2009 Mazda Tribute
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2009 Mazda Tribute Transponder Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional
Got a call from a guy near Pacific View Mall in Ventura. He was sitting in his 2009 Tribute in the parking lot and the engine just would not turn over. Key turns, dash lights come on, fuel pump primes, then nothing. No crank. Classic PATS symptom: the anti-theft light on the dash was blinking solid instead of going out after a couple seconds.
He had already tried the usual stuff. Waited ten minutes with the key on, turned it off, tried again. That is the PATS reset procedure that floats around on Escape and Tribute forums, and sometimes it works. Not this time.
I got there and plugged into the OBD-II port under the dash. Ran the PATS module read and the system showed one key registered, but it was reading as an invalid key ID. The 4D63 transponder chip in his original key had gone intermittent. These 80-bit chips can do that after years of wear, especially if the key housing is cracked near the head where the chip sits.
Cut a new H75 blank, seated a fresh 4D63 80-bit chip, and ran the PATS key learn procedure through the diagnostic port. The 10-minute security access timer ran its course, new key registered, and the engine fired on the first turn. Tested the second key he had at home over the phone later, walked him through the two-key add procedure so he could register it himself.
His car never left that parking spot.
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