The K2XX-generation Silverado is the most common truck in this county and one of the most confusing to quote, because Chevrolet shipped three different key arrangements on the same nameplate in the same years. Call or text (817) 214-2934 and we will sort out which one you have from the VIN.
Quick Answer
A 2014–2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 uses one of three setups: a bladed transponder key on work trims, a bladed key with a separate remote-start fob on mid trims, or a proximity fob with push-button start on LTZ and High Country. As of August 2026 in Granbury, a spare bladed transponder key generally runs $80–$185, a replacement remote-start fob $120–$250, and a spare proximity fob $150–$350. All keys lost runs $185–$325 on bladed trucks and $200–$500 on push-button trucks. All of it happens at your location, and remote start keeps working as long as the new hardware is programmed to the truck rather than just cut.
Three Trucks Wearing the Same Badge
This is the part that costs people money when they call around for a price.
Work trim, bladed transponder key. The WT and base LT trucks. One key, chip in the head, insert and turn. No remote start from the key. This is the cheapest configuration to duplicate and the one most fleet and ranch trucks in Hood County are running.
Mid trim, bladed key plus a remote fob. The key starts the truck; a separate fob handles lock, unlock, panic, and — if the truck was built or upgraded with it — remote start. Two pieces of hardware doing two jobs. Losing the fob does not strand you. Losing the key does.
LTZ and High Country, proximity fob with push-button start. The fob stays in your pocket, the START button goes live when the truck detects it, and remote start is built into the same fob. There is a mechanical emergency blade inside the fob for the doors and a designated backup position for starting when the coin cell is weak.
Two questions settle which you own: do you insert something and turn it, and is remote start on the same object that starts the engine? That is the whole diagnostic, and it is the first thing any competent shop will ask.
What Each Setup Costs
| Your setup | Spare or replacement (August 2026) | All keys lost | Truck drivable for a spare? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bladed transponder key, work trim | $80–$185 | $185–$325 | Yes |
| Remote-start fob only, key still works | $120–$250 | N/A | Yes |
| Bladed key + remote fob, both needed | $180–$400 | $185–$325 | Yes |
| Proximity fob, push-button trucks | $150–$350 | $200–$500 | Yes |
| Emergency blade cut only | Low end of range | N/A | Yes |
| Fob coin-cell replacement | $10–$50 | N/A | Yes |
| Ignition cylinder repair | $180–$400 | — | No, during the work |
| Immobilizer or BCM programming, if required | $120–$500 | — | Varies |
Every figure is quoted by VIN before a van rolls and does not change on arrival. Dealer pricing for equivalent work commonly starts around $200–$600 with the truck required at their service drive — a drive to Fort Worth, Weatherford, or Cleburne from most of this county, plus a tow if it will not start. Mobile pricing here typically runs 40–60% below dealer. The Chevy and GMC dealership-or-locksmith guide covers that decision in detail.
Will Remote Start Still Work?
This is the question that comes up most, and the answer is yes with one condition.
Remote start on these trucks is a function of the truck's body control module recognising a paired remote, not a function of the key blade. A blade cut at a hardware store will physically turn the ignition and do nothing else — no remote start, no lock and unlock, and on a transponder truck, no engine either.
A fob that has been properly programmed to the truck picks up every function the truck was built with. If your Silverado came with factory remote start, a correctly paired replacement fob will remote start it. If your truck never had remote start from the factory, a new fob does not add the capability — the module has to support it, and that is a different conversation.
The corollary worth knowing: if your remote start stopped working but the truck still starts normally with the key or button, the problem is almost always the fob's coin cell, not the truck. Ten dollars before two hundred.
Why All Keys Lost Doubles the Price
With one working key present, the truck already trusts a credential and adding a second is a duplication — cut the blade to your VIN's code, pair it, verify it, done. Twenty to forty-five minutes, and the truck never stops being drivable.
With nothing working, there is no trusted credential to build from. The security system has to be reached directly and a first key written into it, which is deliberately harder because it is exactly what a thief would want to do. GM builds in access controls and timed relearn procedures specifically to make it slow. On many builds the security data required comes through the National Automotive Service Task Force Vehicle Security Professional program, a credentialed channel that exists so licensed locksmiths can do this work and unlicensed people cannot.
The extra money buys that procedure. Full-size domestic pickups sit near the top of the National Insurance Crime Bureau's annual most-stolen reporting year after year, which is precisely why the procedure is slow — and why the slowness is worth paying for on your own truck.
Heavier and newer trucks in the same family are covered in the Silverado 2500HD and 3500HD all-keys-lost guide and the Silverado 1500 push-to-start BCM relearn write-up.
