2001 Oldsmobile Aurora
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

2001 Oldsmobile Aurora Transponder Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

I got a call from a woman over in Las Positas who had been without her Aurora for three days. She had one key, it snapped at the bow, and someone had already tried to tape the pieces back together. The blade was still intact, but the plastic head with the chip was cracked clean through.

She had called the dealer first. They told her the part would be ordered to VIN and she was looking at four to five business days minimum before they could even schedule the programming appointment. She did the math and called me instead.

I pulled up to her place, decoded the cut from the door lock so I could get the blade right without relying on the broken original, then cut a fresh key and transferred over to programming through the OBD port. The whole job ran about 35 minutes start to finish.

When the engine turned over and stayed running, she just sat there for a second. Three days of waiting, one trip to the parts store for tape that didn't work, and a dealer quote she didn't love - and it came down to less than an hour in her own driveway.

The dealer comparison came up naturally when she handed me her card. She said she saved a good chunk. I told her that was the usual outcome.

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