1997 Nissan Pathfinder
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

1997 Nissan Pathfinder MECHANICAL-KEY Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

Got a call from the Texas Tract neighborhood in Simi Valley. A guy with a 1997 Pathfinder XE had lost his only key somewhere between the house and the driveway. He thought he put it on the workbench in the garage, but it was gone. He had a bass boat hitched up and a launch reservation at the lake in a few hours.

He called the dealer first. They told him tow it in, wait until they can fit it in the schedule, and they would need to pull the lock cylinder to get the key code. He called me instead.

I used my NSN14 Lishi tool to pick and decode his driver door lock. Each wafer position reads out as I go, so by the time the lock turns, I already have the full cut depths for a working key. The 1997 Pathfinder uses a standard mechanical key with no transponder and no immobilizer, so there is nothing to program. I cut the blade on my mobile machine right there on his driveway, tested it in the door, the ignition, and the glove box.

Then I cut him a spare. Told him to keep it somewhere that is not the workbench.

He drove off with the boat still hooked up, no tow truck, no dealer wait. The whole job took about twenty minutes from the time I pulled up.

BSIS Licensed

LCO#6792

CA Bureau of Security & Investigative Services

NASTF Certified

National Automotive Service Task Force

Fully Insured

Liability & vehicle damage coverage

Google Guaranteed

Verified & backed by Google