2013 Kia Sedona
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

2013 Kia Sedona Transponder Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

A guy from Westlake Village called on a Saturday afternoon. He had driven out to a trail near Thousand Oaks, done a long hike, and come back to an empty pocket. Just gone. He had owned the Sedona since buying it used and had never thought to make a spare. One key, one owner, one bad afternoon.

He was ready to leave it overnight and deal with a tow Monday morning. I told him that wasn't necessary.

I got to the lot, started with the door lock. Picked it open and decoded the wafer positions to get the exact cut depths, no key code needed. Then I connected through the OBD port, retrieved the security PIN, and ran the all-keys-lost sequence. The Sedona's system erases any prior keys at that point, so whatever key had gone missing into the brush was now dead to the car. I cut a new key blade to the decoded profile, programmed the transponder chip to the vehicle, and tested it.

He turned the key, the engine came up, no security light sitting on. Done in the parking lot, no tow, no waiting until Monday, no dealer appointment.

The dealer came up briefly in conversation. He'd already looked them up on his phone while he waited and told me what they wanted, plus a tow fee on top. What he paid me was a fraction of that, and he drove home the same afternoon.

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