2016 Kia Sorento
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2016 Kia Sorento Smart Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional
Worst case on a 2016 Kia Sorento is an all-keys-lost smart key where the car battery died during programming and the immobilizer throws errors. Power interruption mid-security-handshake can lock the IMMO module into a fault state that makes some locksmiths pack up and leave.
A customer at an alignment shop in Encinitas had exactly this. Another locksmith attempted a key replacement on his Sorento, the battery dropped voltage during programming, and the immobilizer went into security lockout. That locksmith left. The alignment shop called me.
I brought my ACDP bench tool as backup. I recovered through OBD by stabilizing the battery with my jump pack, then clearing fault codes with my IM608 before starting a clean programming sequence. On Kia, the immobilizer logic sits in the BCM or smart key module depending on the platform. His smart key, FCC ID TQ8-FOB-4F08, was a 4-button proximity fob. The fault cleared and the new fob learned on the first attempt.
Total was about an hour and a half. His bill was $216. The alternative was a flatbed to the dealer, a multi-day wait, and $391 or more.
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