Automotive Locksmith Services

When you lock your keys in your car, it can be tempting to attempt to open yourself. However, most of the time this leads to door frame damage or a broken window!

Having an automotive locksmith specialist won’t be as costly as you may think, and it is certainly less expensive than repairing door or window damage.

That being said, there are many “locksmith” companies out there who will scam you out of your hard earned money, by offering $19 or $29 lockouts. The truth is, nobody can feasibly unlock a vehicle for that cheap.

When you call one of these scam locksmith companies, they will get your location first, and send someone before you even agree to having them come out. They will then tell you your vehicle isn’t standard and will charge you hundreds of dollars!

Instead of wasting your time and money on someone who doesn’t speak English and shows up in an unmarked Honda Civic, call a real, local automotive locksmith professional, who will give you the actual total price up front!

Upon arriving at your location, our automotive locksmiths will only use professional grade, top of the line tools to get you back in your car. With those tools in hand, we can quickly unlock your car door without causing any damage to your vehicle.

Most modern vehicle keys are made of brass. The reason for this, is that your key should wear out before your locks, as keys are cheaper to replace.

An unfortunate side effect of this, is your key can wear out over time, since brass is a soft metal and is easily worn down and broken compared to other stronger metals.

Luckily, a broken key isn’t the end of the world – you just need a solid, professional automotive locksmith who can make a new key from a broken one!

Most vehicles made before the year 2000 are just standard brass keys with no transponder chip. For these vehicles, you can just bring both pieces of your key into our shop and we can make a new one from the broken pieces. It’s like magic!

If your vehicle is a newer vehicle and has a transponder chip inside the key, we can still help! While we do need to visit the vehicle to program the key, having both pieces of a broken key makes our job significantly easier than making one from scratch – thus, saving you money.

Additionally, sometimes keys can break while inside your lock. This can be especially frustrating, as the broken piece inside the lock is not easily removed. Videos you see online may tell you to use hot glue or super glue to get the key out – this is terrible advice! For every 1 time it works, 10 other people are dealing with not only a broken key, but now a broken ignition or door lock. When glue is stuck in the lock, the price of having an automotive locksmith increases a lot.

Instead of trying a DIY solution and costing yourself more money in the long run, call us, a real local professional automotive locksmith company! We have professional key extraction tools and can remove your broken key without causing damage.

Choosing an automotive locksmith can feel overwhelming, confusing, and sometimes frightening. Afterall, trusting a company with your security is very important.

Puget Sound Locksmith is one, if not the most, reliable and trustworthy automotive locksmith companies in the greater Puget Sound area. We are family owned and operated, and all of our technicians are not only highly skilled, but also pass regular background and drug tests.

Furthermore, we are licensed, insured, and bonded. You can rest easy knowing the technicians at Puget Sound Locksmith have you, your safety, your security, and your wallet in mind at all times!

One final thing that sets us apart from most companies is our physical shop. Most “locksmith” companies are mobile only or working out of their car. We have an actual physical store that you can walk into for service in addition to our mobile automotive locksmith services.

One of the obstacles many people face when choosing an automotive locksmith is pricing. Many companies will advertise one price, but it won’t be fully inclusive. You will be surprised when your bill is up to 10x higher than expected!

At Puget Sound Locksmith, we pride ourselves on our upfront pricing – you only pay what we quote you! There is no bait and switch or additional programming fees added on at the end. Instead, you will get the full price upfront, including everything needed to accomplish your automotive locksmith needs.

Sometimes in rare cases things can change – for example, you call an automotive locksmith to your vehicle when your key stops working. We may make the assumption that your key is worn and needs to be replaced and quote you accordingly. However, upon arriving, we may learn that you have a more severe issue, such as an ignition failure.

Many companies will do the repair and charge you without telling you beforehand what the total will be. We do not like to give our customers an awful surprise. Our approach is to tell you about the issue as soon as we find it, so that you can make the decision if you want us to go ahead with the higher cost repair or not.