Eghsmom

So does the key have any affect on whether the vehicle will start. My key has separated from the housing however I am able to fix it but does the key prevent the car from starting if it's not assembled and functioning properly

Arsenii

Hello,

Do you mean that your key part separated from a key housing?
If so, you can test if you have an immobilizer in your car - try starting the car with just a key, if it will not start, put the key housing near the lock and try starting again, it should start up. If it still won't start up, you have a different kind of issue.

Hope this helps and best of luck!

Richardsr

The Valet key will start the car and has no electronics in it, so the key portion should work like a valet key.

Arsenii

Actually, the Valet key still has an immobilizer chip in it, the only difference is that it cannot open a trunk and a glove box, and it cannot be used to program a new key.