Question 1

Are you licensed and insured to work on Audi vehicles?

Accepted Answer

Yes. EZ Car Keyz is a California BSIS licensed locksmith company (LCO#6792), fully insured, and operating under a real business name with verifiable reviews. Audi key work on this generation requires knowing how the immobilizer enrolls a new key, how to cut the blade accurately to the lock, and how to diagnose whether the issue is the key itself or the vehicle side. We do this on site, in your driveway or parking lot, without a tow and without a dealer appointment.

Question 2

How do I know you are not a scam locksmith?

Accepted Answer

It is a fair question. Scam locksmith operations are real, and they target European vehicle owners specifically because the work carries a higher price tag. The pattern is always the same: a low quote on the phone that multiplies once they are standing at your car, pressure to pay before the job is done, and no verifiable business identity.

EZ Car Keyz has over 100,000 followers across YouTube and TikTok where you can watch us do exactly this kind of work. We give you a firm price on the phone, show up in a marked vehicle, and that price does not change at the car. You can verify who we are before you ever call.

Question 3

Will the replacement key work exactly like the original?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The replacement key is cut to your specific vehicle and the transponder is enrolled to your immobilizer. It will start the car and work in the door lock just like the original did.

One thing worth knowing: if the engine starts and immediately stalls after you get a replacement key, that points to an enrollment issue or a problem on the vehicle side, not the key itself. We test the key before we leave so you know it is fully working, not just that it physically turns.

Question 4

My 2011 A3 cranks but dies immediately every time. Is that a key problem or something else?

Accepted Answer

That symptom, cranks fine then cuts out within a second or two, is one of the most common signs the immobilizer is not reading the transponder in your key. The engine management system gets a start signal but the security system does not confirm a valid key, so it shuts fuel delivery down almost instantly.

It can also happen when a key has been worn down heavily over the years and the chip inside the head has cracked or failed. The blade still turns the cylinder, so everything feels mechanical and normal, but the electronic side of the key is dead.

The other possibility is the antenna ring around the ignition cylinder, which reads the chip, has failed or come loose. That is a vehicle-side issue rather than a key issue, and it means a good key will still not be recognized.

When I come out to a call like this on a 2011 A3, I test the existing key first before cutting anything new. No reason to sell someone a key if the problem is sitting in the car.

Question 5

I have a spare key that has never been used. Will it still work after sitting in a drawer for years?

Accepted Answer

Usually yes, but not always. The blade is fine. The concern is the transponder chip inside the key head. On a key that has sat unused for a long time, the chip itself is typically still functional since there is no battery to die and no moving parts to wear out.

The issue that does come up occasionally is whether the spare was ever actually enrolled to the car in the first place. Some owners discover years later that a spare they thought was ready to go was never programmed, just cut. If you are relying on that spare, test it now rather than finding out it does not work when you actually need it.

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