2018 Ford Escape
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County
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Near Midtown Ventura, a woman flagged me down on a Sunday after someone at her church heard she was stranded. She had already paid another locksmith for a 2018 Ford Escape key replacement. The car would crank, catch, run for about two seconds, and then die. The previous tech told her there was a module problem and walked away with her money.
There was no module problem.
What she had was a key that got partially enrolled and never written to permanent memory. The immobilizer accepted the data temporarily during the attempt, then rejected it on restart because the security timer never finished. The previous tech either rushed the countdown or skipped the confirmation step entirely. It's the kind of thing that looks like a car problem until you actually read what the security system is telling you.
I pulled the fob apart on the hood so she could watch. Mechanical cut looked right. Connected through the OBD port, cleared the incomplete key data from the failed attempt, and ran a clean enrollment with the full security sequence -- timed countdown included, no shortcuts. When it finished, I walked her through every button and had her start the car twice. It caught and stayed running both times. No two-second cutoff.
She asked me to show her the confirmation screen on my tool. I did. She stared at it for a second like she was deciding whether to believe it, and then she just said "okay."
The dealer quote she had gotten was a significant amount more than what she paid me, and that was before factoring in what she had already lost to the first guy. I couldn't fix that part. But the car was done, on site, on a Sunday, and it stayed fixed.
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“This is the only locksmith anyone should ever call. I am still shocked at how fast he arrived and the price was hundreds less than other quotes I received. Honest, professional, and extremely efficient.”
“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.”
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