I'm trying to program a new key to my 2008 Buick Lucerne and I cannot get it to fucking work.
Please help.

>>28529677 (OP)
You will give the dealership five hundred dollars...immediately

>>28529677 (OP)
>I'm trying to program a new key
If you're trying this because you lost all of your other keys, you're not having a good day. If you still have a key that works, there is usually an overly complicated way to teach your car to accept the new key. Totally doable without the dealership.

If you have no working keys, you might have to go to a dealership and have proof in hand that you own the car. Not ideal.

>>28529702
>>28529704
I already went to a dealership and got a new key. It was only $100 compared to the $325 a locksmith was asking.
I'm trying to teach my car/program the key or whatever and I must be missing something. Or they did they key wrong? Idk.
I'm supposed to turn the car on for 10 minutes then turn it off, then on again for 10 minutes then turn it off, then on again for another 10 minutes
3 times. I'm not sure what I'm watching for or if I'm supposed to do something first or after I guess, but the car isn't starting after at least 4 attempts. Very frustrating.

>>28529717
>I'm not sure what I'm watching for
The "padlock and car" light needs to turn off every time, which apparently happens about the 10 min mark

>>28529717
is the new key your only key or are you just trying to add a new one?

>>28529727
while I was trying, that icon was just blinking the entire time

>>28529728
it is the only key I will have I suppose. I still have the old broken key. The only one I had snapped in half, thankfully not in the door or ignition.

>>28529740
1. Insert the new cut key into ignition cylinder and turn it to the ON position. The security light on the dash will light up and stay on for about ten minutes. When the security light goes out, you have one minute to start the next step.
2. Turn the ignition cylinder to OFF and then back to the ON position. The security light on the dash will illuminate and stay on for ten more minutes. When the security light goes out, you have one minute to start the next step.
3. Turn the ignition cylinder to OFF and then back to the ON position. The security light on the dash will illuminate and stay on for ten more minutes.
4. After the security light has gone off for the third time, turn key off and remove from ignition. The key is now programmed and all other keys have been erased.
5. Insert key and start vehicle to test key.

>>28529717
>10 minutes
Lol.
No.
Just Google ir retard. Its a simple process

>>28529837
I'm not trying to program the remote dongle. I'm talking about the actual key.

>>28529837
That for keyless entry dingus.

>>28529743
the security light is just blinking the entire time. what does that mean?

>>28529743
>>28530580
I'm now noticing a message flashing that says "service theft deterrent system"
is this just stopping me from being able to do it?

bump

>>28530638
bump

It is not common to be able to write immobilizer transponder data to a blank key with your car, but it is possible in most cars to get keyless entry or central locking remotes to sync with it.
Flashing immo icon on your dash tells me your key is truly blank ie just a physical key, or the chip is unconfigured and there's nothing for the key coil/antenna to read

Just for fun, try pressing your old key fob on the key slot as you're turning the new cut key

>>28529717
why do you need to have your car learn a freshly programed key?
what kind of GM bullshit is this?

>>28530941
It's not GM specifically, keys with an RFID component to help prevent theft are a thing. I had a 2003 Focus with only one key, and was disappointed to find that without going to the dealer and paying more than the car was worth I would need two fully functional, recognized keys before I could program a third. So basically, if you only had two keys and lost one you were SOL.

>>28530945
heah i had a civic with the same. lost my main keys, got new keys programed, worked without any further intervention.
again, what the fuck is going on with gm and ford now?

>>28529837
>Trusting AI slop

>>28530599
>>28530580
>>28529734

Likely you have a bad module (the reader for the system) or you just need to do the first step, and wait. Try this first, turn to accessory on for 10 until bitch stops blinking. Wait another 10 fore retrying. If this repeatedly happens it's likely your immobilizer module is shit gone. Or, there may be other issues going on (which I don't think is likely), maybe you just need to not turn the IGNITION on, rather the ACCESSORY on.

Try checking the fuses, narrow the problem to either user error or component failure. The vehicle is an '08, the immobiliser is likely to be fucked by time. That would be a genuinely costly replacement without a dealership-specific tool.

Here is a video for reference, and this guy made a video for just adding a key as well;
https://youtu.be/-J-BoV6w7jg?si=rAy6R-zUxtH8gBmM

>>28530945
trash

>>28529849
The remote is the key. This isn't some Viper remote alarm system. Is this your first time?

>>28531673
The keyless entry chip and the rfid chip containing the security code for the immobilizer need separate programming. are you retarded?

>>28531685
No, it seems you are.

>>28531693
Sure, because I didn't just go through this same thing buying a new key through the dealer. it came preprogrammed to the immobilizer and starts the car, but the fob portion had to be programmed to the body module before the keyless entry would work.

>>28529743
at the last step and it doesnt start. rock the ignition switch quickly from off to start till starter engages. takes about 3 tries usually.

>>28530950
>now

>>28529677 (OP)