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2000 Subaru Legacy Remote NHVWB1U711
FCC IDNHVWB1U711Part #88036-XA010Buttons4BatteryCR2025Frequency433 MHzRemote StartNo
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2000 Subaru Legacy Metal Key
FCC IDPart #ButtonsBatteryFrequencyRemote StartNo
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The 2000 Legacy remote is a separate piece from the ignition key. The fob handles lock, unlock, trunk, and panic functions, but the key itself still needs to turn in the cylinder. That means two failure modes that look similar but aren't: a dead fob battery killing your remote functions, and a worn or damaged blade killing your ability to start the car. The CR2025 in this fob is a flat coin cell -- cheap, common, and often the only thing wrong when the buttons stop responding. Swap that first before assuming the fob is dead or needs programming. On the immobilizer side, the body control module on these late-90s and early-2000s Legacys ties into the security system, so if that module ever gets swapped out or fails, the existing keys lose their pairing and the vehicle won't start. That's a full reprogram job, not a battery swap.
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Bressi Ranch is mostly newer construction, planned streets, wide sidewalks. But the call came from a street just outside that grid, one of those narrow residential hillside roads that Carlsbad has tucked behind the newer developments. A graphic novelist up there had a 2000 Legacy sitting on a steep one-lane stretch with no room to turn around and no way to push it down to a flat spot.

The tow company said no. Too narrow, too steep, not worth the liability. The dealer told him he'd have to get the car to them first, which required a working key, which was exactly the problem.

I parked at the bottom, grabbed what I needed, and walked up.

The fob matched the factory FCC ID on the label -- 4-button unit with a CR2025 inside that had clearly been there since before he owned the car. Corroded contacts, barely any voltage left. That explained the remote functions being dead. The key blade was worn but still cut to the vehicle, so the ignition wasn't the issue -- the remote was simply gone.

I replaced the battery, cleaned the contacts, tested all four buttons, then verified the lock and unlock were actually cycling the doors. On a hill that steep, with no flat surface to work from, I had the fob propped on the door frame while I tested. Not glamorous, but it worked.

The car started on the first turn. He hadn't needed a new key at all. Just a fresh CR2025 and someone willing to walk up the hill.

The dealer comparison barely came up. He just wanted to get back to work.

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How long does a 2000 Subaru Legacy key replacement take?
Depends on the situation. If you have a working key and just need a spare remote programmed, that's typically 15 to 30 minutes once I'm on site and connected. If all keys are lost, the immobilizer reset on this generation of Legacy has a mandatory wait period built in -- usually around 15 minutes -- before new keys can be enrolled. That pushes the all-keys-lost job to around 60 to 90 minutes total, start to finish. Either way, I'm not leaving until the key is tested and working.
How fast can you get to Bressi Ranch or anywhere in Carlsbad?
Can I get a replacement key made today, without going to a dealer?
My 2000 Legacy starts fine but the remote buttons don't do anything. Is the fob dead?
What happens to my old remotes if the body control module gets replaced?
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