I dropped my keys down the elevator a few months ago and had to call the elevator company to retrieve them. Unfortunately the automatic car door lock no longer worked after that incident and from then on I had to unlock my car doors manually...just like the olden days. I paid $138 to the elevator company to retrieve my keys.
Two months later I went to get an oil change. I took the car key off the key ring so they could do the work on the vehicle. When I got back home after the oil change, I took my car key out of the ignition and set it on the seat. I reached over to lock the car door, grabbed my house keys and shut the door. Oooops! There was my one-and-only car key sitting on the driver seat.
I called ACME Locksmith in Scottsdale and Ryan came over within an hour to get the car key out of my vehicle. It took him about two minutes to retrieve the key. I explained that I only had one key for the car since I had bought it used several years ago. I had always dreaded what would happen if I lost the key or locked it in my car. He said he could look up my key number now and I could probably get a key made at a later date back at their location. However he found he indeed had the right master key for my make and model in his kit! All he had to do was grind it down to make it unique to fit my vehicle. Voila! It worked to open and start the car. I now had two keys for my car!
I explained to him that the transponder I used to unlock my car no longer worked after the elevator incident. He said that I could check with their Mesa location...they might be able to assist me with getting a replacement transponder to unlock the car door automatically. I was once again thrilled to hear this info and plan to check with them as well.
At the end of the day, the price I paid for retrieving the key from my vehicle and having an additional key made was less than I had paid the elevator company when the got my keys out of the elevator shaft.
These guys are great. I would highly recommend them to anyone in the valley.