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jeremyschultz
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Our 2011 Corvette Grand Sport has sat over the winter and I went to start it a few days ago. It didn't recognize fob 1 but the door opened for fob 2, but the car wouldn't start due to a low battery. I got out to get the battery charger and shut the door with the fobs inside. Then the door window went up and down several times, the door locked and a couple lights on the dash lit up along with headlights. It sat like that for a couple minutes before it went dark. Fobs and physical keys are inside, and trunk and hood are shut.
I tried opening the doors on a warm day when the battery might have some charge. Today I sprung for a new physical key from the Chevy dealer ($107) to open the trunk, which I've done several times when the battery died. But the trunk lock isn't turning, which I've never had happen. The key goes in fully. The dealer suggested a lubricant to get it working, and I tried WD-40 and then some 3-in-One lock dry lube, but they did nothing. I tested the dry lube on another stuck lock of mine on another car so I know it can work. And I'm turning this key with enough force that it's just starting to bend.
The car is in the third garage and it's fairly tight so I don't think I have access under the car, or would know what to do if I got there.
I have no idea what to do next, and I don't want to take a hammer to a window or have a locksmith ruin the window, weather stripping and/or paint. One locksmith said they would make a new key for $240 but I doubt they would give me what the dealer did already.
Jeremy
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I tried opening the doors on a warm day when the battery might have some charge. Today I sprung for a new physical key from the Chevy dealer ($107) to open the trunk, which I've done several times when the battery died. But the trunk lock isn't turning, which I've never had happen. The key goes in fully. The dealer suggested a lubricant to get it working, and I tried WD-40 and then some 3-in-One lock dry lube, but they did nothing. I tested the dry lube on another stuck lock of mine on another car so I know it can work. And I'm turning this key with enough force that it's just starting to bend.
The car is in the third garage and it's fairly tight so I don't think I have access under the car, or would know what to do if I got there.
I have no idea what to do next, and I don't want to take a hammer to a window or have a locksmith ruin the window, weather stripping and/or paint. One locksmith said they would make a new key for $240 but I doubt they would give me what the dealer did already.
Jeremy
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