Ex Wife Still has FOB!

I know from personal experience that as far as ex-wives are concerned, you cannot change enough locks! I learnt the hard way by foolishly not changing the house locks after my divorce. Certain mischievous acts occured which despite not being proved, caused a lot of inconvenience and expense!

A divorce is sad and there are no winners, but it would be prudent to change all relevant locks and if you are able to re-program the car to switch off the missing fob, then I would. You don't want a fob out there that could fall into the wrong hands! I would quickly add that it doesn't have to be your ex-wife that could miss-use the fob, but it could go missing, be lost, be miss-used by anyone.

The cost is a small price to pay for peace of mind.

 

Don't waste time arguing with the dealership service writer. He or she should not be expected to understand such details, considering the many models that Toyota sells.

Yes, it is possible for the dealer tech to remove the old fob from the list of fobs recognized by the immobilizer ECU, and add the new fob to the list.

It is not true that only two fobs can be activated at a time. If you had five fobs available for activation, they all could be activated if the immobilizer ECU is programmed accordingly.

 

deleted.. better info above.

 

Adding a new fob will not delete the old fob. The dealership will have to explicitly clear the old fob from the list, but they can easily do that if they know what they are doing.

Tom

 

A locksmith can't help you unless he has the special Toyota equipment. Remember, the car is programmed, not the fob.

 

I'll be surprised if you can find one to do it for less.

Tom

 

And don't forget that she will still have the mechanical key that's in the fob.

 

I love the "smart" key....it's so convienent...until it's not.....

 

So now we keep our cars longer than our spouses?

 

Be ready for her to do even more damage when you lock her out of the car.....she sounds like a real gem. I cannot understand why someone wants to spend so much energy on negative pursuits...

 

I've devoted my entire life to negative pursuits. It's my true medium.

Tom

 

Prepare for the wisdom of Solomon . . . . so ... tell your EX you'll pay her $80 or $100 for your fob she has ... and you'll both feel like it's a bargain.
btw ... we have 4 fobs for our prius ...

 

and how much should he offer for half a fob?

 

Don't let her fob off anything on you.

 

It is the car that is programmed, not the fobs. Yes, you need the correct Toyota diagnostic tools to do this work, especially if your car has the Smart system.

I take it that you didn't like hill's suggestion to buy the fob from your ex-wife? That seems like the most efficient action to take.