2016 Nissan Quest
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I was parked near Ventura Harbor on a Saturday when the call came in. A guy had his 2016 Quest sitting at a smog check station about a mile away. He wasn't there for a key job originally. But the story that came out once I arrived was a good one.
A locksmith had been there before me. That tech attempted an all-keys-lost procedure, and somewhere in the middle of the programming sequence, the Quest's battery sagged low enough to interrupt the security handshake. The vehicle's immobilizer went into a fault state. The other locksmith decided that was someone else's problem and left. The smog shop had a Quest taking up a bay and an owner who couldn't drive it anywhere.
When I got there, the dash was showing a key-not-detected warning even with the original fob present. That told me the module hadn't just paused, it had locked up mid-registration and the fob list was in a bad state.
First thing I did was put my jump pack on the battery to hold stable voltage. That part matters a lot. Then I connected my programming tool through the OBD port, cleared the fault state, and verified the module was ready before I touched anything else. Once it was clean, I ran a fresh all-keys-lost sequence with steady power the whole way through. The new fob registered on the first try. Took me a few minutes to test every function: lock, unlock, touch-handle detection, the start button reading the fob through the dash. Everything came back.
Total time was about an hour and a half. Longer than a normal Quest job because of the cleanup work. The owner had been quoted a flatbed tow to the dealer on top of whatever they'd charge to sort it out. He saved a good chunk by having me finish what should have been done right the first time.
The smog shop asked me to explain what went wrong. I showed them: power interruption mid-handshake, module fault, lockout. They said they'd seen that locksmith before. Now they know the signs.
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“My Chevy key snapped while I was running errands in North Oxnard. He removed the broken piece from the ignition, cut a new blade, programmed the transponder, and tested everything thoroughly. The whole job was smooth and professional. Best automotive locksmith I have used.”
“My car keys were stolen on a cold evening and Nick drove all the way out to Santa Barbara. He got into my car, made a new key, and charged $100 less than another company. Friendly, skilled, trustworthy, and genuinely caring. Nick is a hero.”
“Tim is a hero. He programmed a master proximity key for a newer Volkswagen that multiple locksmiths refused to touch. He spent hours until late at night making sure every function worked perfectly. The skill level here is incredible.”
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