2008 Hyundai Santa Fe
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2008 Hyundai Santa Fe
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A customer at the community center near Millenia told me he'd already paid another locksmith for a 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe key that never started the car. The engine cranked but the immobilizer killed fuel after two seconds every time. Classic failed key learn. The other locksmith said the immobilizer module was bad and left.
The module was fine. It had a locksmith problem, not a module problem. The previous tech hadn't completed the full key learning sequence. Hyundai's immobilizer requires a specific registration procedure with a timed learn cycle. If you rush it or skip the confirmation step, the key writes temporarily but doesn't commit to permanent memory.
I used my HY18 Lishi to verify the blade cut, then connected through OBD. I cleared the failed key data, ran a clean learn with the full registration sequence, and confirmed the key was permanently stored. His flip key, FCC ID , was a 3-button remote. I showed him the IM608 confirmation screen so he could see the key was fully registered this time.
He paid me $127. Dealer charges $299 for the same work. He'd already paid the first locksmith too, which I couldn't help with. But I could make sure the job was actually done right.
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