2018 MINI Hardtop 2 Door
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2018 MINI Hardtop 2 Door
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I got a call from someone parked near the commercial strip off Otay Mesa Road, just on the edge of Ocean View Hills. She had a 2018 MINI Hardtop 2 Door and her fob had been acting up for about a week. Range was getting shorter, then the push-button start started throwing a key-not-detected warning occasionally, and that morning it just stopped responding altogether.
She had already bought a replacement CR2032 at the pharmacy and swapped it herself. Didn't help.
When I got there, I opened the fob housing on the hood of my van and looked at the contact. She had the right battery, right size, but the positive contact tab was sitting almost flat. Probably from an earlier swap with a pry tool instead of the right technique. I reset the tab, reseated the battery, and the fob lit up immediately on range testing.
But here's where it got interesting. The fob functioned again, but the vehicle still threw an intermittent communication fault at startup. That told me the fob fix was only part of it. I connected through the diagnostic port, checked the immobilizer system, and found the key registration had a stored fault from the repeated failed communication attempts during the week it was misbehaving. Cleared it, re-confirmed the key pairing, and ran through all four buttons plus a full door and start cycle.
Everything came back clean. Start button recognized the fob consistently, all buttons responded, and the dash stayed quiet.
She didn't need a new key at all. Just the right diagnosis, done on site. That's the difference between a parts-replacement guess and actually knowing the system.
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“Tim was GREAT. I honestly swear he must have had my keys made before he even showed up. The entire process was insanely fast, from the initial phone call to having the keys in my hand. No one will beat the pricing, efficiency, or outstanding service.”
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“Locked out on a weekend night and everyone else wanted $300+. EZ Car Keyz sent Roman late at night for much less. He worked for over an hour and did not give up until the door opened. They even made a new key on the spot.”
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