2018 Chevrolet Tahoe
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A guy from Marina West reached out about a 2018 Tahoe that had already cost him money before he called me. A different locksmith had come out, programmed what he said was a new smart key, took the money, and left. The fob would lock and unlock the doors. But every time he tried to start the truck, it would crank, catch for a second, and then die. He'd been jumping through that loop for two days before someone told him to call a different locksmith.
He'd been told the body control module was probably failing. That's a heavy diagnosis to drop and walk away from.
I came out to where the Tahoe was sitting, right off the Marina West waterfront. Before I touched anything, I did a quick confirmation check. The fob was communicating. The module was reading it. The issue was in the key learning, not the hardware. The previous tech had gotten partway through the programming sequence and either rushed the security timer or didn't complete the full write. The key existed in the system, but it wasn't committed. So the vehicle would crank on fob recognition and then kill itself when the security handshake failed to complete at the ignition event.
I cleared the incomplete key data, connected through the OBD port with my diagnostic equipment, and ran a clean all-keys-lost procedure from the beginning. The security access phase has a wait timer built in that you cannot skip. You sit there. You watch it count. When it clears, you finish the learn and confirm the write. I walked him through the confirmation screen so he could see it himself.
The truck started and stayed running. He just stood there for a second, watching the idle, like he was waiting for it to quit again.
He didn't need a new module. He needed someone to do the job correctly the first time. That's the part that got me. Not the fix itself, that's just the job. But knowing he'd already paid once for work that wasn't done right and was now dealing with the follow-on cost of that. The dealer comparison barely came up. He was already past caring what the dealer would have charged.
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“My car keys were stolen on a cold evening and Nick drove all the way out to Santa Barbara. He got into my car, made a new key, and charged $100 less than another company. Friendly, skilled, trustworthy, and genuinely caring. Nick is a hero.”
“Tim is a hero. He programmed a master proximity key for a newer Volkswagen that multiple locksmiths refused to touch. He spent hours until late at night making sure every function worked perfectly. The skill level here is incredible.”
“Very professional and extremely affordable. The price was literally about three times cheaper than what my dealership quoted me. Fast service and no stress at all. Highly recommend.”
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