How to Open Your 1994 Chevrolet Silverado Key Fob & Change Battery

How to Open Your 1994 Chevrolet Silverado Key Fob & Change Battery

If your Chevrolet key is no longer working properly, the battery likely must to be changed. In this article, we demonstrate how to open Chevrolet keyless entry remote and replace a weak battery yourself. If you gonna solve to do it at home near Silverado, follow our guide, but first make sure you have all you need.

What kind of battery remote key fob use

Replacing batteries in remote key fob require CR2016 batteries and flat head screwdriver. Prepare these materials and tools before opening and make sure to match the size of your fob’s batteries.
  • flat head screwdriver
  • 2xCR2016 batteries

Step by step guide

A tiny button cell battery installed inside the your key fob. Delicately try to disassemble your keyless entry remote with pry tools. Change CR2016 batteries with flat head screwdriver.

Get new batteries and install it inside fob’s body. Every battery has a negative and positive side and if you put the wrong connector down, the current cannot go into your circuit board and make it work. Check polarity on battery, by "+" mark.

Before assembling fob’s case, check that all functions works by testing buttons on circuit board.

The last thing to do is put your cover back on fob. Carefully try to put the two halves in place by hands from top to bottom. If your remote key fob case firmly closed, we done. If not, repeat the last step.

How to replace the battery video instruction

How To Replace A 1993 - 1996 Chevrolet Silverado Key Fob Battery Part # 15725422

Still not working? Buy new one

Frequently Asked Questions

Remote key fob of Chevrolet Silverado use 2xCR2016 batteries. Price for CR2016 batteries are under $4 build upon the size packaging, brand and type you buy. You can take old battery to the store, with you to find a proper replacement.

Key fob in most of cases reprogramming not required after battery replace. If your key fob not working, recheck new battery voltage. Otherwise, read user's manual or contact local dealer.

Changing your remote key fob battery is easy to do in 1994 Chevrolet Silverado. Most of car manufacturers think about customers and make a special hole for remote key fob open.

The price to change the battery inside key fob is in range from $30 to as high as $500 depending on the brand and the service station.

Remote key fob batteries in Chevrolet Silverado should be changed once in 4 years, also this will vary based on frequency of use and build quality. If your key fob reduced signal strength, you should change batteries before it stop working and make problems for you.

These symptoms will warn you that it's perhaps time to change battery in your Chevrolet Silverado: signal strength reduced, multiple clicks to unlock or lock doors required, low key battery indicator on dashboard and key fob buttons not working.
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Fob Compatibility:

  1. FCC ID: ABO0104T
  2. Models: 1993-1996 Chevrolet Silverado