2011 Kia RIO
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2011 Kia RIO
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A customer at the mosque lot in Lemon Grove told me he'd already been burned. Another locksmith charged him full price for a 2011 Kia RIO key that never programmed correctly. The car would crank but the immobilizer killed fuel after two seconds. Classic failed IMMO learn. The other locksmith said the module was bad and left.
The car didn't have a module problem. The locksmith hadn't completed the full immobilizer registration sequence. Kia's IMMO system requires a 6-digit PIN and a specific key learning flow. If you rush it or skip a step, the car accepts the key data temporarily but doesn't write it to permanent memory.
I used my HY22 Lishi to verify the blade cut, then connected through OBD with my IM608. I cleared the failed key data, ran a clean IMMO learn with the proper PIN and security sequence, and confirmed the new key was permanently written. His fob, FCC ID SY5HMFNA04, had all 4 buttons working plus a clean start. I showed him the confirmation screen.
He paid me $223. Dealer charges $401. He'd already paid the first locksmith too. But I could make sure it was done right this time.
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“They responded instantly, showed up within an hour, and arrived exactly when they said they would. Made a copy and programmed a fob for my 2014 car with a worn ignition in about 15 minutes. The new key works perfectly and feels like a dealer key.”
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