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2011 Nissan Maxima Smart Key KR55WK48903
FCC IDKR55WK48903Part #285E3-JA05AButtons4BatteryCR2032Frequency315 MHzRemote StartNo
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Emergency Key
2011 Nissan Maxima Emergency Key
FCC IDPart #NI06ButtonsBatteryFrequencyRemote StartNo
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2011 Nissan Maxima Metal Key
FCC IDPart #ButtonsBatteryFrequencyRemote StartNo
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The 2011 Maxima runs Nissan's Intelligent Key system across every trim sold in the US. The fob carries a CR2032 and also houses a mechanical emergency blade tucked inside the housing. A lot of owners never know that blade is there until they need it. Before calling anyone, pop the fob open and check the battery contacts for corrosion, especially on these older units. A weak CR2032 in this system can throw a key-not-detected warning on the dash without the fob dying completely, so it mimics a programming failure when it's just a battery sitting at low voltage. Swap the cell first, reseat it firmly, then retest all four buttons and the door handle sensor. If the start button sees the key inconsistently, or only when the fob is held close to the button, that's the battery telling you something before it quits entirely. Adding a second fob or replacing a lost one requires diagnostic equipment at the OBD port. There's no ignition-turn or button sequence to self-program a new Intelligent Key on this car.
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I got a call out to Bressi Ranch in Carlsbad from someone who had already spent part of his morning trying to solve the problem himself. He worked from home, had a flexible schedule, and figured the dead fob on his 2011 Maxima was a battery job. He was right about the battery. He just didn't know about the contact.

He'd swapped the CR2032, but the clip that holds the cell had bent slightly outward from a previous pry job. New battery, bad contact. The car kept showing a key-not-detected warning and wouldn't recognize the fob at the start button. He ordered a replacement fob online thinking the original was shot, and by the time I got there he had two fobs and neither one was programmed.

That part I understood immediately. A fob bought online is just a shell and a blade until it gets enrolled in the vehicle's system. You can't do that with a button sequence on a 2011 Maxima Intelligent Key. It takes equipment at the OBD port.

I plugged in, registered both fobs while I was there since he had the spare, and walked every function: door handles, start button, lock and unlock, the emergency blade in the door cylinder. Everything confirmed before I packed up.

He mentioned the dealer had quoted him for one fob with a multi-day turnaround because their parts department didn't have the housing in stock. I was at his driveway in Bressi Ranch, done in under an hour, for a fraction of what they wanted. The online fob he bought wasn't wasted either. Now he has a working spare in a drawer instead of a useless one.

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Mar 2024
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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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Jun 2025
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“About 15 minutes after calling, he was already at my home. I had lost my original Ford key and he made and programmed a new one on the spot. Very fast, very professional.”

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“Super fast service. About 20 minutes from the call he was already there. He had an authentic replacement on hand and made a spare key for my 2017 Nissan Rogue in about 15 minutes. Great prices, friendly, and very professional.”

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What if I need a Nissan Intelligent Key after hours or on a weekend?
Dealer service departments on the Carlsbad side of things generally close mid-afternoon on Saturdays and are dark on Sundays. Lose your only fob on a Saturday evening in Bressi Ranch and you are looking at Monday at the earliest if you go the dealer route, assuming they have the part in stock, which for a 2011 Maxima housing isn't guaranteed same-day. We work outside those windows. One call gets you on the schedule, and for Carlsbad customers we can often get there the same evening or first thing the next morning. You're not sitting in a hotel or bumming a ride for two days waiting for a service bay to open.
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I have a working fob but the door handle touch sensor stopped unlocking. Is the key failing?
The fob works fine outside the car but the engine cranks and won't fully start, or starts and immediately stalls. What's going on?
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