How to fix nonresponsive Chevy remote key fob

How to fix nonresponsive Chevy remote key fob

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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Curtarius Perry says:

Bro thanks so much!!!!! You saved my cheap ass some money ….. have an awesome day

bhargavsura says:

This worked. Thanks

Jack Schissler says:

All GM remotes I had, this one with the remote start (as seen in this video) was the only one I had problems with. I had a 2007 Pontiac G6 and in 3 years, I went through a new remote every few months. They just stop working. But warranty replaced them.

ryojinorion says:

You know that's fucking pointless right ?because thats Rubber thats pressing down on the "circuit board.. so aluminum foil isnt making it more conductive all youre doing is putting a spacer in lol.. THAT RUBBER IS NOT A CONDUCTOR. ITS PRESSURE SENSITIVE!
All you have to do is wipe it clean like you did. Thats all you have to so

Karla Montalvo says:

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!

Ultra CNC says:

All I did was cleaned the contacts and the back of the button (2012 Malibu like yours) Worked like gangbusters. If I have any more issues I'll try the foil trick. Thank you!

Russell Huneke says:

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!!!

Roger Bogosh says:

another gent on a another videio used HVAC aluminum duct tape that had a sticky surface worked well i used a paper punch to make the contact and it stuck! worked well

Arthur Skebo says:

I have a Chevy Cruze 2014 it will not go in park it keeps rolling what should I do

Brittany Ralph says:

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!

M RS says:

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay !!!

S Willis says:

Thank you so much, it got the job done! One less problem to have to worry about

Noah Rupp says:

Can’t believe this worked

geo freorn says:

It worked like a charm . I saved $142.00 , thanks

Kevin Millar says:

Tried it, 2011 Malibu, na-da, oh well, cost nothing, but time

William Wheaton says:

I did this on a 2010 Malibu, nothing worked before and now all my buttons work! Thanks man!

Luiz Gustavo says:

Best video I ever seen. Works like new! Thanks brother!

Ben Davidson says:

This worked for me. Thank you very much for posting and saving me $150 🙂

Dry Ink Creative says:

this worked. chevy cobalt 06

john kurzyniec says:

Thanks bud. That fixed my issue.

AllDayVapor says:

IT WORKS! DIDNT EVEN GLUE FOIL IN. THANKS!!!!!!!!!

Lonny Olds says:

Thank you! You are the key fob king! Tried cleaning contacts & didn’t work. That remote has not worked in years, works perfect now!!!!

trevor wilmot says:

Worked great!!

Becky Clor says:

It worked!! Thank you!!

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