2013 Kia RIO
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County
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2013 Kia RIO
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Out near The Collection in Oxnard, I got a call from an alignment shop. Not the kind of call you expect from an alignment shop.
A customer had brought his 2013 Kia Rio in for a routine tire service. While it was there, he figured he'd deal with the missing spare key. He called another locksmith, that locksmith showed up, started the programming sequence, and then the car battery dropped voltage mid-handshake. The immobilizer went into a fault state. The new locksmith packed up and left without a word. The alignment shop called me because the car wouldn't start and the owner was standing in the parking lot with no options.
I pulled up, popped my jump pack on the battery terminals first. That's not optional on a job like this. You want stable voltage the entire time, not just when you start. Then I connected through the OBD port, cleared the fault codes the botched attempt had left behind, and waited for the system to settle before beginning a clean registration sequence.
The Rio's security system is particular about the order of operations. Rush it or lose power during it, and you're starting over from a worse place than before. Once the faults were gone and voltage was steady, the new fob paired on the first attempt.
An hour and a half, start to finish. He drove out of that alignment shop lot the same afternoon. The alternative was a flatbed ride and a multi-day dealer wait. He saved a good chunk, and more importantly, he wasn't stranded.
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“I needed two keys made for my Honda Element. Friendly, fast, fair pricing, and far better than any other locksmith I have used in the area. Best service by far.”
“I lost my Honda Passport key and called EZ Car Keyz. He came out and made a new key in under five minutes. Legendary service.”
“They responded instantly, showed up within an hour, and arrived exactly when they said they would. Made a copy and programmed a fob for my 2014 car with a worn ignition in about 15 minutes. The new key works perfectly and feels like a dealer key.”
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