2017 Toyota Prius
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

2017 Toyota Prius Smart Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

A doctor at a medical office building near the Crossroads Shopping Center in Camarillo called me between patients. Her 2017 Prius smart key had cracked along the seam and the emergency insert blade was wobbling loose from the fob housing. She could still start the car, but the blade was one pocket-snag away from separating completely and leaving her locked out.

The dealer wanted her to bring the car in. Earliest opening was four days out. She had a full schedule of patients and zero ability to babysit a tow truck in a parking garage.

I drove to her building's garage during her lunch break. I used my TOY43 Lishi to decode the door cylinder and verify the blade cut depths right at the car, no original blade needed since hers was already compromised. Cut a fresh TOY43 emergency key, then paired a new HYQ14FBE fob through the OBD port using the Toyota H-chip registration process. The whole thing, decode, cut, program, was about 30 minutes.

I walked every function: lock, unlock, trunk, panic button. Tested the push-button start from both front seats since the 2017 Prius has antenna coils at the dash and center console that can individually fail. Everything read clean.

She walked out after her last patient to two working keys. Her car never left the spot and she never left the building. The dealer route would have cost her a full afternoon plus a tow out of a parking garage, for a fraction of what they wanted.

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