2008 Hyundai Tucson
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2008 Hyundai Tucson
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Out near Ellwood Mesa Open Space in Goleta, a guy flagged me down at the community center lot. He had a 2008 Hyundai Tucson and a flip key that cranked the engine for about two seconds before the immobilizer cut fuel. Every time. Classic Smartra 2 rejection.
He told me another locksmith had already been out, charged him, and left saying the immobilizer module was bad. That's the go-to excuse when someone doesn't finish the job.
The module was fine. I plugged in through OBD and could see the Smartra 2 had a partial key entry, like someone started a registration and walked away mid-cycle. Hyundai's system on these first-gen Tucsons requires a timed learn sequence with a confirmation step at the end. If you skip that last part or pull the tool too early, the ID46 writes to temporary memory and never commits. The car sees a stranger every time.
I cleared the failed key data, ran a clean learn cycle start to finish, and watched the IM608 confirm permanent registration. Then I used my HY18 Lishi to verify the blade cut matched the cylinder. Handed him the key, he turned it, and the engine held.
He just sat there for a second with it running, like he didn't trust it yet.
The other locksmith's work, I couldn't undo what he paid. But the car started, and it cost him a fraction of what the dealer wanted for the same result.
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