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Q: Is going with a mobile locksmith actually cheaper than the Acura dealer for a 2010 TSX key?

Usually, yes, by a noticeable margin. The dealer process on a 2010 TSX typically means ordering a key cut to your VIN, scheduling a service appointment, and having the car physically on their lot for the immobilizer work. If you're locked out with no spare, that often means a tow on top of everything else. I come to you in Camarillo. Same immobilizer workflow, one technician, done at your location.

Q: Does your TSX key service include both cutting the blade and programming the transponder?

Yes, both are included. They have to be. The blade needs to be cut to match your specific locks and ignition cylinder. The transponder inside the key also needs to be registered to your vehicle's immobilizer so the engine doesn't cut out after a second or two. One without the other leaves you with a key that either won't turn or won't stay running.

Q: My 2010 TSX remote buttons stopped working but the car starts fine. Do I need a new key?

Not necessarily. The remote functions and the ignition side run independently on this flip key. If the car starts without any issue, the transponder is doing its job. First move: replace the CR1616. These are small cells and they drain without much warning. When the battery gets low, range drops first, then the buttons stop responding entirely, but the car keeps starting because that circuit draws from a different source.

Q: I bought a replacement flip key online for my 2010 TSX. Can I just program it myself?

No. The 2010 TSX does not have a self-programming sequence you can run from the driver's seat. There's no ignition cycling trick or button combination that registers a new transponder on this system. Registering the key to your vehicle's immobilizer requires diagnostic equipment connected through the OBD port. That's true whether you're adding a spare or doing an all-keys-lost reset.

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Over in Sterling Hills, a guy walked out to his 2010 TSX and did the jacket-pocket double-tap. Nothing. Then the back pocket. Then the car seat through the window. Still nothing.

He had been the only driver. There was no spare. The flip key was just gone.

By the time I got to him, he had already called the dealer and gotten a quote that included ordering time, a service appointment he couldn't get for four days, and a tow because the car was locked. He was not happy about the math.

I confirmed ownership, pulled up what I needed on the vehicle, and got to work at the car. With no working key present, the immobilizer has to be approached differently than a simple add-a-key job. Full registration from scratch. I cut a replacement blade to fit his locks, got into the system through the OBD port, and registered the new flip key so the car would actually run and keep running.

Then the honest part: start it, let it sit, shut it down, restart cold. Walk the remote buttons. Verify the locks respond. Make sure nothing is throwing a warning on the dash.

Everything came back clean. He picked up the key, tested it himself two or three times like he didn't quite trust it yet, and then he was just driving away from his own driveway instead of sitting in a waiting room the next morning.

The dealer comparison came up once, almost as an afterthought. He had already done that math himself.

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How much does a replacement flip key for a 2010 Acura TSX cost, cut and programmed on site?▼

Depends on where you're starting from. If you still have one working key, adding a second is a faster job. The blade gets cut to match and the new key gets registered alongside the one you already have. All-keys-lost is a longer process. No working key present means the immobilizer registration has to be handled from scratch, and that takes more time and more steps.