2004 Kia RIO
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County
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2004 Kia RIO
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2004 Kia RIO MECHANICAL-KEY Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional
Got a call from a woman in the Alta Mesa area of Santa Barbara. July heat. She had just loaded a full Costco run into the back of her 2004 Kia Rio and the key would not turn the ignition past ACC.
She tried wiggling it. Tried the steering wheel trick. Nothing. The groceries were cooking in the trunk and the car just sat there.
The dealer quoted next-day, maybe day after. She found me online and I was about twenty minutes out.
When I got there, I checked the key first. The blade was worn down on one side, enough that it was binding in the wafer lock. The transponder chip, a TK5561A fixed-code unit, was still readable, so the immobilizer side was fine. The problem was purely mechanical. The original KK7 blank had just worn past the point where the wafers would set.
I cut a fresh KK7 blank on my Triton Plus right there in the parking lot, transferred the original transponder chip into the new key head, and verified the immobilizer accepted it. Key turned smooth. Engine fired on the first try.
She sat in the driver's seat with the AC on full blast for a solid thirty seconds before she even touched the shifter. I get it. It was 95 degrees and those frozen bags were not getting any colder.
The whole thing, from her call to engine running, was under 45 minutes. A fraction of what the dealer would have charged, and no tow needed.
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“My ignition would not turn in La Jolla and I thought I needed a tow. EZ Car Keyz repaired the ignition on the spot and also made a spare key for safety. The technician worked carefully and confidently.”
“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.”
“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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