My son bent one of my keys, how I have no idea but I know a locksmith and straighten it back out. It got me thinking, I know there is a chip inside the key, do the keys ever lose their codes? Is there a life expetancy with them?

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Lance

 

If you get a replacement key from the dealer it should be plug and play provided you give them your vin as they will order a key that has the original immobilizer code embedded in it.

 

I fixed the key, my question was about the life of the chip inside the key.....do they fail and how long do they last?