[Verified] 1996 GMC Savana 2500 Passenger transponder chip missing - can I still start it?

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Icedragon
Member since November 2021 • 106 posts

How to obtain the key code to make keys for my 1996 GMC Savana 2500 Passenger?

Posted on February 22, 2025
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Posted on February 23, 2025

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Younggun
Member • 53 posts

Struggling with the same issue on my 1996 GMC Savana 2500 Passenger, following this thread.

February 23, 2025 Reply
Xenomorph
Member • 63 posts

Worked on my cousin’s 1996 GMC Savana 2500 Passenger—might work for mine too.

February 24, 2025 Reply
Yankeezulu
Member • 61 posts

I’m stuck in a parking lot with my 1996 GMC Savana 2500 Passenger. Trying this now.

February 25, 2025 Reply
Diana
Member • 65 posts

Trying this out on my 1996 GMC Savana 2500 Passenger today—hoping it works.

February 26, 2025 Reply
Turboboost
Member • 34 posts

My 1996 GMC Savana 2500 Passenger refuses to start. Could be the key code—trying this fix.

February 27, 2025 Reply

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