How to fix nonresponsive Chevy remote key fob
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- Опубликовано: 9 окт 2016
- I have had two key fobs become nonresponsive over a 6 year period. The battery was not dead and some buttons worked as expected. The main buttons that became unresponsive were the two most used, Lock and Unlock. This tutorial shows what I did to fix the buttons to be more responsive.
A new key fob costs over $100, so save some money. 
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I have two Chevy Cobalts, both 2010, and the key fobs (4) had stopped working. My shop had quoted me $250 for each car. I tried this hack. For 10 cents worth of aluminum and eight drops of crazy glue this worked! freaking awesome dude. You just saved me $500. Genius.
I did this little trick and it actually worked as described!!! You sir are a life saver! Works great like new and no need to spend $150-$200 for a new key fob + programming at a GM dealer! Thanks a bunch!!
I was honestly skeptical about this working. Just tried it and it worked instantly. Thanks!!
I was desperate and locked out of my car this morning and this tutorial saved me! It really works!
This solution was easy and amazing. The fobs for my 2010 Malibu had both stopped working well, one pretty much useless. Being a bit skeptical at first I tried it without gluing the foils down and it worked! Then I super-glued the foils down, let them dry in the air for a while (also hoping to avoid gluing my fob parts together) and the results were fantastic! Cheap and easy fix, try this first! I remember using a foil fix on some other electronics and I was wondering if it would work on fobs. Thanks!
This! Ours stopped working so naturally, we bought a battery. The key fob wouldn't do a thing. After watching this and gluing some foil under the buttons it worked like a charm. Thanks!
It worked on my 2011 HHR. I'm 83 years old and love to fix things and save money! Thank you!
Amazing how simple this was! 2 key fobs both not working, now good as new. Thank you so much!!
This worked !! After a new battery , new programming , checking fuses ... this hack worked perfect !! My key fob hasn’t worked in more than a year !! Thanks !!! I used eyelash glue 🤣😂🤣😂
I used a hole puncher in the aluminum foil and “contact cement” and it worked great. Thank you!
Hell yeah! Thank u! My old keyless entry remote works great finally! Wish I would’ve seen this video 3 yrs ago because I’ve been frustrated w/ the way it hasn’t been working! I followed your video & now works every time I push the buttons! Thank you!!
Add my voice to an ever growing chorus of relieved & thankful people. Followed step by step & after 2 minutes of labor- works like brand new. 🇺🇸
You my man are “The Man”. After the first one quit started using my second remote and that one was starting to go bad figured there had to be a simple fix and boom saw your video. You saved me more than $200. Huge thanks for uploading this
Dude! You’re a genius. This worked like a champ! I had one old fob which the unlock button didn’t work hardly at all and a newer fob that was starting to exhibit issues and had to press harder on the buttons to get it to work. After this fix they both work like almost new (except the trunk button on the older fob doesn’t work-probably the circuitry, as long as lock & unlock work that’s all I care about!) Bastards at the dealership where u usually need to get new fobs usually charge around $150.00! (To do basically nothing). So this was a welcome alternative. Don’t know how long it will last but hopefully a little while at least. Thanks again!!!
Wow - it worked. I had a remote not used since 2005. I popped a new battery in - NO GO. Used your hack - worked perfectly. Thanks so much for posting this!
Thank you! You are the key fob king! Tried cleaning contacts & didn’t work. That remote has not worked in years, works perfect now!!!!
Just tried this!!! You are amazing!!!! You really saved me some money! Thank you! Being a female trying to keep up with my car has been depressing as I am quoted high prices and sometimes for the simplest fixes. The lock button hasn't been working since May of this year! You just cost me nothing but 2 small pieces of foil in my fob!
Wow for months I thought my Key fob was dead. Then it dawned on me that only my panic button and trunk button worked thanks to you I don’t have to buy a new one 😁
Dude!!! My mom's fob stopped working years ago. I used your method + cleaned the contacts & VOILA!! Its working like new. My sister was skeptical. She's a believer now! Thanks so much.
