We come to you across Richmond — City Centre, Steveston, Broadmoor, or the Richmond Auto Mall — and cut & program a replacement Nissan key or Intelligent Key fob on the spot. Altima, Rogue, Sentra, Qashqai, Micra, Frontier and more. No tow, no dealer wait.
Lost or broken Nissan key doesn't have to mean a tow and a week of waiting on a dealer part. Our mobile techs carry Nissan key blanks, Intelligent Key fobs and the programming gear in the truck — most Nissans are handled right in your driveway, the parkade, or the airport lot.
Nissan uses two broad key systems, and which one you have changes the job. Older models — think early Altima, Sentra, Versa and Frontier — run a transponder chip inside a bladed key that has to be programmed to the immobiliser before the engine will crank. Newer models use the Nissan Intelligent Key (often badged I-Key), a proximity smart fob that unlocks the doors as you approach and lets you start the car with the push-button ignition. Both are programmable on-site for the vast majority of Nissans on Richmond roads — we confirm your exact year and model on the phone before we head out.
We regularly cut and program keys for the Altima, Rogue and Rogue Sport, Sentra, Versa and Versa Note, Qashqai, Kicks, Murano, Pathfinder, Frontier, Titan, Leaf, Maxima and Micra. If your Nissan isn't on that list, it almost certainly still isn't a problem — call with the year and model and we'll confirm parts and programming before quoting.
| Nissan key type | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Transponder key (older, chip only, no remote) | $110–$190 |
| Remote head key (chip + remote in one key) | $150–$260 |
| Flip / switchblade key with remote | $140–$250 |
| Intelligent Key / I-Key smart fob (push-to-start) | $220–$400 |
| Second / spare key at the same visit | $90–$220 |
| All-keys-lost (re-enrol immobiliser via OBD) | $280–$500 |
Ranges cover the fob or key, labour, and programming. Late-model Intelligent Keys and all-keys-lost jobs sit at the higher end because the fob itself costs more and the immobiliser re-enrol takes longer. We give you a firm range on the phone once we confirm your year, make and model — no surprises when we arrive.
Tell us the model, year and — if you can read it off the registration — the VIN. We confirm whether it's a transponder key or an Intelligent Key and give you a firm price range on the call.
A mobile tech heads to wherever the car is parked — City Centre, Broadmoor, an Aberdeen Centre parkade, or the Richmond Auto Mall. Nothing gets towed anywhere.
We cut the blade (or supply the fob), program the chip and remote to your immobiliser, then test everything — proximity unlock, push-to-start, lock, trunk — before we pack up.
A Nissan dealership will usually order the Intelligent Key from a distribution centre (often 2–5 business days), charge dealer-rate programming labour, and expect you to tow the car in if it won't start with the key you have. A mobile locksmith carries the fob and the programming tools in the truck and does the whole job at your location, same day. For the great majority of Nissans the final price is the same or lower than the dealer, and you save the tow and the wait. The exception is a small number of the very newest models with encrypted programming — if yours is one of those, we'll tell you honestly on the phone so you're never charged for an attempt we can't finish.
Richmond wraps around Vancouver International Airport, and that shapes the car-key calls we get here — keys left on a plane, in a rental cubby, or in an airport hotel room, then discovered in a YVR parking structure or a Sea Island lot. Drop or lose your Nissan fob out there and you're a long way from help if you call someone who doesn't cover the island. We're local, so we know the terminals, the employee lots and the hotel strip on Westminster Highway near the airport, and can reach you on Sea Island or out in Steveston fast.
We also serve the residential and retail side: the strata towers and townhomes along No. 3 Road and City Centre, the single-family streets in Broadmoor, Seafair and Terra Nova, and the dealership row itself at the Richmond Auto Mall. Wherever your Nissan is parked in the 604 and 778 Richmond area codes, we're the call to make.
Different make, or a different automotive job? Same truck, same licensed tech, same on-site programming.
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Car keys are priced by vehicle. Pick what you need and we’ll collect your make, model & year to text you an exact quote.