A blank you buy online may or may not have the correct chip, and even if it does, the chip still needs to be enrolled into your vehicle's immobilizer before the car will start.

Q: My 2006 HHR starts and then immediately dies. Is this a key or immobilizer problem?

That start-then-stall pattern is a known sign that the immobilizer is not recognizing the transponder chip in the key. It can happen when a key has been reprogrammed incorrectly, when a chip has failed inside an otherwise intact-looking key, or after a battery disconnect that causes the system to behave oddly during relearn. First thing to try: if you have a second working key, use it.

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I was parked near Hobson Park on a Wednesday afternoon when the call came in. A guy visiting family in Oxnard had snapped his only HHR key at the base of the blade, right where the plastic head meets the metal. The stub was still in the ignition cylinder. Car was sitting in the driveway, going nowhere.

He had already called the dealer. They told him to tow it in and gave him a window of two days before they could look at it. He said the word "tow" and just went quiet for a second.

I told him to sit tight.

Extracting a broken key from an ignition cylinder without tearing up the lock is slow, deliberate work. You do not rush it. I got the stub out clean, cut a new blade to match, and then used the OBD port to enroll the new key into the immobilizer since he had no working spare left. The whole thing happened in his family's driveway. No tow. No two-day wait.

He asked me afterward whether the aftermarket blank I used was going to be reliable. I told him what I tell everyone: the quality is in the sourcing and the cut, not the logo on the plastic. I test every batch of blanks before they go in the van. This one was solid.

The dealer would have been a lot of time and a lot more money. That part almost never surprises anyone.

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What is the cheapest way to handle all-keys-lost on my 2006 HHR?▼

Call a mobile locksmith who works GM vehicles and skip the tow entirely. All-keys-lost on the 2006 HHR means every previously enrolled key gets wiped and only the keys present during the programming session get registered. A dealer will typically have you tow the car in and wait, which adds cost before they even touch the key. We come to you, handle the OBD programming on site, and get you back in the car the same day.