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Q: How long will the replacement key last on a 2016 RX?

The programming itself does not expire. Once a fob is registered to the vehicle, it stays registered. Battery changes every year or two depending on use, and the fob will keep working. Most of the issues RX owners run into over time are worn rubber button pads or a weak battery, not anything wrong with the programming.

Q: What if the replacement key stops working a few weeks after you program it?

Call us. The work is covered under our warranty. That said, when a correctly programmed fob stops working on an RX, the cause is usually the vehicle side, not the key. RX and related Toyota-platform owners have reported that certain settings in the vehicle's own menu can interfere with smart key reception -- things that got toggled without realizing it. A reseated battery or a settings check often resolves it before anything else needs to happen.

Q: I have a spare key that still works, but my main fob died. Do I need to erase anything before you program a new one?

No erasing needed when you still have a working key. The 2016 RX can hold multiple registered fobs at once. We add the new one to the existing list alongside your working spare -- your spare keeps functioning exactly as it did, and the new fob gets paired in. All-keys-lost is a different job with a longer procedure built into the system, but as long as one key is present and working, the add-a-key process is faster and simpler.

Q: The door handles on my RX are hit or miss. Sometimes touch unlock works, sometimes I have to use the fob button. Is the key dying?

Not necessarily, and this is one of the more common complaints RX owners post about on forums. If the start button still recognizes the fob reliably, the fob itself is almost certainly fine. Touch unlock at the door handle depends on the antenna in that specific door detecting the fob when your hand is near the sensor.

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She called me around 6 in the evening. Her father had just finished an appointment with a specialist and she had him in a wheelchair next to her 2016 RX in a parking lot in Ventura. She pressed the start button, nothing. Held the fob directly against the button, still nothing. Dealer was already closed for the day.

I got there and started at the beginning. Popped the fob open and the CR1632 had a visible film of corrosion on the positive contact, the kind that builds up slowly and then one warm afternoon it just stops making a reliable connection. The fob itself was still good. But the contact was not doing its job.

I cleaned the terminal, seated a fresh battery, and retested. The car woke right up. Touch unlock on both front handles, start button, all four fob buttons -- everything working.

She did not need a new key programmed. She needed someone to show up with the right tools, look at the actual problem, and not sell her something she did not need. Her father got home that evening in his own seat.

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Do you use OEM or aftermarket keys on the 2016 Lexus RX?▼

We use fresh, verified blanks that match the factory FCC ID and are built to the OEM spec for this fob. On the 2016 RX, the immobilizer is particular about what it will accept and equally particular about what it will reject. The thing I tell every RX owner who asks about used OEM fobs from eBay or salvage listings: once a smart key has been registered to a vehicle, it cannot be reprogrammed to a different one.