2023 Kia Stinger
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2023 Kia Stinger
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I was already near the Waterfront in Santa Barbara when the call came in. Guy had been sitting in a parking area not far from Stearns Wharf for two hours. Another locksmith had come out before me, done something, charged him, and left. The car would crank, run for about two seconds, and die. Every time.
He was convinced the car was broken. The first locksmith had told him the issue was a module and that he'd need a dealer.
I asked him to walk me through what happened. He'd lost his only fob, called a locksmith, got a new key made, paid for it, and then watched the guy pack up while the car still wouldn't stay running. Crank and stall. Crank and stall.
That pattern is specific. It's what you get when the immobilizer accepts key data temporarily but the registration sequence never completed the permanent write. The car sees the key long enough to turn over, then the security system rejects it.
I connected through the OBD port with my diagnostic equipment, pulled up the immobilizer module, and looked at the key registration status. The previous attempt had written partial data and left it in a conflict state. I cleared it, retrieved the PIN by VIN, ran the full registration sequence the correct way, and confirmed the write completed before I disconnected anything.
Then I tested it the way I always do: start it, shut it off, walk away with the fob, come back, start it again. No crank-and-stall. All five buttons on the fob working. Clean.
He asked me what was wrong with it. I told him nothing was wrong with the car. The first job just didn't finish. He nodded like that explained the last two hours of his afternoon.
The dealer quote he'd already gotten, before he called anyone, was well over what he ended up paying me total, including cleaning up the other locksmith's incomplete work.
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“Tim went above and beyond. I struggled all day trying to program a new FOB and nothing worked. Tim helped me patiently, even recommending cheaper options since I was on a tight budget. He eventually came all the way to Ojai late at night and fixed everything.”
“My key fob stopped working while I was at Oxnard Harbor and I thought I was going to need a tow. EZ Car Keyz showed up fast, programmed a new fob, checked everything carefully, and made sure the car was fully functional before leaving.”
“Needed a spare car key made and chose EZ Car Keyz based on their reviews. The reviews were right. They gave me the best price, responded quickly to all my questions, came to my workplace, cut the keys on site, and finished fast.”
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