1999 Subaru Forester
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in San Diego
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1999 Subaru Forester
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1999 Subaru Forester MECHANICAL-KEY Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional
Worst case on a 1999 Subaru Forester 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 San Diego had exactly this. Another locksmith attempted a key replacement on his Forester, 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. His smart key, FCC ID , was a 3-button proximity fob. The fault cleared once the module reset, and the new fob learned on the first attempt.
Total was about an hour and a half. His bill was $95. The alternative was a flatbed to the dealer, a multi-day wait, and $200 or more.
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