Nissan Car Key Replacement: What Type of Key Does Your Vehicle Use?
Nissan has used several different key technologies across its lineup over the years, and the type of key your vehicle requires has a direct impact on what is involved in replacing it. Older Nissan models use a basic metal blade that can be cut from a key code or by impression. Models produced through the 2000s and into the 2010s — including many Altima, Maxima, and Murano trims — use a transponder key, which contains a small microchip that must be programmed to communicate with the vehicle's immobilizer system. Without that programming step, a correctly cut key will turn the ignition but the engine will not start.
More recent Nissan vehicles, including the Rogue and later Altima generations, use Intelligent Key fobs or push-button smart keys that require both a working key fob shell and precise programming to the vehicle's on-board computer. Our technicians arrive with the diagnostic and programming tools required for all of these configurations, meaning a Nissan Rogue locked keys in car situation or a completely lost key set for a Nissan Altima can both be addressed at your location in North New Hyde Park — no tow required.