[Confirmed] My 2000 GMC C K pickup says ‘Code Error’ on dash - what’s wrong?

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Alphamax
Member since November 2021 • 142 posts

Where's the key code stored in my 2000 GMC C K pickup for key programming?

Posted on October 30, 2024
Adminbot
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Posted on October 31, 2024

Replies (3)

Cosmicray
Member • 108 posts

Worked for someone with a 2000 GMC C K pickup? Need to hear it!

October 31, 2024 Reply
Bluescreen
Member • 120 posts

Appreciate any advice—my 2000 GMC C K pickup won’t recognize the key.

November 01, 2024 Reply
Quickdraw
Member • 47 posts

Following along—same issue with my 2000 GMC C K pickup.

November 02, 2024 Reply

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