by Ran Nitzan | Sep 27, 2022 | Car Keys
The key goes in, but it will not turn. Or it turns only after you jiggle it. Or it turns, the dash lights come on, and the engine does nothing. Ignition trouble usually starts small and gets worse until one morning the car will not start at all. This guide explains...
by Ran Nitzan | Aug 12, 2022 | Car Keys
You slide the key in, turn it, and nothing happens. The key won’t move, or it moves a hair and stops. It’s a frustrating way to start the day, and a call we get often across the Phoenix metro. The good news is that a key that won’t turn is often...
by Ran Nitzan | Jul 8, 2022 | Car Keys
A car key that suddenly stops working rarely fails the same way twice. Sometimes the remote goes silent, sometimes the key will not turn, and sometimes it turns but the engine does nothing. Each symptom points to a different cause, and the fix is different too. This...
by Ran Nitzan | Jul 1, 2022 | Car Keys
Twenty years ago a car key was a piece of brass cut at the hardware store for a few dollars. Today a lost key can cost more than a set of tires, and the price varies so wildly between cars, and between a dealer and a locksmith, that most people assume someone is...
by Ran Nitzan | May 13, 2022 | Car Keys
Nearly every car key replacement call starts with the same question from us: “What does your key look like?” The answer decides almost everything that follows: whether the key can be cut in a minute or needs to be programmed to the car, whether we can do...
by Ran Nitzan | Feb 8, 2022 | Car Keys, Locksmith Advice
“What kind of key is this?” is the first thing we ask on almost every call, and the answer decides everything: whether we can copy it in the van in two minutes, whether it has to be cut by code, whether the car needs to be programmed, and what it’s...
