I am in the middle of nowhere at my mothers house. (This is a current situation, not a story) and I have locked the keys in my 1995 Eldorado ETC. There is NO popalock service and none of us are AAA members. There isn't even a Cadillac Delarship for 50 miles.

Is there anyway I can program a generic key fob to work with the Eldo? Any chance someone can help me break into my car? This is nuts - on labor day of all times.

Like I said, this is current. Its about 6:30 EST and I need to go home. All replies welcome.

Don't have any secret tricks...Use a plastic or wooden wedge to open the top of the door to get a coat hanger in to hit the door lock switch.

I would think the easiest thing to is write your VIN down and go the closest Lock Smith. They should be able to call the GM dealership, for whom they have a relationship with, and get the keycode, then cut you a key.

If the Locksmith is reputable, then they may give you some guff about whether or not you own the vehicle. Usually showing them that the keys are indeed locked in the car will be enough to satisfy them.

Like previously said though. You could use a series of wooden shims between the body and top of door frame in order to gradually pull the door out say 1/2 an inch. Then fish around with a coat hanger. I'm actually done this before.

If you don't have wooden shims, you could use a chizle or large flathead screw driver AND WRAP THE HELL OUT OF IT with cloth and heavy tape such as duct tape. Then prop the door open with something else.

Good Luck!

Dustin

I wish I could help. You're no the only dumb*ss around. I have locked the keys in my car a few times over the past few years too.

Keep us informed of your progress.

I recall an incident a couple years ago where I started the Q45 then got out to take some evening pictures of it. When I went to get back in, it was locked. My aftermarket remote start/keyless system didn't want me to get back in apparently. My only spare key was back in Washington (where I just moved from) at a friend's house. Double-doh!

I called a bunch of tow trucks and locksmiths, and finally over SIX hours later someone was able to get it. I burned through a lot of gas idling there.

Call the 24hr locksmith. Pay him $175. Put a copy of your key in your wallet. EDIT: Don't tell your wife.

Sometimes the local police or fire dept. will come by and pop it for you if they are not busy. More likely in a small town. Give 'em a call.

Just an update of how this ended.

All of the hits about calling a locksmith were nice, but naturally my first thought. However, where she lives there is NOTHING. Especially in the Mountains of East Tennessee. Small town people still believe that NOTHING should be open on Labor day.

The part about moving the window from the frame was a little sketchy because the ETC doesn't have a frame around the window.

What I did wind up doing was using some kind of tool that looke like a screw driver but instead of a phillips or flathead end it was just a sharp point. I was told it was some kind of woodworking tool. Anyhow, I used it to move the rubber weathering aside enough for me to fish with a coat hanger to hit the power lock button. Remarkably, it didn't take long (about 8 min). It just made me thing "What about the professional car jackers?" All of a sudden I am feeling very insecure about leaving the car for long periods of time.

Oi vey! "The holiday that wasn't"

Professionals will get your car no matter what you do if they really want it.

A guy at work locked his keys in and the local fire dept worked on it for 2 hrs (slow night) before they popped it. A few months ago one of the girls did that same thing. I had it opened in less than 60 seconds with a coat hangar. Some are easier than others.

Don't feel bad, I've done it before as well! I was near Hartford driving to Boston, and right as I was about to leave, I placed my bag with my keys in the same hand in the trunk! Just as the power pull down on my old 1994 Deville Concours started pulling down, I realized the keys were in the trunk!
It had just started snowing and a storm was in the forecast, so the long drive to Beantown was now delayed from the dusk it already was! I got a locksmith to come out and cut a new door key to open the trunk. The interior of the car was open, but without the ignition key in, the trunk won't open. So at least an hour later, the guy gets the trunk open, and there are my keys, lying on top of my bag in the trunk!
It was a long snowy drive back to Boston after that, but I haven't locked my keys in my car since! Hard lesson learned.

WarrenJ has the best perma-fix. I just keep a spare lock only key in my wallet. So, if my keys are locked in the car, the lock-only key will indeed unlock them.! Glad to hear it turned out ok!