Erich's video saved me $100 between 2 remotes. It worked the first time. Thanks, Erich!
just did this on my chevy cobalt which wasn't working, and now it works like new. Saved me a bunch of money, great job!!!!
My daughter had an unresponsive key fob for her 2012 Chevy Malibu, and this worked like a charm! Thanks!
Omg!!!! I was able to work my key fob following your video! You really are a lifesaver. My remote start just as well as the rest. It feels so good having it work again since I have been doing it manually for over a year. 😊😊🤗🤗
just did this. worked like a charm! I didn't glue the foil just placed it in the problem spots because I didn't have glue, still works awesome!
Amazing fix! Watched the video and fixed two key fobs in minutes. Works perfect.
me too fixed both and now trying it on another car unreal
Thanks!!! You saved me $350. I followed your instructions and now I have 2 working remotes again!
Thank you so much! Had been dealing with a weak remote for quite some time. This was a simple fix. I wish I had searched for a video a long time ago. Cheers!
Omg you are amazing!!! This worked on my granddaughters 08 Pontiac G6! I almost spent 85.00 to have a new one programmed! Thank you!!
I thought "this will never work", but WOW, it worked (on one of my remotes, not the other). 2 minute fix that saved me a lot. Thank you.
Omg I can not thank you enough for posting this video I have been without my locking and car starter for 3 years and didn't want to pay the 200$ to get a new one I tried everything and come across this video and tried it it WORKED thank you so much
Omg!!! You are a life saver! This worked I hadn’t been able to unlock my car with the fob for a few months. Thank you sooo much!
I was ready for going to bed. Say this and had to try it. 3 minute fix and actually worked. Thanks
Me too! Worked like magic and so simple!
Had two of them destined for the garbage. Using this fix made them brand new again! Thank you
My fob hadn't worked in a few years. This is brilliant! and easy too. Thank you.
I cleaned the circuits with rubbing alcohol AND put the foil on... you can also use nail polish if you don't have glue. Works perfectly!
Don't know why anyone would ever have thought about trying this, obviously someone a lot smarter than me, but it works great. Thank you.
Just did this and it worked perfectly.....thanks for the video
Wow thank you ! I had my keyless entry for almost a year without working and today I thought I’d try to get it to work and it worked ! Thank you so much !
Tried it today .... and works like a freaking charm thank you so much life saver!
You saved me $180 x 2 for my car and truck. Both 2005s and this worked and saved me $$$$. Thank you so much. I had to order the truck one a new case for under $10 due to it falling apart but I was able to make sure the inside worked first and you helped! Thank you
Just bought my malibu. Fob didnt work hardly. This trick worked amazing. Thank you
I followed your instructions and I’m glad to say it works👍🏼 Thank you for posting this video
Thank you for your posting.I repaired 2 remotes with your post.
I love you!!!! Just purchased a Chevy from someone and the fob wasn't working now it is!!! God bless you!!!
So freaking awesome..I tried it just now and it works perfectly. Actually I bought one off amazon and just switched out the rubber part that makes contact..awesome!!!
I did this on a 2010 Malibu, nothing worked before and now all my buttons work! Thanks man!
Same car, worked like new. Bad enough that the car only has one door that unlocks with a key.
While also being skeptical, this did indeed work PERFECT!!! Thanks so much for this awesome video, remote works like a brand new one!!! :)
This vid saved me some money on a new keyfob tryed it and worked great thankz
Mine only worked from about 5' away tried this and BAMM!!!! now works from the the shop door EXCELLENT.....Thank you
My parents were gonna buy me a new fob for my Chevy hhr so I decided to try this and it actually worked🤣 Thank you so much
Thank you for posting this. Tried it and it worked like a charm. Who would of thought, aluminum foil and super glue?!? Awesome.
Thank you so much! Saved me $60 instead of buying a new remote!
Wow thanks for this. Saved me time and money. Now that it's winter time here we definitely needed the remote start to work!
Thank you so much worked like a charm for me. Having a knowledge of conductance can be a big help sometimes.
