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2004 Toyota Celica Remote BAB237131-056
FCC IDBAB237131-056Part #08191-00922Buttons3BatteryCR2032Frequency315 MHzRemote StartNo
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2004 Toyota Celica Remote HYQ12BAN
FCC IDHYQ12BANPart #89742-0C020Buttons3BatteryCR2032Frequency315 MHzRemote StartNo
✓ In Stock · Programmed On-Site
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The 2004 Celica remote is a combo unit: one piece that handles both the transponder chip and the lock/unlock buttons. The chip side needs to be enrolled to the immobilizer, and the remote side needs to be synced separately. Two distinct steps. If someone cuts and programs just the transponder but skips the remote sync, the engine starts fine but the buttons do nothing. Conversely, if the remote gets synced but the chip isn't enrolled, the engine cranks and dies. Both halves have to be done, in order. Also worth knowing: the immobilizer on these does not wipe key memory when the 12V battery goes flat. If the car won't start after a dead battery situation, the key data is almost certainly still intact. Look at battery voltage first.
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A guy over in Winter Gardens, Lakeside had just bought a used 2004 Celica off Craigslist. Good car, fair deal, one key. The seller handed it over and told him to sort out a spare on his own. He figured a hardware store could handle it.

Hardware stores can cut a key blade. They cannot do anything about the transponder chip inside the head of a Celica remote. Without the chip being enrolled to the car's immobilizer, the engine will crank and immediately stall, every single time. He learned that after the hardware store cut him a key that fit the ignition perfectly and started nothing.

He called the dealer. The number they gave him was enough to make him pause, and then he called me instead.

I met him at his place. The original remote was still working, which meant I could proceed as an add-a-key rather than an all-keys-lost job. I used my programmer to enroll the chip on the new unit to the car, then ran the remote sync sequence so the lock and unlock buttons responded. Cut the blade to match on my machine. Tested everything: start, lock, unlock, trunk release.

He ended up with two fully working keys for well under what the dealer quoted for one. And now if something happens to one of them, he's back to an add-a-key situation instead of staring down the much harder all-keys-lost job.

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Toyota Celica Mobile Service FAQ

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Do I have to go to the Toyota dealer to get a replacement key for my 2004 Celica?
No. A mobile locksmith with the right equipment can cut and program a replacement remote for your 2004 Celica on site, wherever the car is sitting. The dealer route means scheduling, possibly towing if you have no working key, and paying dealer labor rates. A mobile locksmith comes to you, handles the transponder enrollment and remote programming in one visit, and typically gets it done in well under an hour.
What exactly is a "remote" and why does it need programming?
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I have a working key but the remote buttons stopped responding. Do I need a whole new key?
My 2004 Celica cranks but stalls right after startup. Could this be an immobilizer issue?
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