1998 Toyota Avalon
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

1998 Toyota Avalon Transponder Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

A woman had rented a place out in Ormond Beach for a long weekend. One morning she came out to the car and it just would not go. The key turned, the dash lit up, and then nothing. No start, no crank. She assumed it was a dead battery, called someone to jump it, and the same thing happened again. That is when she started thinking it might be the key.

She called the Toyota dealer. They said bring it in, or tow it in if it would not drive, and they could look at it the next afternoon. She was leaving in two days.

I drove out to Ormond Beach that same evening. Before I touched anything, I pulled the VIN off the door jamb and confirmed which immobilizer setup I was working with. That step alone has saved me more than once on mid-90s Toyotas where the build origin changes the job. Once I had that confirmed, I connected to the OBD port, read the system, and got to work generating a replacement transponder key matched to her vehicle. The key blade got cut right there in the van. The whole job took about 30 minutes on site.

She was on the road the next morning, well before her checkout. The dealer comparison barely came up. She had already done the math when they mentioned towing.

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