2004 Jeep Wrangler
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

2004 Jeep Wrangler Transponder Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

A guy parked his 2004 Wrangler in the commuter lot near Downtown Moorpark, caught his train, came back that evening, and the key snapped. Not bent, not worn. Snapped clean at the shoulder, the blade sitting in the lock cylinder and the key head in his hand with the chip still inside it.

He'd been running on a worn spare for months. The spare was so chewed up the ignition was starting to hesitate before it would turn over. He knew he needed a proper replacement cut but kept putting it off. That night in the parking lot was the bill coming due.

He called around. The dealer wanted him to bring the Wrangler in, quoted a wait for the key blank to be ordered by VIN, and couldn't give him a same-day answer on anything. He found me online, called, and I was at the lot before the last commuter train cleared out.

I had to extract the broken blade from the cylinder first, which on a Wrangler door lock is tedious but not a drama if you have the right picks and a steady hand. Cut a new key to the vehicle, verified the transponder was trained and the ignition was reading it cleanly, and confirmed the door lock cylinder hadn't been damaged by the break.

He drove home that night. The dealer comparison never came up because the dealer wasn't going to happen that evening, full stop. That's usually how it goes.

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