How to Open Your 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier Key Fob and Change Battery

How to Open Your 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier Key Fob and Change Battery

Key fob allow easy access to your car. Once the keyless entry remote battery is weak or dead you not to be able open doors from distance. In this case, you will benefit from knowing how to disassembly your key fob and replace a dead battery yourself. If you gonna solve to do it at home near Cavalier, use this instruction, but don't forget to check everything you need before you start.

What type battery does 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier key fob required

Changing battery in key fob require flat head screwdriver and CR2032 battery. Prepare these materials and tools before opening and make sure to match the type of your keyless entry fob's batteries.
  • flat head screwdriver
  • 1xCR2032 battery

Simple steps to replace the battery in your car's remote key fob

A small coin cell battery installed in the your key fob. Carefully try to disassemble your key fob with pry tools. Remove 1xCR2032 battery with flat head screwdriver.

Get new battery and install it in keyless entry fob's shell. Be sure to connect the battery the right way around in a circuit. Your keyless entry remote will not work if you put battery wrong way.

Before assembling keyless entry fob's case, make sure that all functions works by pressing buttons on keyless entry remote.

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

Video of keyless entry remote disassembly

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Frequently Asked Questions

Remote key fob of Chevrolet Cavalier use 1xCR2032 batteries. Price for CR2032 batteries are under $6 depending on the size packaging, type and brand 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. If it is not help, read user's manual or contact local dealer.

Changing your remote key fob battery is simple to do in 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier. Most of car manufacturers think about clients and make a special hole for remote key fob open.

The cost to change the battery inside key fob is from $30 to as high as $500 depending on the brand and the service pricing.

Remote key fob batteries in Chevrolet Cavalier should be replaced once in four years, although this will differ based on their amount of use and quality. If your remote key fob reduced signal strength, you should replace batteries before it stop working and make trouble for you.

If your car fob's battery more than 4 years old, need multiple clicks to unlock or lock doors, signal strength reduced or has low key battery indicator on dashboard, it's probably battery change in key fob needed. Current battery is weak with a high probability, but if it's not fix, key fob replace or repair needed.
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Fob Compatibility:

  1. FCC ID: L2C0005T
  2. Models: 2000-2005 Chevrolet Cavalier