The Wear Problem Specific to Work Trucks
Bladed Silverados in this county share a failure pattern that has nothing to do with security and everything to do with how the trucks get used.
A work truck's ignition key carries the shop key, the gate key, the trailer lock, a shed key, and frequently a fob hanging off the same ring. That weight hangs off the ignition cylinder every mile of every washboard county road, and it wears the cylinder from the inside. Ten years of that produces a truck where the key has to be held at an angle, or jiggled, or pushed in slightly and backed off.
Owners read that as a key problem and buy a key. It buys a few good weeks. The cylinder is what is worn, and a cylinder costs more than the key that ruined it. The all-vehicle ignition guide explains how to tell the difference, and the sibling GM trucks get the same treatment in the Colorado and Canyon ignition write-up.
Two free preventions: split the rings so the ignition key carries nothing but itself, and replace a key that has visibly rounded edges before it starts requiring technique.
What Happens on Site
No shop stop and no tow. A van comes to the truck at your house, shop yard, gate, or job site anywhere in Granbury and the 25-mile radius.
Ownership gets verified first: registration, title, or insurance in your name plus a matching photo ID. That is required under the Texas Department of Public Safety Private Security Program, and on an all-keys-lost job it is the entire legal basis for the work.
The blade is cut from the code tied to your VIN rather than traced from your existing key — worth insisting on, because tracing copies a decade of wear along with the shape. The credential is then programmed to the truck, remote functions are paired, and you start the engine yourself before anyone leaves.
Have two made while the van is there. The trip, the diagnosis, and the security access happen once; a second key at the same appointment costs a fraction of a separate visit.
Before You Buy Anything
Two impostors are free to check and are right often enough to be worth the five minutes.
The 12-volt battery. Enough charge to light the cluster and spin the starter is not necessarily enough for the immobilizer handshake. The symptom — cranks, will not start, security light — looks exactly like a key fault. Trucks that sit between hay seasons hit this constantly.
The fob's coin cell. On push-button trucks, if it starts from the backup position but not otherwise, the truck is healthy and the fob's battery is weak. On mid-trim trucks, dead remote functions with a normal engine start is the same answer.
A technician who sells a key without asking about either has not diagnosed anything. The red flags worth knowing take two minutes to read and save considerably more than that.
The Honest Boundary
The newest GM builds get a VIN check first, because key-access rules move by model year. And if the body control module itself has failed rather than lost its key list, that is a larger scope described on our immobilizer programming page and quoted separately.
Anyone who quotes a Silverado without asking which of the three key setups it has is guessing — and on this generation, guessing wrong is common.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is a spare key for a 2014-2018 Silverado 1500 in Granbury? As of August 2026, a bladed transponder key generally runs $80–$185, a remote-start fob $120–$250, and a proximity fob on LTZ and High Country trucks $150–$350, quoted by VIN before dispatch.
Will my remote start still work with a new fob? Yes, provided the fob is programmed to the truck rather than just cut. Remote start is a function the body control module grants to a paired remote. A new fob does not add remote start to a truck that never had it.
Can a hardware store make this key? It can cut a blade that turns the ignition and will not start the engine, because a transponder truck needs the chip programmed to it. It will also copy whatever wear is in your current key.
How much is all keys lost on a Silverado 1500? Roughly $185–$325 on bladed trucks and $200–$500 on push-button trucks as of August 2026. The truck stays parked until the new credential is written in.
My key has to be jiggled to start the truck. New key or new ignition? Usually the ignition cylinder, especially on a work truck that has carried a heavy keyring for years. A new key masks it for a few weeks and the symptom returns. Have it diagnosed before buying hardware.
Do you come to job sites and gates? Yes, routinely — that is most of the work in Hood County. Send a dropped map pin while you have signal rather than a landmark description.
What do I need to have ready? Proof of ownership in your name, a matching photo ID, the VIN, the model year, whether the truck is keyed or push-button, and whether it has factory remote start.
Get a Spare Cut Before You Need One
Call or text (817) 214-2934 with the VIN, model year, and how your truck starts. Serving Granbury, Acton, DeCordova, Pecan Plantation, Tolar, Lipan, Cresson, Nemo, Bluff Dale, Glen Rose, and 25 miles out. Weekdays 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Saturdays 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with 24/7 emergency availability. You can also request service through our contact page or see Chevy key replacement in Granbury.
Sources
- National Insurance Crime Bureau — Vehicle Theft Reporting
- National Automotive Service Task Force — Vehicle Security Professional Program
- Texas Department of Public Safety — Private Security Program
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Vehicle Theft Prevention
- Associated Locksmiths of America
- Federal Trade Commission — How to Find a Good Auto Repair Shop