2006 Subaru Legacy
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in San Diego

2006 Subaru Legacy Transponder Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

A chiropractor over in San Ysidro Village called me on a Wednesday morning with a problem I hear all the time in a different wrapper: he had patients back to back until 5pm, his 2006 Legacy wouldn't start, and the car was sitting in his office parking lot going nowhere.

He described it perfectly without knowing it. Turned the key, engine cranked, caught for a second, then died. Tried again, same thing. The security light was doing its thing on the dash. Classic immobilizer issue on these.

I loaded the right blanks and tools and drove straight to him. He met me in the lot between his 11:30 and noon patients, handed me his non-functional key, and went back inside.

I decoded the cut at the vehicle, verified the blade wear, pulled the key data, cut a fresh key to his vehicle, and programmed the transponder chip to the immobilizer. Tested it three times before I knocked on his door.

He came out, turned the key, and it fired up clean on the first try with no hiccup.

The dealer option for this job, based on what Subaru owners report, involves calling in, getting routed around, scheduling days out, and potentially arranging a tow since the car wasn't going to drive itself there. We handled the whole thing in his own lot, on his schedule, between patients. Car never left the spot.

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