2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Smart Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

I got a call from a guy up in Wood Ranch, Simi Valley, on a Tuesday morning. He had a 2012 Range Rover Sport sitting in his driveway and one fob that was behaving badly. It would start the car sometimes, and other times the start button would just sit there doing nothing. He figured it was the battery, swapped it himself with a fresh CR2032, and it got worse.

He had already called the Land Rover dealer. They told him to bring it in, said they would need to order the key and have him back in. When he asked how long, they were vague about it. He had heard stories from other owners about waiting weeks, and one guy on a forum he found had his truck sitting at a dealer for months on a key issue. He decided to look for another option before he handed over the keys and the car.

I showed up to his driveway with everything I needed. His existing fob was actually holding its registration fine, which meant the problem was the key verification side of things, not the fob itself. I cleared the fault, re-registered his fob through the diagnostic port, and verified the start function, the lock and unlock, and the other buttons on the five-button fob. Took about forty minutes on site.

He had expected a second key out of the deal too, since he had been running on one fob for two years after losing the other. We took care of that at the same time. Both keys registered, both tested, done in the driveway.

The dealer comparison only came up when he said what they had quoted him for the same two-key job. He saved a good chunk.

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