My ex hubby was in town visiting our son and he decided to “try” be helpful and make spare keys for everyone in my family’s autos.
Everything went great until he got to my car. I’m not sure what exactly went wrong, but as he sat in the vehicle with his programmer, the new key fob and my original, the entire car went down.
Not only would my original key fob no longer work, but the entire electrical system in the car was disabled. Nothing works, no check engine light, no door open chime. It’s all dead.
He had to fly home and I am still trying to figure out what to do. I have checked the battery charge, all the fuses. I’ve considered it zapping the ECM or possibly the theft control starter device.
An Infiniti mechanic I spoke with, said it needs a new anti theft control system “part”. Including a newly programmed key, the quote was around $1,400.00.
I have since gotten a new vehicle. As the repair cost wasn’t worth the investment considering the old girl’s age as well as a couple other minor issues.
However, I’m questioning if I got the correct diagnosis because I have watched YouTube videos on the same vehicle with the same problem and how they bypass the security issue and get the vehicle to start.
I’m got nothing to loose with my current driveway ornament and was going to give it a shot, but in their videos the cars may not operate, but their engine check lights are working before they even start explaining how to do the bypass hack.
I sure hope and would greatly appreciate it if someone with some knowledge on the matter would post their input.
Thanks in advance,
Annie
Thursday, July 30th, 2020 AT 9:45 AM
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