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    Quote Originally Posted by gahris View Post
    I have an 06 GT, and my factory remote start / door unlock is having problems. I thought the battery was low, so I brought it in a dealership to get the battery changed.

    When I showed him the remote, he pulled a machine out the back and placed the remote in it, when pushing the buttons he said my remote is fubar on signal strength and the battery is fine.

    He opened it up and there was condensation on the back of the rubber buttons and curcuit board.

    He told me the replacement remote will be $250 and 1 hour of labor.

    Is that realistic that a new remote will cost about $300 ??
    I’m down to one remote for my car, so I did some looking a few months ago. The correct remotes for our cars are not cheap. In fact, I believe the price was about $250-260. The people who say cheaper have probably never actually looked for a straight up replacement. I have the exact same set up you do; again what most people don’t know is that our remotes that have the remote start option are special high power units. I agree the price is ridiculous, but I haven’t found any cheaper choices. The extra $50, is justified if you don’t have a working remote to program off of.

    As was said earlier, let it dry out and try it again. Considering it still works, you might get lucky. Also, put a new battery in it. The worst that can happen is you’ll have a spare battery for your new remote.




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    Quote Originally Posted by cerick08GP View Post
    again what most people don’t know is that our remotes that have the remote start option are special high power units.
    you can get a 10 pack of them for $80 on ebay, or singles in the $15 to $20 range. Heck, you can get the whole GM remote start add-on for $160 --- and it comes with 2 remotes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vegas~Blown View Post
    you can get a 10 pack of them for $80 on ebay, or singles in the $15 to $20 range. Heck, you can get the whole GM remote start add-on for $160 --- and it comes with 2 remotes.
    Can you link me to one of these ebay sales for the 5 button GM remote start / door unlock remotes.
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