2015 GMC Acadia
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

2015 GMC Acadia Transponder Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

Out in East Simi Valley, off one of those condo rows where everyone parks in a shared lot, a dog groomer called me about her 2015 Acadia. The key shell had cracked along the hinge and the blade was wobbling around like a loose tooth. She could still start the car, but she was babying it every time she inserted the key, nervous the blade would snap off inside the ignition.

She'd already called the dealer. They told her the whole key needed to be replaced, cut and programmed, and quoted her a number that made her pause long enough to start looking for other options. What the dealer didn't mention is that her chip and the board inside were completely functional. The shell was the only thing broken.

I pulled up to her lot with a set of replacement shells and my decoding tool. Popped her lock to get an exact read on the cut, transferred the original electronics from the cracked housing into a fresh shell, then cut a new blade from the decode. The aftermarket shells I carry match the factory fit, same button layout, same snap-together assembly. The parts that actually talk to the car went nowhere. They came right along for the ride.

She watched the whole thing from her front step. When I handed it back and she turned the key, she said something like "that's it?" Yeah, that's it. The dealer was going to replace parts that had nothing wrong with them. She paid a fraction of what they quoted for a job that took less than an hour in her own parking lot.

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