Lost all of my FOB keys, what to do now?

Qinsp said:

Go to page 34 of your owner's manual to see the 30 minute procedure for pairing a new fob to your car. Buy a fob and bring it home and do that.

There was a serial number with keys when sold. Check your glove box and purchase docs. This is used for ordering the metal key to unlock the door if the battery is dead.

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Thanks! My problem now is that the code for the metal key is attached to the FOB. Will have to go to the dealer to get the code.

Barry said:

Where did you lose the first keyfob? In my experience, when I lose things like that, they almost always turn up later, usually in the pocket of something that I forgot I wore.

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My wife and I went jogging/brisk walking last night. I usually put my phone in one pocket and the keys and FOB in another pocket. My wife then asked me to carry her phone, which I put in my pocket along with the keys and FOB as I keep my phone in another pocket. From time to time she asked me to pull out her phone to read out her fit app (bluetoothed to her watch) and then I put back her phone in my pocket. In one of those events, I may have pulled out the phone and along with FOB key that I didn't notice as it dropped as we were briskly walking or jogging. I tried retracing back and forth along the path but could not find the FOB key. It is a busy pathwalk, so somebody may have picked it up.

Upper5Percent said:

You need a tracker attached to your fob...
https://support.thetrackr.com/hc/en-us/articles/207883113-Separation-Alerts

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too late for that now, maybe the next one.

2VoltFamily said:

Not sure about the Gen 2 but with Gen 1 you need a keyfob to pair another. So that would not help him if he does not have one at all.

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I read the manual, and it has a specific 30-minute method of pairing if you don't have a current working transmitter (KeyFOB). The important piece is the metal key of the FOB, it must be keyed with code from the dealer.

Barry said:

Right. We know you lost one jogging and looked for it and couldn't find it. I was asking about the *other* key fob. Maybe if you thought about it again and tried to figure out where that one is, you could solve your problem without a trip to the dealer, etc.

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that other FOB key, I lost that one in the first month. I brought it with me on vacation and it didn't make it back.

TSquare said:

GM cars have always had a procedure for programming new fobs to a car when there are no current fobs available. The procedure takes at least 30 minutes and erases the lost fobs from the car's memory. No dealer needed.

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I have proven this!

Qinsp said:

Go to page 34 of your owner's manual to see the 30 minute procedure for pairing a new fob to your car. Buy a fob and bring it home and do that.

There was a serial number with keys when sold. Check your glove box and purchase docs. This is used for ordering the metal key to unlock the door if the battery is dead.

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Thank you sir for the first one to point this out! It really worked! I now have new FOB key and the old transmitter that I lost won't work on my car anymore. If they use the metal key, they can open the car but it will set off the alarm.