{"id":2524,"date":"2024-12-29T21:02:49","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T02:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aalockandkey.net\/?p=2524"},"modified":"2025-11-27T12:13:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T17:13:36","slug":"losing-your-key-fob-can-really-hurt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aalockandkey.net\/?p=2524","title":{"rendered":"Losing your key fob can really hurt!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2524\" class=\"elementor elementor-2524\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1efe8a8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1efe8a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecc3c11 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ecc3c11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb9c818 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb9c818\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Losing your Key Fob Really Hurts!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f020ca8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f020ca8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9a139b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9a139b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b78604c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b78604c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Let me share a recent story about a customer and the importance of having spare key fobs.<\/p><p>The customer owns a 2021 GMC Yukon for his limousine business and lost his only key during the holidays.\u00a0 I was the third locksmith he called because both of them did not have the equipment and skills required to make this key fob.<\/p><p>Making keys for late model vehicles is incredibly complex. In 2020 and beyond, General Motors has restricted key duplication so that only a few highly skilled locksmiths can provide new key fobs. I was the third locksmith called, following others who suggested towing the vehicle to the dealership.<\/p><p>The dealership quoted the customer $1600.00 for two new keys and required towing\u2014plus, the earliest appointment was three weeks out. For a business that relies on this vehicle, every minute without a key means lost income.<\/p><p>The second locksmith recommended AA Lock and Key since we possess the necessary equipment and licensing to perform this task. Only a select few locksmiths hold a license from the National Automotive Service Task Force (NASTF), which will soon be mandated for all locksmiths working on vehicles made after 2018.<\/p><p>When I arrived to make the keys, I encountered issues because General Motors&#8217; website was down, forcing me to reschedule. The next day, the customer called, saying he found his key and no longer needed my services, and I didn&#8217;t charge him for my time.<\/p><p>However, just three days later, he lost his key fob again and called me in a panic. I reminded him this could happen, but I never expected it to occur so soon. I quickly made him two new key fobs at a fraction of the dealership&#8217;s price\u2014all without needing to tow his vehicle.<\/p><p>This experience underscores the importance of having two working key fobs. It&#8217;s a costly lesson learned the hard way for this customer.<\/p><p><a title=\"Home\" href=\"https:\/\/thedivinenetwork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AA Lock And Key<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ead797a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ead797a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aa4055 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8aa4055\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9daef4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9daef4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aftermarket.strattec.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"386\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/aalockandkey.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/yukonfob.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2547\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aalockandkey.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/yukonfob.png 386w, https:\/\/aalockandkey.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/yukonfob-232x300.png 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Losing your Key Fob Really Hurts! Let me share a recent story about a customer and the importance of having spare key fobs. The customer owns a 2021 GMC Yukon for his limousine business and lost his only key during the holidays.\u00a0 I was the third locksmith he called because both of them did not [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-automotive"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aalockandkey.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aalockandkey.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aalockandkey.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aalockandkey.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aalockandkey.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2524"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/aalockandkey.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2524\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4125,"href":"https:\/\/aalockandkey.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2524\/revisions\/4125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aalockandkey.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aalockandkey.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aalockandkey.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}