2016 Kia Sorento
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I got a call from an alignment shop in Thousand Oaks. Not from the customer, from the shop itself. That detail told me everything I needed to know before I even drove over.
A Sorento owner had hired another locksmith to handle a smart key replacement. Somewhere in the middle of the programming sequence, the vehicle battery dropped voltage. The security handshake got interrupted. The system faulted out, and the other locksmith packed up and left. Now the car was sitting in the alignment shop's lot, not starting, with a confused owner who had already paid someone once.
I brought my jump pack and my diagnostic programmer. First thing I did was clamp onto the battery terminals to hold voltage stable. On these Kias, that one step is the difference between a clean job and chasing your tail through fault codes for an hour. Once the supply was steady, I pulled the fault codes that the interrupted sequence had thrown into the system, cleared them, and started a fresh programming run from the beginning.
The fob the owner had, a four-button proximity fob with the factory FCC ID, learned on the first attempt. Doors, start, the whole thing. I walked every function before I handed it back.
He had been half-expecting another failure. When the car started he just sat there for a second.
The alignment shop thanked me for turning the car around quickly. The owner mentioned the dealer had been brought up as a backup option, which would have meant a flatbed tow and a multi-day wait. He saved a good chunk going the other direction.
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“Tim is a hero. He programmed a master proximity key for a newer Volkswagen that multiple locksmiths refused to touch. He spent hours until late at night making sure every function worked perfectly. The skill level here is incredible.”
“Very professional and extremely affordable. The price was literally about three times cheaper than what my dealership quoted me. Fast service and no stress at all. Highly recommend.”
“A friend lost my Lexus key and he was able to program and cut a brand new one within 20 minutes. Arrived within about 40 minutes and was friendly, efficient, and quick.”
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