Coding & Configuration
All-Keys-Lost Smart Key Programming
Price
from $129
starting price · see note below
Duration
45–90 min
at your location
Booking
From $129: the price depends on your year, model and key type, so I verify your vehicle and confirm the price with you before you commit to anything.
No working key left for the vehicle? On supported vehicles I program a new smart key from scratch, at your home or wherever the car is parked, with professional equipment — including clearing the keys the vehicle no longer has. From $129, and the price depends on your year, model and key type, so I verify your vehicle and the key you have first and confirm the price before you commit to anything. Compatibility varies by year, make and model, and where a supported procedure does not exist I tell you before you spend anything. Programming covers the vehicle's electronic side: the key blade has to be cut and the key supplied before I arrive.
When every key for the vehicle is gone, there is nothing to copy: the vehicle has to be taught a brand new smart key from scratch. On supported vehicles I do that at your home, your office or wherever the car is sitting, with professional equipment.
From $129, and the price depends on your year, model and key type, so I verify your vehicle and the key you have first and confirm the price with you before you commit to anything. The same visit clears the keys the vehicle no longer has, so a key that was lost or stolen cannot start or unlock it.
This is the vehicle's electronic side: the key blade has to be cut and the key itself supplied before I arrive. Tell me your year, model, trim and what key you are bringing, and I will tell you plainly whether it can be programmed.
What this addresses
- Every key for the vehicle is lost or stolen
- You bought a used vehicle with no keys
- A key was lost and you would rather start over with a new one
- You want the keys you no longer have erased from the vehicle
Compatibility
All-keys-lost programming is offered on supported vehicles only, and what is possible depends on your year, make, model and key type. Compatibility varies by year, make and model, and some vehicles need an existing working key or a specific key type before a new one can be programmed at all. I verify yours before you spend anything, and if it cannot be done I tell you instead of charging for an attempt. This is not a locksmith or dealership key service.
How mobile service works
- 1Tell me your year, make, model, engine — and what your car is doing (or what feature you want changed).
- 2I verify your vehicle and confirm the service is supported before you spend anything — compatibility varies by year, make and model.
- 3I confirm the price with you before I head out. Prices are starting prices. No travel fee within 10 miles of Chattanooga. Beyond 10 miles, a travel fee applies at $2 per round-trip mile, quoted up front before booking. Anything over 30 miles is outside our service area.
- 4I come to you — your home, your office, your driveway. No waiting room, no dealership lane.
- 5I work with professional equipment, report what I find, and deliver — a diagnostic report, a reset, a feature unlocked.
Common questions
What do you need from me before the visit?
Your year, model and trim, the key you are bringing (smart key or transponder), and whether the blade is already cut. The key has to be supplied and cut first, because programming is the electronic half of the job.
Why does the price start at $129?
Because the work and the equipment time depend on the vehicle and the key type. From $129 is the starting point; I verify your vehicle, then confirm the price with you before you commit to anything.
Will the old keys still work?
Not where the vehicle supports clearing them. Lost keys are erased from the vehicle as part of the visit, so they can no longer start or unlock it.
Can this be done on any vehicle?
No. Support varies by year, make and model, and some vehicles cannot be programmed without an existing working key. Send me your details and I will confirm before you spend anything.
Ready when you are
Send your year, make, model and what you need done. I verify compatibility before you book.
Serving Chattanooga and surrounding areas — I come to you. Enter your ZIP to confirm coverage.
Prices are starting prices, not guarantees. Final pricing can depend on vehicle, location, diagnostic complexity and requested procedure. This is an electronic diagnostics, coding and reset service — not mechanical repair. Diagnostics identify electronic faults but do not guarantee that a specific mechanical repair will resolve a problem. No dealership or manufacturer affiliation.