Automotive locksmith in Rockville, MD
Keys locked inside, lost outright, snapped in the door, or an ignition that has stopped turning. Most car key work happens where the car is standing — a parking garage, a driveway, a lot off the Pike — not at a dealership at the end of a tow.
Have the make, model and year ready when you call — that one detail decides which blanks and tools come out. 800-214-8901.
Six things drivers call us about
Say what the key did last — it usually points straight at one of these.
Car Lockout
Keys on the seat or shut in the trunk. Opened at the car, without damage to the door or the weather seal.
Car lockoutCar Key Replacement
Every key lost. A new key cut and, where the car needs it, programmed to the immobiliser on the spot.
Car key replacementCar Key Repair
A cracked shell, a worn blade or fob buttons that have stopped responding — often fixable without a new key.
Car key repairDuplicate Car Keys
A spare cut while you still have a working key — a far smaller job than replacing a lost one later.
Duplicate car keysIgnition Replacement
A key that will not turn, sticks halfway or spins without catching. The cylinder repaired or replaced at the car.
Ignition replacementBroken Key Extraction
A blade snapped off in the door or the ignition, drawn out without pushing it deeper or scoring the lock.
Key extractionHow an automotive call goes
Four steps, and the first one is a phone call that takes about a minute.
You describe the door
Here the door is a car door: make, model, year, and whether the key is locked in, lost or broken. That decides the blanks, the programming gear and the tools.
We agree the price
Car keys run from plain metal to fob-and-transponder, so the price depends on the vehicle — and you hear it before anyone sets off.
A locksmith comes out
To the car, wherever it is standing — a garage, a lot, your own driveway. Cutting and programming happen at the vehicle for most common makes.
Open, repair or replace
Openings are non-destructive, and extraction and ignition work are done to keep the original lock in service wherever it can be kept.
The dealership is not the only route
The dealership route usually means a tow, then a wait while a key is ordered against the VIN. A mobile locksmith works the other way round: the equipment comes to the car, and for most common makes the key is cut and programmed on the spot.
- No tow — the work happens wherever the car is parked
- Keys, remotes and transponders cut and programmed at the vehicle for most common makes
- If your car is one we cannot make a key for, we say so on the phone, before you have spent anything
The cheapest key is the spare you cut in time
The biggest automotive jobs we see are all-keys-lost calls, and almost every one of them was once a driver down to a single key. A duplicate made while a working key still exists skips most of what makes a lost-key job slow.
- A duplicate from a working key is a far smaller job than a replacement from nothing
- A worn, bent key chews at the ignition every time it turns — repair the key before it takes the cylinder with it
- Working on Montgomery County vehicles since 2012
Automotive questions we get asked
Can you open my car without damaging it?
I have lost every key to the car. Can you really make one from nothing?
Do you program transponder keys and remote fobs?
The key will not turn in the ignition. Is it the key or the ignition?
Is it worth cutting a spare before anything goes wrong?
Do you come to where the car is?
Standing next to a car you cannot get into?
Call and describe what is locked — that is the whole first step. If it can wait until working hours, book a visit instead and pick a time.