2018 Chevrolet Malibu
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

2018 Chevrolet Malibu Smart Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

I got a call from a guy parked at his apartment complex out in the East Area 2 part of Santa Paula. He had a 2018 Malibu, push-button start, and he'd been carrying one key for months since his backup went missing. That morning the one fob he had left stopped being recognized. The car just sat there showing a key-not-detected warning every time he walked up.

He'd already swapped the CR2032 the night before. New battery, same problem. So he called the dealer, who told him to tow it in and expect to wait a couple of days for the key to be ordered and programmed. That's when he called me.

I pulled up to his building with the fob blank, my cutting equipment, and a GM-capable programming tool. Decoded his door lock to get the blade cut exact, cut the blade, then went through the security system pairing process over the OBD port. The whole thing ran about 35 to 40 minutes at his parking spot. He watched most of it from his doorway.

When it was done he had a working key. I walked through every button, tested the push-button start, made sure the proximity detection was reading the fob correctly at the door handle. Everything checked out.

The dealer route would have meant a tow, a wait, and a bill that made him wince when he read it to me over the phone. He saved a good chunk and never moved the car.

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