[Resolved] Does the dealer provide transponder codes for Pontiac Stingers?

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Younggun
Member since August 2021 • 15 posts

How to obtain the key code to make keys for my Pontiac Stinger?

Posted on August 07, 2024
Adminbot
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Posted on August 08, 2024

Replies (6)

Heidi
Member • 11 posts

Hope this method is better than the last one I tried on my Pontiac Stinger.

August 08, 2024 Reply
Alphaomega
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August 09, 2024 Reply
Quantumx
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Great info! Needed this for my old Pontiac Stinger.

August 10, 2024 Reply
Hotshot
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Really hoping this unlocks my Pontiac Stinger's mystery code.

August 11, 2024 Reply
Wizardoz
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I have a 2011 Pontiac Stinger, will this method work for that year?

August 12, 2024 Reply
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