2004 BMW 5 Series
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I was out in Carriage Square, Oxnard, on a call for a 2004 BMW 5 Series. The owner had already been to a shop that told her they could handle it. They couldn't. She came home with the same dead key and a bill for the diagnostic.
She needed a working spare and wanted to understand what had actually gone wrong with the original. The original fob had a clean blade, no cracks, but the remote was dead and the car had been throwing a key warning on startup. She'd replaced the CR2032 herself, which was the right first move, but the new battery was sitting slightly off-center in the tray and wasn't making full contact. That alone will kill the remote range and cause inconsistent startup behavior on these.
I reseated the battery, verified contact, and tested the original key first. Remote came back. Then I got into programming the spare through the diagnostic port, registered it to the immobilizer, cut the blade to match the lock, and walked every function on both keys before I packed up.
She asked what the dealer would have charged. I told her to call and find out if she wanted, but that the number she'd get from me was a fraction of that. She laughed. Said the other shop had charged her nearly as much just to tell her nothing.
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“Locked out on a weekend night and everyone else wanted $300+. EZ Car Keyz sent Roman late at night for much less. He worked for over an hour and did not give up until the door opened. They even made a new key on the spot.”
“I had two Subaru key fobs made and Marco provided excellent service. He stayed persistent through multiple part orders to make sure everything was correct. Very thorough, punctual, and great communication throughout.”
“Tim went above and beyond. I struggled all day trying to program a new FOB and nothing worked. Tim helped me patiently, even recommending cheaper options since I was on a tight budget. He eventually came all the way to Ojai late at night and fixed everything.”
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