Is it true that a new key for a Venza will cost approx $350 - $400 for the key and programming?

If you go through a dealer. You will find the FOBs on eBay but it will still cost about $75 to program it and if you need a new physical key cut figure another $75. I had them throw in a spare FOB when I purchased my Venza. I also had them include a spare on my previous two smart start equipped Toyotas. Never used any of them.

 

Well, we just bought a new 2009 Venza off the show floor, we get home and my wife decides to wash the jacket I had been wearing and sure enough, the key fob was in the jacket pocket. I immediately took the thing apart, dried it the best I could, and then put the pieces into a bowl of rice to let the rice absorb the rest of the moisture.

After two days, I took the pieces out of the rice and reassembled the key fob only to find that it no longer works on our car. The little light on the key fob glows brightly when I push the buttons so it makes me think that the key fob itself is okay. I'm thinking that it was shorted out when it got wet and I'm hoping that it just needs to be reprogrammed.

The dealer charges $68 to reprogram the key fob and I'd rather not have to pay that so I'm looking for the reprogramming procedure. I've found the procedure for older Toyota vehicles but nothing for a 2009.

Please help me if you can.

 

Well, we just bought a new 2009 Venza off the show floor, we get home and my wife decides to wash the jacket I had been wearing and sure enough, the key fob was in the jacket pocket. I immediately took the thing apart, dried it the best I could, and then put the pieces into a bowl of rice to let the rice absorb the rest of the moisture.

After two days, I took the pieces out of the rice and reassembled the key fob only to find that it no longer works on our car. The little light on the key fob glows brightly when I push the buttons so it makes me think that the key fob itself is okay. I'm thinking that it was shorted out when it got wet and I'm hoping that it just needs to be reprogrammed.

The dealer charges $68 to reprogram the key fob and I'd rather not have to pay that so I'm looking for the reprogramming procedure. I've found the procedure for older Toyota vehicles but nothing for a 2009.

Please help me if you can.

Bring the fob back to the dealer, play dumb, and say "fob no work". They should make it good under warrantee unless there are obvious signs the fob was drowned. Odds are the dealer would replace it anyway.

 

1 smart key fob for two Toyotas

I just bought a new Venza with smart key. I have a 2008 Camry with a smart key. I want to use my Venza key fob for both the Venza and the Camry. Initially the dealer said I could do it but with both cars in the garage when I popped the trunk with the key fob then both cars would open the trunk. I figured I could live with that. I took the Camry into the dealer to program the Venza key fob to it. Now the dealer says it can't be done and says the key fobs are specific to a model year which I think is wrong. From what little I could find on the web about programming the key fob, it sounds like you can have at least 3 key fobs per car. And it seems that the key fob gets programed with the vehicle code as well as having the key fob code programmed to the car. So the question is "can the key fob have more than one car code programmed in it?" If not, then this seems like the reason the dealer can't do the programming and not the year specific key fob answer that they gave me. Has anyone had a key fob programmed for more than one car? I did a search and couldn't find an answer on the forum.
Thanks,

 

09 Venza SmartKey FOB programming question!

Hi,
I lost one of my Smart Key FOB remotes for my 2009 Toyota Venza. Hate not having a backup, since I have 2 little kids, and don't want to shell out hundreds of $ for a NEW one from Toyota. So, I purchased a used Toyota Venza FOB (Exactly like mine) on eBay thinking I could just reprogram it( That's what the seller advertised!). Well, just came back from my local Toyota dealer, who informed me that once a FOB is programmed for a specific vehicle it can NOT to reprogrammed! Can anyone please confirm that this in fact is TRUE? I'd like to know before I send back the remote, for NOT As Described.


Any suggestions, and feedback/advice will be greatly appreciated!


Thanks

 

09 Venza - Key Fob

I too was told $450 for a new fob from the dealer. I found others on Amazon / Ebay for $150-180. I told the dealer and they said ok no problem, just bring it to us to program it will be $70. So before I did this I opened up the fob just to have a look. It has a circuit board that you can pop out and there is a small button battery. So I went and got a new one at an electronics store for $7 and popped it in. Low and behold this solved the problem, the fob works like a charm. NO PROGRAMMING REQUIRED. IT IS ALL A COMPLETE SCAM. THE COST TO FIX IS $7!!!

 

I too was told $450 for a new fob from the dealer. I found others on Amazon / Ebay for $150-180. I told the dealer and they said ok no problem, just bring it to us to program it will be $70. So before I did this I opened up the fob just to have a look. It has a circuit board that you can pop out and there is a small button battery. So I went and got a new one at an electronics store for $7 and popped it in. Low and behold this solved the problem, the fob works like a charm. NO PROGRAMMING REQUIRED. IT IS ALL A COMPLETE SCAM. THE COST TO FIX IS $7!!!

Just to be clear... Did you replace the battery on a fob that came with the car but stopped working, or did you replace the battery on a fob that you bought on eBay?:dunno:

 

^ Forget that dealer!

 

Remote won't open the back hatch

I've got a 2009 Venza. It's given me very few problems over the years, but recently the remote stopped opening the rear door/hatch. It unlock the other doors just fine. I checked the rear door hatch lock and that's not the problem. Any ideas?

 

Did you check the manual override button? On the lower dash, by your left knee is a button that will disable the hatch. More than likely, it was accidentally pressed.

 

Thanks for the note Iburton. Yes, that button was the first thing I checked. I've had valets or the mechanics that change my oil accidentally push that button, so I've had experience when it's depressed. But if that button is depressed and you try to open the back hatch it will make a sound. There's no sound with this problem. At first I thought maybe the battery in my remote was going out but it opens the other doors just fine.

 

Did you try with the other remote?

 

Unfortunately, my husband lost his remote not long after we bought the Venza.

 

Better bite the bullet and get another ..... lose or kill the one you have on a Saturday nite and you won't be moving it till Monday.

Anyone know how much they cost?

KC

 

My son has now confessed that while my husband and I were out of town recently he had driven the Venza (I told him he could use it if he wanted to) but had accidently left the fob in his pants pocket when he washed his clothes. He said he stopped the washer and retrieved the fob as soon as he remembered about it. Soooooo, now I have taken the fob apart and put it in a Ziploc with some rice to dry it out. I hope this trick works.

 

I heard people dropping the key fob into water and still works afterwards.

 

Is it possible to programme a new key fob at home?

Is it possible to programme a key fob bought on eBay at home

 

You would need the programming tool that dealers have.
My guess is you don't have such a device so no you can't.
Also from what I remember the Fobs and ECMs can only be
reprogrammed so many times. I could be wrong on that so
depending on how many times the eBay device has been reprogrammed
even a dealer might not be able to do it. That likelihood is pretty slim.

The going rate for a dealer to reprogram a FOB was about $150. If it was
something average joe would do at home how could they command such a
premium price?
J