2010 Kia Sorento
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

2010 Kia Sorento Transponder Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

A Rancho Conejo chiropractor called me on a Wednesday morning. His 2010 Sorento had a key that physically turned in the ignition but the car would not stay running. He thought it was a fuel issue, maybe a dead pump. He had patients booked wall to wall until 5pm and zero time to deal with a tow or a dealer appointment.

I asked him a few questions on the phone. Did it crank? Yes. Did it catch and then die within a second or two? Yes. That told me enough. The key itself was likely worn or damaged, and the transponder chip was not being read cleanly by the antenna ring around the ignition cylinder.

I drove to his office lot. He met me for about four minutes between patients, handed me the key, and went back inside. I decoded the blade, confirmed the lock was in good shape, cut a new key to the vehicle, and programmed the transponder to the immobilizer. The whole job was done before his next patient was off the table.

He came out at lunch, started it on the first try, and that was it. He mentioned a shop had already told him it might be a fuel pump. It wasn't. It never left the parking lot.

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