hi my son thought he was being clever drilling a hole into his key so he could put it on a key ring after misplacing it several times! until he went to use it on the car and now it does not work! any info on where to go in christchurch we can get a new key etc?(must have a chip inside?) would it be able to be a mobile key person as we cannot move the car. it is a 2006 mazda atenza, costly?
kazbanz,
Sep 22, 4:55am
if its the ONLY key he's got and he has just destroyed the chip then he is deep in doodoo. Yes he is going to need a mobile service that has the facilities to talk to the cars computer to code a whole new chip.
marte,
Sep 22, 6:20am
Where's the hole in the key? What's come up on the dashboard indicator lights?
Oh boy have you got a big bill coming especially if that was the only key.
strobo,
Sep 22, 7:45am
Better to go blackwells mazda @ sockburn not city bran\ch .they need to confirm your identity and go by the vin /number. And get another clone while your at it. Ring them for the costs so you have some idea will be cheaper than galt who use bw + mark up. Please dont go mobile or mr minit
kidscansell,
Sep 22, 8:17am
thank you yes rang a mobile and they were alot! Mazda was $400.00 cheaper! will tow the car in tomorrow and get it sorted. an expensive lesson for him
mazalinas,
Sep 22, 8:25am
Would it be covered by insurance?
msigg,
Sep 22, 4:53pm
Why would stupidity be covered by insurance?.
sw20,
Sep 22, 5:21pm
It is. Ask the guy who filled his tank with Ad Blue despite massive signs saying its not diesel.
kidscansell,
Sep 22, 6:54pm
That is a bit insulting calling my son stupid. When I called several key places they said it is a very common thing to do! It is the key manufacturers who are stupid not putting a hole in the key to hang on a key ring. thanks for the helpful advice though
martin11,
Sep 22, 7:07pm
Also stupid for not having a spare for the car . Most keys have a hole for a key ring .
kidscansell,
Sep 22, 7:16pm
ummm no wrong the Mazda people and the key cutting places said ALOT of keys do not have holes. anyway I came on here for help not stupid people with too much time on their hands to be unhelpful. His transponder which is his spare stopped working too but yeah thanks for your pointless comments
tjholding,
Sep 22, 7:29pm
Insurance does cover a LOT of stupid things people do* (hell I [only half jokingly] worked up an advertising campaign built on the premise of 'we cover stupid])
HOWEVER; This would not be considered 'accidental' under most insurance policies. OP's son has deliberately drilled the hole. So the claim would likely fail under the operative clause of the policy (same as when people smash a window to get keys out - we do sometimes pay a discretionary settlement if its to rescue a baby or dog but that is case by case).
*OP not calling your son stupid here just speaking in generalities.
kidscansell,
Sep 22, 7:31pm
thank you for you helpful advice good point! I will check where his main key is if he ever had one! thanks again :)
lyl_guy,
Sep 22, 7:37pm
I need to alert my son to this - it's something he would try to do, lol! He's quite intelligent (not at all 'stupid') when it comes to computers and his chosen career (physio) but when it comes to cars - not so much! Good luck OP, sounds expensive.
intrade,
Sep 22, 7:46pm
you need to know the login code with that a lot of scantools can programm keys. So it would be wise to get the code once somone with a xtool pad 2 or other expensive equipment like a lonsdore hacked the system to pull the pincode. usually 4 digits as in my passat its 5 and on my 07 passat you can only get to snif the code if you have 1 working key . otherwise its you heva to remove the immobilizer and read flash the eeprom. and use specific software to decode the eeprom to get the login code.
kazbanz,
Sep 22, 7:48pm
He --or the last owner SHOULD have one. I would say most likely the batteries/battery have gone flat in it and he hasn't gotten around to replacing them. But once powered up the car will run and a new/spare key can be cut. On a side note. With those keys we use clear tape to stick a keyring loop to the keys top
sw20,
Sep 22, 8:23pm
Sounds like my old flatmate. Who dragged his surf board bag ‘lightly’ over the top of my car while it was super dusty. The guy is an engineer and didn’t see anything wrong with it and was really surprised when I showed him the scratches.
tgray,
Sep 22, 9:00pm
Be easy on the kid. We all do dumb things sooner of later. My 19 year old just drained all the trans fluid out of his Forester thinking it was engine oil. "But dad, the filter said "oil filter on the side". Yes, but that is the transmission oil filter. The engine oil and filter is under that big plastic cover". As a 16 year old, I did this once and the flack I got really affected me. I beat myself up over it and felt like crap for a long time afterwards and knocked my confidence. I ended up praising my son for giving it a go.
franc123,
Sep 23, 2:21am
Insurance does indeed cover stupidity. One customer had to get his dead ute put on a truck and brought to us after deciding to go boating one day and after parking up his ute and boat trailer, took his keys with him, in his wisdom he had both his transponder keys on one ring (yeah really), and in another burst of wisdom didnt have one of those wee yellow float things attached to it. I dont really need to finish the story. insurance covered it ALL.
wind.turbine,
Sep 23, 7:07am
but that there is "accidental" unless the keys were deliberately thrown over board then its covered. my insurance company wont cover me if I go drilling holes in my engine head to mount accessories, any why should they, the holes are deliberate just like the hole in the key is deliberate, but if the key had been driven over then yes, they would cover that as its accidental.
joanie04,
Sep 23, 7:18am
My ex. Had an argument (one of many) with the new female. Drove off somewhere and drove over something. $8000 odd damage to the transmission. He told me insurance was covering it. A friend said it was actually only partly covered by insurance. Lucky when it went, one of his passengers is a mechanic and could sort it temporarily.
supernova2,
Nov 17, 1:03am
If it's the Mazda key I think it might be you will find there is a place for a ring that fits onto your keyring. Most of them are missing.
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