2017 Kia Sedona
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

2017 Kia Sedona Smart Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

A woman near Conejo Creek North Park in Thousand Oaks had her purse grabbed off the back of a chair at a shopping center patio. Keys, wallet, phone, all gone. She borrowed a friend's phone and called the police, then her daughter, then me.

Her 2017 Kia Sedona was sitting in the lot with zero keys. Her daughter called the Kia dealer and got the rundown: tow it in, three to five business days, immobilizer reset recommended since the stolen fob could still start the van. The combined estimate was a lot of money and a lot of waiting.

I got there that evening. All-keys-lost after a theft means I wipe the full key memory through the OBD port so the stolen SY5YPFGE06 is electronically dead to the van. I used my IM608 to get into the SMARTRA3 module, erase all stored key data, and register two brand new fobs from scratch. Decoded the lock cylinder, cut both emergency blades, tested every button including both sliding doors and the hatch.

She drove home that night. The stolen fob can still physically turn the door lock if someone cut a blade to match, but the immobilizer will never let it start. That was the part she needed to hear. She just nodded and put the van in reverse.

Saved a good chunk over the dealer route, and she didn't lose a single day of her week.

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