2001 Toyota Sienna
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

2001 Toyota Sienna Transponder Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

The Sienna in La Conchita was not going anywhere on its own.

The owner called because a tow truck could not get past the gate without a resident escort, and he had no key that worked, so there was no driving it out to meet them anywhere. The car was in guest parking inside the complex, and his only option was to wait for someone to come to him.

I drove in behind a resident making a turn and walked over to the Sienna with my bag. The original key was worn down enough that it was reading inconsistently, not fully dead, just unreliable. Some mornings it started. That morning it didn't.

I decoded the lock, cut a new blade to match, and programmed the transponder chip to the car's immobilizer using my diagnostic equipment right there in the parking lot. No shop, no lift, no waiting room. The cutting machine is bolted to the floor of my van. Everything else fits in the bag.

The car started on the first turn. The owner walked me back toward the gate and mentioned the dealer had quoted him a wait time that assumed he could get the car there first. That part alone would have cost him a tow, then the dealer visit on top of it. He saved a good chunk, and the car never left the complex.

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