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Q: How much more does all-keys-lost cost versus just adding a spare?

More. Always more. When you have a working key and just want a spare, the immobilizer still recognizes a valid key during the process and adding another one is relatively quick. When every key is gone, the system needs a full reset from scratch -- no shortcut, no ignition trick that gets you around it. The time goes up, the labor goes up.

Q: Do aftermarket keys actually work on a 2002 Aztek, or should I stick with OEM-spec?

Some aftermarket keys work. Some don't, and the failure mode is frustrating because the key looks right and the cut is right but the car won't run. The transponder chip inside the head has to meet the spec the immobilizer is expecting. Low-quality blanks sometimes use chips that don't hold the programming or don't communicate reliably. I use OEM-spec blanks verified for this vehicle specifically. The key gets tested before I leave your driveway -- not assumed working, actually tested.

Q: My 2002 Aztek cranks but won't stay running. Could it be the key?

Yes, and it's one of the more common calls I get on vehicles from this era. When the immobilizer reads the transponder incorrectly -- or doesn't read it at all -- the engine is allowed to crank but the fuel system gets cut almost immediately. The car starts and dies within a second or two. People often chase fuel pump and injector problems first, which wastes time and money.

Q: Can I program a spare Aztek key myself at home?

Sometimes, if you still have a working key. GM vehicles from this generation occasionally support an onboard add-a-key relearn that doesn't require a scan tool. You need at least one already-programmed key to start the process. All-keys-lost skips past that option entirely -- no working key means no onboard relearn, and you're into scan tool territory.

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Out in Hobson Park, I got a call from a guy who had been sitting on a bad situation for about two weeks. His only key for his 2002 Aztek had stopped starting the car. It would turn in the ignition just fine, the dash lit up normally, but the engine would crank and immediately die. Classic immobilizer behavior when the transponder isn't being read correctly.

He had already been to a dealer who told him the key would need to be ordered to VIN and the wait was going to stretch past a week. He didn't have a week. He was borrowing rides to work.

I pulled up to his place, verified the key blade still had the right cut -- it did, no wear issues there. The transponder chip inside the key head was the problem. Cracked housing, probably from being dropped or from sitting loose on a heavy keyring for years. Internally, the chip was compromised.

Cut a new blade, programmed a fresh key through the OBD port, tested the start. Done. He had a working car again in under an hour, parked in his own driveway. The dealer route would have cost him more and taken days he didn't have.

He asked about a spare before I packed up. Smart call. We made one on the spot.

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