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1996 Jeep Cherokee all keys lost solutions from EZ Car Keyz Santa Paula CA
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1996 Jeep Cherokee MECHANICAL-KEY
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1996 Jeep Cherokee
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✓ In Stock · Programmed On-Site
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The 1996 Cherokee XJ uses a plain mechanical key with zero transponder, zero chip, zero immobilizer. Chrysler did not add the Sentry Key Theft Deterrent system (SKIM) to Cherokees until 1998, and even then only on certain trims. Your 1996 starts with pure mechanical cut, nothing electronic to program. That means a spare is dirt cheap and fast to make. Get one cut now while your original still works and the wafers are not worn down.
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Over near the Santa Paula Theater Center, a guy flagged me down in the parking lot. He had a 1996 Cherokee, forest green, trail dust everywhere, and one key that barely worked anymore.

The blade was so worn the cuts looked like suggestions. He had been jiggling it to start the truck for months. Some days the ignition turned on the first try. Other days he sat there wiggling the key back and forth, late for work, swearing at a Jeep that owed him nothing.

I pulled the door lock cylinder, decoded the wafers, and got his original bitting. The existing key was so rounded off it was a wonder the ignition still recognized it. The wafers inside were actually fine, just responding to a blade that had lost its edge over 28 years of use.

Cut two fresh keys on my Silca machine right there in the lot. He tried the first one in the ignition and just sat there for a second when it turned clean on the first twist. No wiggle. No fight.

He said he almost didn't call because he figured a locksmith would be expensive. The dealer had quoted him a tow-in plus labor plus wait time. I was done in about 20 minutes, standing next to his Jeep, for a fraction of what they wanted.

Simple job. But the look on someone's face when their key just works again never gets old.

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Apr 2021
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“Niv showed up, did his thing, and just like that I had two new keys for a fraction of what the dealership quoted. I have zero reservations recommending him to anyone who needs car keys replaced.”

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Dec 2019
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“We had one broken key for our Honda Civic and one working key for our Lexus. Tim came out and cut three remote car keys at a great price. All keys worked perfectly. Professional, courteous, and highly recommended.”

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“Tim was GREAT. I honestly swear he must have had my keys made before he even showed up. The entire process was insanely fast, from the initial phone call to having the keys in my hand. No one will beat the pricing, efficiency, or outstanding service.”

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Jeep Cherokee Mobile Service FAQ

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Does my 1996 Jeep Cherokee have a transponder chip in the key?
No. The 1996 Cherokee XJ uses a purely mechanical key. Chrysler's Sentry Key Immobilizer Module, often called SKIM or SKIS, was not introduced to the Cherokee line until 1998, and it was not standard across all trims even then. Your key is a traditional cut metal blade, Chrysler part number 59491 for the blank, with no embedded chip, no transponder, and no programming step. If someone tells you they need to "program" a 1996 Cherokee key, that is a red flag. Cut to code is the whole job.
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Jeep Cherokee Key Service Areas

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Santa Barbara
Santa BarbaraETA 30-35 min
Goleta
GoletaETA 30-35 min
Isla Vista
Isla VistaETA 30-35 min
Montecito
MontecitoETA 25-30 min
Carpinteria
CarpinteriaETA 20-25 min
Ojai
OjaiETA 20-25 min
Ventura
VenturaETA 10-15 min
Santa Paula
Santa PaulaETA 20-25 min
Fillmore
FillmoreETA 25-30 min
Oxnard
OxnardETA 10-15 min
Port Hueneme
Port HuenemeETA 10-15 min
Camarillo
CamarilloETA 15-20 min
Moorpark
MoorparkETA 25-30 min
Simi Valley
Simi ValleyETA 30-35 min
Thousand Oaks
Thousand OaksETA 20-25 min
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