How to Open Your 2002 Pontiac Grand Am Key Fob and Change Battery

How to Open Your 2002 Pontiac Grand Am Key Fob and Change Battery

Keyless entry remote allow access to your auto. If the keyless entry remote battery is discharged you’ll not to be able open doors remotely. In this article, we explained how to open your car keyless entry remote and change your Pontiac key battery step by step.

What type battery key fob require

Replacing battery in key fob require flat head screwdriver and 1xCR2032 battery. Prepare these materials and tools before opening and make sure to match the type of your keyless entry fob's batteries.
  • 1xCR2032 battery
  • flat head screwdriver

Step by step instruction

Inside of your remote key fob installed tiny button cell battery. Accurately try to pry apart your remote key fob with flat head screwdriver. Change CR2032 battery with flat head screwdriver.

Get new battery and install it in fob’s shell. 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 keyless entry fob's case, make sure that all is functioning by pressing buttons on remote key fob.

The last thing to do is put your cover back on fob. Delicately try to assemble the two halves together by hands from top to bottom. If your key fob body tightly closed, we done. If not, repeat the last step.

How to replace the battery video guide

How To Replace Pontiac Grand Am Key Fob Battery 2001 2002 2003 2004

Still not working? Buy new one

Frequently Asked Questions

Keyless entry remote of Pontiac Grand Am use 1xCR2032 batteries. Price for CR2032 batteries are under $4-6 depending on the brand, size packaging and type you buy. You can take old battery to the store, to find a proper replacement.

Often, after key fob battery change, you do not need to reprogram. Don't be scare of this procedure, because often it's described in user's manual.

Yes, you can change battery in your 2002 Pontiac Grand Am keyless entry remote yourself. Most difficult part is to open fob’s case. It's pretty easy with our instruction.

Auto repair shop's price for replace the battery in key is from $30 to as high as $500 depending on the car.

Remote key fob batteries in Pontiac Grand Am should be changed once in three years, also this will differ based on frequency of use and battery quality. If your keyless entry remote reduced signal strength, you should change batteries before it stop working and make problems for you.

If your auto need multiple clicks to unlock or lock doors, signal strength reduced, fob's battery more than 4 years old or key fob buttons not working, in most cases battery replace inside remote key fob required. Installed battery is dead with a high probability, but if it's not help to fix issues, remote key fob change or repair needed.
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Fob Compatibility:

  1. FCC ID: L2C0005T
  2. Models: 2001-2002 Pontiac Grand Am