1997 Dodge Stratus
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

1997 Dodge Stratus Metal Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

I got a call from a woman in Windsor North, just off the River Ridge side, who had been driving her 1997 Dodge Stratus on one key for about three years. The original second key had gone missing during a move, and she kept telling herself she'd get around to copying the one she had.

Then that key snapped. The bow broke off clean at the shoulder, and she was left holding half a key and standing next to a car she couldn't start.

I drove out to her in the neighborhood. She had the broken pieces, which helped. I was able to decode the cut from the intact section of the blade, confirm it against the door lock, and cut a fresh key on site. Then I cut her a second one while I was already set up, because that's the whole lesson she'd just lived through.

No dealer trip, no tow, no waiting three days for an appointment. Two keys, both tested in the ignition and the door lock, done in her driveway. The dealer would have needed the car there, and the trip alone would have taken more time than the whole job cost her.

She asked if she should label one "spare" and keep it somewhere. I told her yes, and not in the same bag as the main one.

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