The car key problem
Most households here drive every day: to the hospital campus, to jobs across the valley, onto the 405 before sunrise. Newer cars use chip keys, remote fobs and push-button start, so a lost or broken key is never a quick hardware-store copy.
Car work we arrange for 91346
- Car lockouts at home, at work and in parking structures
- Spare keys and fobs cut and programmed
- Transponder key programming
- Ignition keys and ignition repair
- Replacement when every key is lost
- Broken key extraction
Make the spare now
The least costly car-key job is the spare made while you still have one working key. Keep it at home, not on the same ring. If you're down to one key, that's the day to call. A second key costs a fraction of an all-keys-lost job, and it means a lost key becomes an inconvenience rather than a tow.
When a fob stops working
Try a new battery first. If the car still won't respond, the fob may need reprogramming, or replacing if it's damaged.
All keys lost
That needs the make, model and year, proof of ownership and ID, so the locksmith can confirm what's possible on site. Many cars can be done where they're parked.
Parking structures and lots
At the medical center or a shopping lot, give the structure, level and row. Keep your phone on so the locksmith can find you.
Your home locks too
91346 households call about house locks as well; the 91345 page covers home lockouts and rekeys.
Mission Hills history on the doorstep
Some homes and businesses here sit within sight of Mission San Fernando Rey de España and the Andres Pico Adobe. Older buildings in that part of town sometimes carry heavy original doors; a locksmith can usually add modern security without removing period hardware.