2015 Hyundai Elantra
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in San Diego

2015 Hyundai Elantra Smart Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

Out in the Viejas Area near Alpine, a guy called me from the lakeside picnic area just off the highway.

He had been at the water with his family, set his fob down somewhere in the mix of towels and coolers, and by the time they were packing up it was gone. Checked every bag, checked with the people at the next table, walked the path back twice. Nothing. His 2015 Hyundai Elantra was sitting in the lot and he had no way in.

I told him I could be out that afternoon.

When I arrived he was sitting on a bench in the shade watching the car like it might offer a suggestion. I used a slim jim style entry tool to get the door open without touching anything on the vehicle, then I sat in the driver seat and connected through the OBD port to pull the vehicle PIN. That PIN is what unlocks the immobilizer so you can wipe the old key data and start fresh. Without it, you are not programming anything on this car.

Once I had the PIN, I ran the all-keys-lost sequence. It erased every fob that had ever been paired, including the one at the bottom of the lake or wherever it ended up, and opened the immobilizer for new registration. I cut and programmed two fobs on site. He wanted a spare this time, which was the right call.

The car started right there in the lot. He looked at the new fob for a second like he was deciding whether to trust it, then just pocketed both of them and said he'd see me never, which I took as a compliment.

The dealer had quoted him a tow, a multi-day wait, and a number that made him wince. He paid a fraction of that and was back on the road before the afternoon was over.

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