Ignition Repair & Transponder Keys
Ignition Repair & Transponder Keys in Austin, TX
A worn ignition cylinder eats keys and then strands you. Replacing it on site is a fraction of the dealer's price and does not need a tow.
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Cylinder replacement on site
The new cylinder is keyed to your existing key wherever the make allows, so you keep one key for everything.
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Broken key extraction
Snapped in the ignition or the door? We pull the fragment out without wrecking the wafers.
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Transponder and immobiliser faults
Chip programming, dead fob batteries and no-crank immobiliser faults diagnosed before you pay for parts.
Ignition Repair: what it costs
Typical Austin-metro ranges. Your exact number is quoted on the phone.
| Job | Typical range |
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| Ignition cylinder replacedKeyed to your existing key where the make allows | $175 – $375 |
| Broken key extractionDoor, ignition or padlock | $75 – $150 |
| Transponder key cut & programmedMost makes from the mid-nineties on | $120 – $250 |
| All keys lostKey originated from the VIN, no tow needed | $200 – $450 |
| Service call / dispatchCharged once per visit, never per lock | $29 – $49 |
| Nights, Sundays & holidaysQuoted on the phone before a van is sent | +$25 – $65 |
These are the ranges most jobs in the Austin metro land between. The exact number is quoted on the phone before a technician is dispatched, and it is the number on the invoice. Parts are itemised separately and priced from a rate card, not invented at the door.
Common questions
My key turns but nothing happens.
That is usually the immobiliser or the transponder chip rather than the cylinder. We can test it in a few minutes and tell you which.
Can you rekey the new ignition to my old key?
On most makes, yes. Where the design does not allow it you end up with two keys, and we will say so up front.
Do you come to me?
Yes. Driveway, office parking lot, roadside, grocery store lot. That is where nearly all of this work gets done.
What Austin says
about us
Reviews left by customers across Austin, Round Rock, Cedar Park and Pflugerville.
Locked myself out at eleven at night with a toddler asleep upstairs. Quoted me on the phone, arrived in half an hour, had the door open in under five minutes without a scratch on it. Charged exactly what was quoted.
Marisol Trevino
Homeowner, Mueller
We turn over about forty units a year and they handle every rekey. Invoiced to the office, keying schedule emailed the same day, never had to chase them.
Dwayne Whitfield
Property manager, North Austin
Dealer wanted a tow plus two days for a lost Kia key. These guys did it in my driveway in about an hour for a lot less. Two keys, both tested before he left.
Priya Raghunathan
Driver, Cedar Park
Panic bar failed on a Friday during service. They came out after close, fixed it properly and talked me through what the inspector would be looking for.
Ben Ostrowski
Restaurant owner, East Sixth
Locked out? We answer the phone at 3 a.m.
One call gets a licensed, insured technician rolling to you anywhere in the Austin metro.
