2006 Mazda 5
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in San Diego

2006 Mazda 5 Smart Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

I got a call from a guy in Alpine Village on a Tuesday afternoon. He was parked in the lot near his office and his fob had stopped locking the doors. He could still start the car fine, turn the key, drive it. But the remote buttons were dead and he'd been manually locking up for a week, which he said felt ridiculous.

He'd already bought a replacement fob online. Had it in his hand when he called me. He just needed it programmed, he said.

I came out to the lot and looked at what he had. The fob body matched. Before I touched the programming equipment, I asked him to pop the back of his existing fob so I could look at the battery. CR2032. Someone had swapped it at some point, probably at a gas station or a grocery store checkout counter, and grabbed the wrong size.

I put a CR2025 in the original fob, tested it against the car. Locked. Unlocked. All four buttons working. His original fob was fine. Never needed replacing.

He appreciated that I didn't just take his word for it and start billing. The fob he bought online is sitting in his glove box now as a spare, which honestly isn't a bad outcome. When he does need it programmed someday, he knows who to call.

The whole stop was under 20 minutes. A dealer visit for the same complaint would have cost him a day and more money than the job was worth.

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