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Q: How long will the replacement key last?

The programming doesn't degrade or expire. Once the transponder is registered to the car, it stays registered. The physical key is the part that wears -- the blade gets worn down from the cylinder over years of use, and the plastic head can crack if the key lives on a heavy ring. Keep the replacement on a light ring and it'll outlast the car. The transponder chip itself is passive, no battery, nothing to replace.

Q: What if the new key stops working after a few weeks?

Call us. The warranty covers what we made. That said, if a key that was working suddenly stops, the first thing I'd look at is the ignition cylinder, not the key. On higher-mileage G6s, worn cylinder wafers can start misreading the key intermittently -- you get a good start one day and a crank-no-start the next. Same key, same programming, different result. That's a cylinder issue, not a key issue, and throwing another key at it won't fix it.

Q: I lost both keys to my G6. Can you still make a replacement?

Yes. All-keys-lost is a standard job on these. The onboard relearn sequence the owner's manual hints at requires at least two working programmed keys to add a third -- so with zero keys, that route doesn't exist. We go through the OBD port with a programmer, clear the existing key data from the immobilizer, and register the new key. The car has no memory of the old keys after that. Takes roughly 20 to 30 minutes on site.

Q: My G6 starts fine sometimes and other times just cranks. The key looks fine. What's going on?

This is one of the more common complaints I see with higher-mileage G6s. Intermittent crank-no-start where the engine turns over but doesn't fire usually points to the immobilizer not seeing the transponder signal clearly. Two main culprits: a worn ignition cylinder that's not reading the chip consistently, or a chip that's been damaged from mechanical stress -- dropped keys, heavy keyrings, that kind of thing. The way to sort it out is to test the transponder signal directly.

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Out in Mussel Shoals, I got a call from a guy parked right along PCH. His 2008 G6 cranked fine but died the second it caught -- that classic start-then-stall that tells you the immobilizer didn't accept the key. He had one key and it had been on a ring with about a dozen other keys and a metal bottle opener for years.

I pulled up, we talked through it. The key looked okay at a glance. Cut was still readable, nothing visibly wrong. I put my programmer on the OBD port and pulled the transponder status. The chip in his key was still registering, but the immobilizer was throwing a fit -- the key data wasn't matching what the system expected anymore. Whether that was from the cylinder wearing and misreading, or the chip itself degrading from years of mechanical stress on a heavy ring, I couldn't say for certain. Either way, the fix was the same.

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He mentioned the dealer had quoted him a wait of several days just to get an appointment, plus what they called the standard key and programming fee. He'd been riding with his neighbor since yesterday. I was there and done before his lunch got cold.

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Do you use OEM or aftermarket keys for the 2008 G6?▼

We use verified aftermarket blanks cut and programmed to OEM spec. The transponder chip has to match what the immobilizer on this car expects -- get that wrong and the car cranks but won't run. We've tested our blanks on these and they work reliably. What matters is the chip compatibility and the quality of the cut, not whether the key has a Pontiac logo on the head.