Fixed 2 key fobs for my daughter tonight! Thanks
Mine was completely dead! Did this and the locking horn scared the sh*t out of me because I never heard it. Thank you very much! Works like new!
The only thing that really work, Nice and simple and cheap. Not even cheap $0.00 just 5 minutes of time. Thank you!
worked like a charm. being skeptical I did not super glue the Aluminum foil but seeing how it worked, I will as soon as I get some fresh supergluel
Great idea and video, I used air ducked aluminum tape with the adhesive backing and also cleaned the contacts with electrical spray cleaner and used a soft toothbrush and compressed air to dry quickly. Works like new.
Al Hale aluminum tape is a great idea. I did this too and it worked for me.
Thank you so much man this solved My problem, I don't know why I never thought of this!
This trick works great saved me alot of money.i have a 2008 chev malibu ltz.its alittle tricky to program a new key fob.I also used a hole puncher on the aluminum foil and super glue.
This worked great! I had been using my key for quite some time to unlock but now the fob does it all. Thanks
Thank you very much for this video. You made me look like a real pro amd I saved my parents a good chunk of change. Blessings to you and your loved ones!
Lol child of the year
Saved 99 bucks thanks to this video.....bless you!
Genius. My fob works again after use 2 yrs!!! So my mom bought a 2011 traverse with the auto start. I got my 2012 Malibu in 2016, didn’t know it had auto start until just this month when my mom told me I had to hold it down long and it had to be remote locked. Well I also found out it wouldn’t work with check engine light on; I found the codes and replaced the camshaft solenoid. It started with remote but the unlock button didn’t work so of course it honked at me when I get in. Thinking this whole time I needed flare fob and not wanting to spend $50-$100 I decided to RUclips programming new fob and came across this video. Ha! I’m so happy I don’t need to buy a new one.
Thank you so much man I really appreciate your help, yesterday i was a bout to pay 250 for the whole system .🖤🖤🖤
Made a friend of mine very happy for his daughter's new car! Thanks man!
Just a quick FYI on this procedure. My 2004 Silverado was having the issue shown in Erich's video. The main issue appears to be residue accumulating between the gold circuit and the rubber contacts. A much simpler procedure that worked for me was to use a q-tip sprayed with electrical cleaner, cleaned the gold circuit and the tip of the rubber contact and my fob is working again. If you don't have electrical cleaner, try a little bit of rubbing alcohol.
I did the same thing, as I had a can of Electric Contact Cleaner. (2008 Silverado) It worked! There was an oily residue on the contact side of the key fob (perhaps to water proof?) A lot of black residue came off of each side of contacts. Anyway, I've been dealing with this for years. Finally got around to addressing it. Easy fix! BTW, both key fobs needed to be cleaned.
Having an issue with my fob, 2002 Silverado. I will give that a try, Thanks
@@teddhopkins6283 Follow up to my previous post; My fobs started acting up again. Bought 2 new fobs on Amazon for 16 bucks a piece. On my 2008 Silverado, you can easily program them with the vehicle's on board computer. (no scan tool necessary) Plenty of instructions on RUclips. Now both fobs work like the original when new! Your 2002 should be an easy program. I believe the 2015 Silverado on, you may need a locksmith, dealership or programming scan tool.
Rubbing alcohol worked! Thank you!!!
Yes... that's what I did.
I have my doubts about the aluminum foil trick, but if it works, great! HOWEVER, I fixed both my fobs, which I was ready to throw away. Like Erich, the hardest part is getting the fob open. I had replaced the battery in both fobs, to no avail. However, Erich made me consider another source for the problem...dirt/debris/residue! After 13 year, the push button's rubber had worn into electrical contacts. I used rubbing alcohol and a cotton swab to remove the rubber residue on both the electrical contact and the push button rubber. BAM, every button was back like new. Try the simple cleaning trick before permanently altering the fob with adhesive and aluminum. Thanks Erich for the idea.
