2018 Toyota 4runner
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2018 Toyota 4runner
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She was at a sushi spot near the Encanto Border edge of Lemon Grove when her bag got taken off the chair next to her. Keys, wallet, phone. Gone. She borrowed the server's phone and called the police, then her husband, then me.
Her 2018 Toyota 4Runner was sitting in the lot with zero keys attached to it. Her husband had already called the dealer. Three to five business days, tow the vehicle in, and a combined estimate that made him go quiet for a second before he repeated the number back to make sure he heard it right.
I got there that evening while she was still finishing the police report inside.
All-keys-lost is a different job than adding a spare. When a car already has a working key, registering a second one is relatively quick because the vehicle trusts the first key and just adds another to its memory. When every key is gone, I have to wipe the immobilizer memory entirely and start fresh. That process is what kills the stolen key. The moment I clear and rewrite the key data, the old fob is dead to the vehicle. It can still physically slide into the door lock, but the engine will not fire. That is the first thing I told her husband when he asked about the stolen key still being out there.
I connected to the vehicle through the diagnostic port, cleared the existing key data, and enrolled two new remote head keys from scratch. Cut both blades on site. Tested every function before I packed up.
She drove home that night with two working keys in hand. The dealer route would have meant a tow, a week of waiting, and a bill that was more than four times what she paid me. For her, the worst part of the night was already behind her. Getting the keys handled fast was the one thing that went right.
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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.”
“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.”
“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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