LT Keys, talk about a rip

[genefitz]

I went to the dealership the other day to check out the price of extra keys for my 2008 LT. The alarm switch key, Part # 96650588 is $148.84! Worse off, the only to program the alarm controller is to take the car in and let them hook it up to a computer, which costs another $45.00.
Grand total is 193.84 for a bloomin key! How screwed up is that?

[mikedudley17]

yup, thats why i have only had one key for a long time now...

but, ive always wondered, can u just get a copy of the key made and just not have the alarm part???

[genefitz]

Actually, when I got my car, I got two keys, one alarm controller and one plain jane key. A plain jane jey, you can get for about $25 at the dealer, or for $1.75 at home depot.

[AveoRob]

Are you sure that it is not a transponder key. alot of the new cars have a built in immobilzer and there is a chip in the key that allows the car to be started. That may be why it is so expensive, and hence the need for dealer programming.

[nevian]

An imobilizer is a standard equipment for the Aveo, so the key without remote entry has a chip in it, you'll have to disable the imobilizer if you want to use a simple copy key

[AVE0SAM]

i got two keyless with my aveo when i got my 04

[genefitz]

Well, it sucks, but I went ahead and paid the money for the remote keys. I got 2 of them. I figure getting a regular key kind of defeats the purpose of having the keyless entry.

[nathan06a]

Well, it sucks, but I went ahead and paid the money for the remote keys. I got 2 of them. I figure getting a regular key kind of defeats the purpose of having the keyless entry.

yeah it sucks.
they didn't give u 2 keys with the keyless entry when u bought the car?

[mikedudley17]

yeh i got 2 remote keys when i got my car... I think they really owe you a key...

[Ron-E-Babe]

no kidding, I've never heard of getting a car with only 1 key.