2008 Toyota 4runner
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Stiff ignitions on older Toyotas are one of the most common calls I get, and dealers love turning it into a full cylinder replacement. The TOY43 ignition on Camry, Corolla, RAV4, Tacoma, Tundra, and 4Runner wears down over the years. Wafers get loose, the key catches, and eventually the customer is forcing it every morning. The dealer quotes a new cylinder, new keys, and a full reprogram. That is $294 worth of work for a wafer problem.
A woman at the yoga studio in Poway had been fighting her 2008 Toyota 4runner ignition for weeks. Some days it turned fine. Some days she sat in the parking lot for five minutes wiggling the key. The dealer quoted her $294 for a full ignition replacement.
I checked the cylinder and the issue was worn wafers, not a dead lock. I used my ACDP to back up the immobilizer data from the ID box as a safety measure before touching anything. The ACDP reads the security module data directly from the chip so I have a backup if anything goes sideways during mechanical work. Then I decoded the lock, replaced the worn wafers, and cut a fresh key matched to the repaired cylinder. Her remote, FCC ID , synced back up through OBD.
Total was $123. The dealer's $294 quote included parts she did not need. The ignition turns smooth now and the key slides in clean. I replaced what was actually worn, not the whole assembly.
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