2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in San Diego

2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport Smart Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

I got a call from a guy over by the Torrey Pines area of Del Mar. He fished the break near there when the swell was right, and he'd found me on YouTube a while back watching a Mitsubishi key job. He said he appreciated that the videos showed real cars and real tools, not animated diagrams. He saved my number and eventually needed it.

His 2016 Outlander Sport had the smart key setup, the 4-button fob. It had been getting flaky for a few weeks. Range was shrinking. Sometimes the door handles weren't responding to his touch. He popped in a fresh CR2032 himself and it helped for about two days, then went back to the same behavior. That pattern pointed me toward the fob itself rather than just the battery.

I met him near Torrey Pines. He had the original fob and wanted a working spare cut and programmed at the same time, which is always the smarter move. I pulled out the diagnostic interface, connected at the OBD port, ran through the immobilizer programming sequence, and registered both fobs. The original got re-paired too, which sometimes clears up the intermittent behavior. Then I tested every button on both fobs, confirmed the emergency blade seated correctly in the backup fob, and ran a few starts from a reasonable distance.

He asked if the dealer could have done the same thing. Probably, but he would have been without his vehicle for days and paid a good chunk more. He already knew the answer before he asked.

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