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Question: 

The battery went dead in my remote, so I replaced the battery and now the remote won't work with the vehicle. How do I get it to work again? Do I have to repogram the remote?

Answer:

In most cases, you won't have to reprogram the remote. The remote probably just lost it's synchronization with your vehicle. Each manufacture has a procedure to resync your remotes, and this can usualy be found in the owners manual. 

Here are some common GM and Chrysler procedurees.

Chrysler / Dodge / Jeep - Sit in the drivers seat, press the LOCK button on the remote 5 times at 1 second intervals.

GM / GMC / HUMMER / BUICK/ OLDSMOBILE - Sit in the drivers seat, hold down the LOCK and UNLOCK buttons at the same time for 8 seconds. The vehicle will respond with the door locks cycling, or the horn beeps.

 Question: 

I purchased an additional remote, and programmed it, now my original remote doesn't work.

Answer:

This is a real common problem, and easy to fix. When you add a remote to your vehicle, you need to program ALL remotes to your vehicle at the same time. If you attempt to program only one remote, your vehicle delete's any previous learned remotes for security reasons. If you program all your remotes at the same time everything will work fine.