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What To Do When You Have Lost Your Transponder Key

The transponder key, there are those who simply can’t live without it. It is key that has a chip inside of it that enables you to unlock your car doors and even start the ignition without physically having a key in the door or ignition. The chip inserted inside your transponder key is programmed to a computer system that identifies your key. Once the key is identified, it will enable you to unlock or start your car. If the chip does not connect to the computer system, you will not be able to start the car. This serves as a protection for you, the motorist. In fact, fewer cars are stolen because of the transponder key. Most new models of automobiles are being designed to use the transponder key for this very reason. Since the car thief would have to have the chip, this means they would have to have the physical key to start the car. Long gone are the days of being able to hotwire a car and just take off. While thieves have certainly gotten smarter, so has those working in the automotive industry. However, it is possible for you to lose your transponder key. At this point, if it falls into the wrong hands, there is a chance that they could steal your vehicle.

It certainly wouldn’t take much to lose your car keys, especially if you are in a hurry. Now-a-days, who isn’t in a hurry? When you have children and you’re running around trying to take care of work, home and family, you’re bound to lose a few things along the way. One of those things sometimes happens to be our car keys.

 

Why Report It to a Locksmith

There are several reasons to report your lost or stolen transponder key to a locksmith. One of the many reasons is that no matter where you are, we come to your location to reprogram your key for you. You won’t have to contact a tow truck to have your car towed home or to your auto mechanic. This is usually a pain because they often take their time to respond to your requests. They know that you can’t go anywhere. However, they will often charge you far more than they should simply because you are in a vulnerable situation. When you report the problem to our locksmiths they will immediately go to work on getting you a new chip and programming it for you, right on the spot.

Another reason to rely on the services of a locksmith when your transponder key has been lost or stolen is because our cost to replace to replace it is far less expensive than that of an auto dealership. Your first inclination might be to call your dealership to replace your key. We would suggest that you consider the cost and instead of doing this, contact us. We don’t take advantage of your misfortune by overcharging you. Many dealerships also carry overhead expenses and this requires them to up charge the customer. When you lose your key or it has been stolen, it often comes as a surprise. You may not plan for such a thing to occur but it can certainly happen to anyone of us at any time.

 

Avoid a Stolen Car

If you wait to report your transponder key missing and go on using your spare, you might just wake up one day to discover that your car is no longer where you parked it. This is because you didn’t take the time to have a new one programmed and the thief eventually caught up to you. We’ve certainly seen this happen where someone thought they lost their keys when in actuality their keys were stolen.
Suppose you had contractors in your home and when you were not looking they slide your keys in their pocket. Maybe you were shopping in a department store and you laid your keys down for a moment and someone picked them up. They may have other information about you that enables them to come to your home and steal your car. You simply cannot afford to take unnecessary chances. No matter how much of an inconvenience you might think that it is to have another key made, trust us when we tell you it is going to be more of an inconvenience if your car is stolen.

Replacing the Chip

If you have dropped your key one too many times, you may have loosened the chip in the key until it eventually falls out. Some motorist thinks that chip is a battery but it is the chip that communicates with your cars computer system. If you lose the chip, you will not be able to operate the vehicle. If you notice that your key is cracked, instead of continuing to put tape around it to keep it together, it would certainly be in your best interest to have new key made before you lose the chip. Losing the chip is as good as losing the key itself. Whether you have a spare one or not, don’t wait until it is too late to get a new key made, let a professional locksmith replace your key for you today and don’t take the chance of losing it.

The loss of a transponder key can be especially troublesome to someone who uses their key every day. Rely on the services of locksmiths to replace a lost or stolen transponder key.

 

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