Thanks for the video. All I had to do was clean the gunk on mine and they both worked perfectly without the aluminum being needed. Probably saved me quite a bit, since universal GM keyfobs won't work with my '04 Tahoe for some reason. Upvoted!
It worked like a charm . I saved $142.00 , thanks
This just saved me about $200! Thank you!
Thank you Erich!! You are awesome! I really appreciate you posting this video, it is truly a blessing. It worked like a charm!
Good fix. I didn't have any super glue, so I used well placed tape, and it works!
Thanks for this video. It worked wonderfully. I don’t remember the last time I heard the locking horn!
You have helped people , That's what life is about !
I know this is an old video but I have an older Silverado and this trick just saved me! Thanks so much for this!
I tried everything to make my old key fob work, and this was the only thing that worked for me.
I guess this would be what you could do as a last resort but before you do that here is my advice. I have cleaned and worked on these style remotes for many years and the quickest and least damaging way to repair one of these is this. Get two or three cotton swabs you use for your ears and some denatured alcohol then dip the swabs into the alcohol, sling off the excess and gently clean all the control button electrical contact points visible in the video by rubbing off the gunk on both the electrical side and the inside contact point of the rubber buttons. Clean up any other areas as well then let dry then reassemble the remote. I've done this with many liquid damaged remotes and it get's them up and running. This video here is an excellent second option and kudos to the man with the idea.
Indeed tried to clean mine using electrical contact cleaner multiple time with 0 effect. I'd have nothing else to try but but a new one if not for this video.
Thanks for the video. It worked on mine, saving me at least a hundred bucks!!!
This works great! 04 Chevy Silverado key fob. Thanks for the innovation.
I have a 2011 Malibu, just like the one shown in this video. Had multiple problems with the fobs ever since having gotten the car. Nothing worked, until I tried this trick. Absolutely works better than they did new.
same here one fob worked, and one never did. i now fixed the one that didn't work and improved the one that did work.
This was a life saver!!!! My 2010 Chevrolet Malibu key fob works now!! I almost cried when my car beeped when I pressed the lock button 😂😂 Thank you!!!
Do you have the car still. I have the same one year model and my anti theft is locked up I can't start my car 😢 help if you can ❤
Thank you!!! Just got my son a car and the trunk button would work but not the other locks. You saved me $100+ thx!!
Thanks for this simple solution. Worked like a champ!!!
It worked perfectly. Key fob once again unlocks my suburban, thanks!
IT WORKS! DIDNT EVEN GLUE FOIL IN. THANKS!!!!!!!!!
Best video I ever seen. Works like new! Thanks brother!
Omg thanks it’s working perfectly. I used my acrylic nails to open🤦🏽♀️ wiped with a wet wipe and used pink finger nails polish to stick the aluminum foil and its I barely have to touch it🥰 thanks much
Awesome, credit to this vid for my fob now working again after a couple of years that it didn't, but I didn't do the tin foil thing, just cleaned the contact points that the buttons hit with alcohol and a q-tip. Back in business, thanks
Yes!!!!! THANK YOU kind sir for sharing! Worked immediately! Beyond thankful!
Literally saw all these videos about how these videos all help with key fob programming. Literally watched about 20 videos and the funny thing is this worked I couldn’t stop laughing lol thanks subscribe and thumbs up
My Remote Works Now. Thank you so much for the Video.
You saved me $70. 🙏😎
Works like new, my other car problems are still there, but this will be one less issue. Thank you.
This was GREAT. Thank you for you video.
I’ve pulled fuses and everything searching for the problem! Thanks
I have my fob back!!!!!!!Thank you Thank you Thank you. I didn’t realize how much I missed auto-start!👍
I was the same. I've been manually locking my doors and using the key to open them up. Thanks a million!!
Thought my fob battery needed replacement awhile back but no go. Just fixed my Volvo C70 by cleaning contacts with rubbing alcohol and a piece of foil. Also carefully bumped up the very fragile battery contacts - Thanks Erich ...using key in door last few weeks sucked
Just did it, worked perfectly!! Thank you so much!
Worked like a charm. Thanks for sharing sir.