2004 Hyundai Elantra
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

2004 Hyundai Elantra Remote Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

Out near Faria Beach, a woman called me from a parking lot off the PCH. She'd been standing next to her 2004 Elantra for ten minutes clicking the fob. Nothing. She was certain something was wrong with the car.

I asked her one question before I drove out: when did she last replace the fob battery. Silence.

When I pulled up, she handed me the fob and I could feel it before I even opened it. The battery had that slight give when you press the back, the kind that tells you it's been in there a long time. Popped it open, swapped in a fresh CR2032, and the fob lit right up. Lock, unlock, all three buttons working.

She laughed a little and said she thought she needed a whole new key. I told her that's the most common call I get on these. The fob and the key are separate pieces on this generation. The key itself was still fine. She just needed a two-dollar battery and someone to show up.

We spent the rest of the visit cutting her a spare key so she'd have a backup. She mentioned her neighbor had told her to call the dealer, and I could tell from her face she already knew how that story ends. I didn't need to say anything.

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