Programming Key FOB

[1KillerSS]

Originally Posted by hatter69

Key Fob Fix
Misplaced one of my keys and never found it. Ordered a new one ($50). Dealer wanted 1 hour labor ($50) to reprogram or sync the buttons to my car. Found the below fix online and 2 minutes time I was done!


April 15th, 2010 at 4:33 pm, Andrew Hughes Says:
1. Close all vehicle doors.
2. Insert the key into the ignition.
3. Hold down the power UNLOCK button on the driver’s door panel(CENTER FOR US CAMARO OWNERS)-continue to hold
down until instructed to release in step 9.
4. Perform steps 5 through 8 in fairly rapid succession.
5. Turn the ignition switch to the ON position (as far as you can go without starting the
engine).
6. Turn the ignition switch to the OFF position.
7. Turn the ignition switch to the ON position.
8. Turn the ignition switch to the OFF position.
9. Release the power unlock button on the door panel. The vehicle will lock and unlock
the doors automatically.
10. Hold down the LOCK and UNLOCK buttons on the transmitter simultaneously until
the door locks and unlocks.
This step may take up to 30 seconds.
11. Repeat step 10 NOW for each additional transmitter (including any existing
transmitters).
12. Turn the ignition switch to the ON position in order to exit the transmitter programming
mode.

Hatter69 2010 LT1 Black #366

So this is not going to work for the Fifth gen?

Originally Posted by The Stig

This is a general way to reprogram keys. Does not work in the camaro. Easiest way to find out how to program a key fob is to read the manual.



They come precut, when you order you give them your VIN.


No the keys are not cut the same, when you buy them they come precut. You supply them with your VIN.

The manual only tells you how to reprogram the key if you still have the original one handy, if you dont, it tells you to see the dealer.

Originally Posted by giturr14

Hey guys i have lost both set of keys to my 2013 camaro and i ordered a new key from the dealership for $140 but they are trying to charge me $135 just to program it. i found a locksmith that could program it for $95 but then i looked in the car manual and i found this. Let me know if any of you guys have tried this. i should try this tomorrow or the day after. If it works i wanna go to the dealership and tell them to f*&k off.

Does this work if you dont have the original key handy?



I had the key FOB recall done about a year ago. The dealer let me keep my old keys. He also reprogrammed my new ones so that they would work in the car. So I have 4 sets of keys now, two old and two new.

Problem is, I shipped my car down to Florida for work, the car has been there some months, the new keys working just fine. I shipped it down with the new key, not the original keys.

So we just got the motor installed, started it up, it ran and then shut down, because the car no longer recognizes the new key.

Can someone tell me the procedure for programming a new key WITHOUT having the old/original working key handy? OR can it only be done with a GM tool and a trip to the dealer?

If i have to send my original key off to Florida I will, but I wanted to know if there was a way to accomplish this without doing that.

[Marlon1LS]

Originally Posted by Chevrolet Customer Svc

Glad to see everything worked our for you owsego. If anyone else is having issues with their keys let me know.

Jeff Morris, Chevrolet Customer Service

How do I learn my fob to new BCM. I have a 2012 Camaro. I replaced new BCM and had it flashed to car. They charged me for a new fob but still have old fob and key. Neither fobs work now and I get service anti theft. I've tried the 30 minute piece above and the 15 min steps. Even tried the one where you hold lock and unlock. Is there a more specific fob learning process for these 5th gens?


L99/TR6060 1LS swap in the making.

[moons21]

Found this article with slightly different instructions on how to do this.... haven't tried it yet...my wife took off with my car.

http://www.ehow.com/how_6225051_do-k...e-camaro_.html

[camguynj]

Originally Posted by moons21

Found this article with slightly different instructions on how to do this.... haven't tried it yet...my wife took off with my car.

http://www.ehow.com/how_6225051_do-k...e-camaro_.html

Yea, I wouldn't trust these instructions. They don't reference what year(s) car it's for, and they also refer to close all doors behind you ...never so that in any other instructions, almost like this is generic technique.

[scruffy_joe]

Like a few who posted before, I did the old key in then new key in, got the unlock, lock and panic to work, but the trunk is a no go.

Is there anyway to reprogram the key again? When I did the quick method I never got a message or anything, so I think I may have screwed it up.

[Zenkoji]

Originally Posted by jshaf

or you can put one of your origional keys in the ignition and turn to the on position, then remove it, put your new unprogrammed key in the same ignition and turn it to the on position and wait to hear it beep and display "third key remembered" or some thing like that on the center display. that is how I programmed my ordered key. works just like the one that came with my car.

Man I love this forum! Took all of 10 seconds to do. Thanks!

[Yknjack]

I found a post that gave information regarding the numbers printed on the keyfob where the key blade goes into to rest. The numbers must match or you may have some features that do not work. I bought a fob and one number was off. All works except it will not remote start. I will try to find the post on the home puter and share.

[Yknjack]

Here is the link for the key fob details that helped with the details of the fob itself:
http://www.tampabaycamaros.com/repla...amaro-key-fob/

Also, look here and you can click on the link to the Camaro fobs and see the ID numbers you will be looking for.
http://locksmithcharley.com/transponder/gm.shtml

Hope this helps.

[camguynj]

Originally Posted by Yknjack

Here is the link for the key fob details that helped with the details of the fob itself:
http://www.tampabaycamaros.com/repla...amaro-key-fob/

Also, look here and you can click on the link to the Camaro fobs and see the ID numbers you will be looking for.
http://locksmithcharley.com/transponder/gm.shtml

Hope this helps.

Here's the link to the Strattec key site. Most up to date and searchable by yr & model. Once you find the key/fob for yr & model it then shows the specific On Board programming instructions.

http://aftermarket.strattec.com/key.php?q=Chevrolet

[Yknjack]

Originally Posted by camguynj

Here's the link to the Strattec key site. Most up to date and searchable by yr & model. Once you find the key/fob for yr & model it then shows the specific On Board programming instructions.

http://aftermarket.strattec.com/key.php?q=Chevrolet

Hey thanks, that's a great site.

[camguynj]

Originally Posted by Yknjack

Hey thanks, that's a great site.

[SS Performance]

I have just purchased my 2015 SS it only came with 1 key & FOB.

I went to the dealership to order an additional key & FOB.

They ordered a key but they had a FOB, it looks identical to my FOB.

I can't get it to program. I went to the Strattec site. They have 2 FOBs that look the same but one is a PEP the other is a FLIP.

So my questions is where can I find this magic number on the FOB to tell me if the new one is the right FOB?

[mc2crazy]

OK, here we go again. I searched all the info I could find online...
It said the procedures listed here would work for 2010 models.
The 2011 models and newer require the fob and key to be programmed by either a dealer or a locksmith.

Maybe that's why some of you have had various problems doing this?

Has anyone with a 2011 or newer model done this successfully with a new key and fob?

I have one set (a fob with the key) but don't know if it's the original. I bought it as a recovered theft with a "rebuilt" title. It just turned over 10K miles, verified by the Carfax reports of when it was serviced at the dealer.

I live out in the sticks about 25 miles from my dealer. I need a second set of keys but don't want to get soaked at a dealer.

[camguynj]

Originally Posted by SS Performance

I have just purchased my 2015 SS it only came with 1 key & FOB.

I went to the dealership to order an additional key & FOB.

They ordered a key but they had a FOB, it looks identical to my FOB.

I can't get it to program. I went to the Strattec site. They have 2 FOBs that look the same but one is a PEP the other is a FLIP.

So my questions is where can I find this magic number on the FOB to tell me if the new one is the right FOB?

Just get the dealer to program the FOB they provided you.