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Q: How do I know you're not one of those bait-and-switch locksmith operations?

The pattern with scam locksmiths is consistent: low number quoted on the phone, price triples once you're stranded and they've got your attention. They also tend to go vague when you ask specifics, like what tools they use on a 2022 Tundra or how the programming actually works on this generation. Here's how to check us out before you call.

Q: Will the replacement smart key work exactly like my original?

It will. When we program a replacement fob for your 2022 Tundra, it gets registered to your vehicle's security system the same way the factory key was. The truck recognizes it, it starts the engine, and the remote functions operate as they should. Before I leave the job, I test every button, walk both door handles, and confirm the system is responding correctly. I don't hand you a key and drive away hoping it keeps working.

Q: I bought a replacement fob online. Can you just program it to my 2022 Tundra?

Sometimes, but it depends on what you bought. The fob has to match the factory FCC ID on the original for your specific Tundra configuration. Aftermarket fobs that don't match that ID exactly often won't register correctly or will have functions that don't work reliably after programming, even if they look identical. If you have the part and want to bring it, I can tell you before I start whether it's going to work.

Q: My 2022 Tundra shows a key-not-detected warning but the fob battery is fresh. What's actually going on?

A few things can cause that. First, the CR2450 has to be seated correctly with the contacts clean and the polarity right. Even a new battery installed slightly off will read as a dead fob. Beyond that, if the fob took a hard drop or sat near something that disrupted it, the pairing between the fob and the vehicle security system can drop without any obvious damage to the fob itself.

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I got a call from a guy parked at a truck stop just off the freeway near Downtown Lemon Grove. He was mid-haul in his 2022 Tundra and the fob had stopped responding.

Not intermittent, just completely dead to the truck. He'd already swapped the battery at a gas station down the road, got the right cell, seated it properly. Still nothing. The dash was throwing a key-not-detected warning and he couldn't get the truck to start at all.

When I pulled up he was standing next to the truck looking at the fob like it had personally let him down. He wasn't wrong to be frustrated. He had a schedule.

I ran diagnostics through the OBD port, pulled up what the vehicle security system was seeing, and confirmed the fob had dropped out of registration. It wasn't a battery issue and it wasn't a broken fob. It had lost its pairing, which happens occasionally on these newer platforms, especially if the fob took any impact or got too close to something that scrambled it.

Re-registered the fob on site, tested every function, confirmed the truck recognized it cleanly and would start. Walked him through the door handle touch unlock on both sides, checked the lock and unlock response. Whole thing was maybe forty minutes from the time I arrived.

He was back on the freeway before the tow truck he'd already called even showed up. He had to wave that guy off. The dealer would have needed the truck brought in, probably held it overnight, and he would have missed his window entirely.

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Yes. EZ Car Keyz holds a California Bureau of Security and Investigative Services locksmith license (LCO#6792) and carries full insurance. For a late-model Toyota like the 2022 Tundra, that licensing matters because the vehicle security system requires professional diagnostic access to register or replace a smart key. I also hold NASTF Vehicle Security Professional credentials, which give me authorized access to the security data Toyota requires for this generation of truck.