Infiniti Key Replacement in Charlotte, NC

Almost certainly not, and this is worth knowing before it happens rather than after. There is a mechanical emergency key hidden inside the fob body — a small catch releases it — and it opens the driver's door when the fob has no power to do it wirelessly. For starting the car, Infiniti's push-button system can usually still read a flat fob at very close range: hold the fob against or immediately beside the start button and press. Your owner's manual shows the exact spot for your model, because it differs. Both of those are ways home, not repairs. A fob that only works pressed against the button needs a new battery, which is a cheap fix you can often do yourself. If a fresh battery changes nothing, the fob itself or its pairing is the problem, and that is what we come out for.

It matters for identifying the car, not for whether we can key it. Infiniti renamed almost the whole range at one point — G sedans and coupes became Q50 and Q60, the FX became the QX70, the M became the Q70, the EX became the QX50 and the JX became the QX60 — so two cars that are mechanically close can wear completely different names. What actually changes the job is the key hardware: a chipped blade key that turns in an ignition, or a proximity fob with a start button. If you are not sure which name is on your car, read us what is on the back of it, or tell us which you do when you drive it — turn a key, or press a button. That is the answer we actually need.

That pattern usually is the key, and it is a useful thing to notice before you call anyone, because it decides who you should be calling. An engine that turns over and then cuts out within a second or two, with a small key-shaped or security light blinking rather than glowing steadily, is the immobilizer refusing the key. A blade with no recognised chip in it does exactly this, which is why a hardware-store copy opens the doors and never starts the car. Three things cause it in practice: a flat or failing fob battery, a key that lost its programming or was never properly paired to this vehicle, or a fault in the car's own receiver. If you have a second key, try it — if the spare starts the car, the first key is the problem, and you have just saved yourself a diagnostic. If nothing happens at all when you try to start, no cranking and no lights, that is a battery or electrical problem rather than a key one.