Dodge & Ram Locksmith in Metro Atlanta, GA
Sentry Key blades, FOBIKs and push-button fobs for Ram pickups, Chargers, Challengers, Durangos, Journeys and Grand Caravans, cut and programmed where the vehicle is parked. No key left at all? Tell the dispatcher your model year and the route for it is confirmed while you are still on the phone.
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NASTF VSP
Vehicle Security Professional
Dealer-level key programming
ALOA Training
EEPROM, auto electronics, access control
32 CEU hours
A Dodge and Ram locksmith with the cutter and programmer on board, headed to your truck
4Keys Locksmith, registered with the Georgia Secretary of State as 4Keys Locksmith LLC, is a mobile Dodge and Ram locksmith for Metro Atlanta, Georgia, that holds NASTF VSP authorization and ALOA training, is insured by The Hartford, and cuts and programs Dodge and Ram keys around the clock wherever the truck or car is parked.
That covers every generation Chrysler has put in these vehicles: the Sentry Key transponder blade, the FOBIK that plugs into the dash, and the push-button fob that stays in a pocket. Keys for modern cars are reached with dealer-level software under NASTF VSP, a fob ordered on the internet gets programmed if its specifications fit, and a fob that has died is exchanged for a brand-new unit carrying the 4Keys warranty. Below: how the key system works, which key each model and year carries, and what each service involves.
Nobody waits at a counter, because 4Keys has none: blanks, cutter and programmer are loaded on each van, the model explained in whether locksmiths come to you. You get the price over the phone before a technician is dispatched (rate list: 4Keys pricing); the line is staffed in English and Spanish, and the team includes Spanish-speaking technicians.
How a Dodge or Ram key talks to the vehicle: Sentry Key, the FOBIK and the wireless ignition node
Chrysler named its immobilizer Sentry Key, and in the trade its security codes go by SKIM codes. A Sentry Key or FOBIK carries a transponder chip that the immobilizer must recognize before the engine is allowed to run. The lock and unlock buttons are a different circuit, a small radio transmitter for the doors, which is why a key can start the engine while its buttons do nothing. How a new key is added depends on the generation in your vehicle, so the generations come first.
The first two generations are transponder blades turned in a lock cylinder. STRATTEC's 2008 transponder guide lists the Y160-PT blade for Ram pickups from 2002 to 2005 and for the Durango from 2001 to 2003. Its successor carries an S stamped on the head and the part name Y164-PT: Ram 2006 to 2008, Charger 2006 and 2007, Caravan and Grand Caravan 2004 to 2007, and the Durango from 2005 to 2008 in that guide, a band STRATTEC's 2020 catalog widens to 2004 through 2010. The 2008 guide marks the 2004 Durango as a dealer key. The 2020 catalog also keeps a blade with no transponder in it on the Ram pickup list for 2004 to 2010, so the stamp on your blade tells more than the model year does.
The third generation took the turning blade out of the ignition. The FOBIK, short for fob-integrated key, is a fob that slides into a dash slot known as the wireless ignition node, or WIN, the module name NHTSA recall 11V-139 uses. A small emergency blade with the 84-groove profile hides inside it for the door. STRATTEC catalogs the FOBIK as Y170-PT for the Charger and the Grand Caravan from 2008, the Challenger and the Journey from 2009, the Durango from 2011, and Ram pickups from 2008 to 2017. Ram trucks from 2009 to 2014 appear with both the S blade and the FOBIK, because the style followed the trim level rather than the year.
The fourth generation is push-button start, which Chrysler calls Keyless Go, where the fob never leaves your pocket. STRATTEC places it on later trims without printing a start year per model, which is why your VIN is what answers that question. Locksmith Ledger also describes a module called the Radio Frequency Hub as the part that handles many of the radio-frequency operations; which models and years carry it is read from the VIN as well.
Adding a key begins with how many working keys you hold. With two, Chrysler's owner procedure, printed in STRATTEC's catalog as OBP-5 for Sentry Key blades and OBP-9 for FOBIKs, puts the vehicle into Customer Programming Mode: both known keys are cycled, the theft light and a chime confirm the mode, and the new key is learned, up to eight keys in total. On a FOBIK, the remote half learns during that same pass. With one working key or none, that owner procedure is closed and a programming tool takes over, and the tool needs the vehicle's security PIN.
That PIN is where FCA tightened access. Locksmith Ledger reports that FCA cut off locksmith access to SKIM and PIN codes and redesigned the electronics so a PIN could no longer be pulled out of the vehicle. For 2014 and newer Stellantis vehicles, a tool maker's knowledge base explains, the PIN is purchased against the VIN through the Stellantis portal by someone with an active NASTF VSP credential, and the purchase is valid for 12 hours. 4Keys Locksmith holds NASTF VSP authorization, the sanctioned route to that PIN, plus a paid subscription to wiTECH 2.0, the Stellantis dealer software for Dodge and Ram, and it programs original (OEM) Dodge and Ram keys and fobs. A selection of 2018 and newer FCA vehicles also carry a Security Gateway that asks for its own authorization, covered on the Jeep locksmith page.
Which key your Dodge or Ram carries, year band by year band
Years copied from STRATTEC's two catalogs, the 2008 Transponder Guide and the 2020 Comprehensive Catalog. Where bands overlap or a later trim moved to push-button start, the key in your hand and your VIN settle it on the call.
| Model | Years in the catalog | Key generation | Work at the vehicle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ram pickup | 2002-2005 | Sentry Key transponder blade (Y160-PT) | Spare cut and programmed, lockout, all keys lost with the year confirmed by the dispatcher |
| Ram pickup | 2006-2008 | S-stamped Sentry Key blade (Y164-PT) | Spare by owner procedure or programmer, key cut by code, ignition cylinder diagnosis |
| Ram pickup | 2008-2017 | FOBIK in the WIN (Y170-PT); trucks from 2009-2014 may carry the S blade instead, by trim | FOBIK learned with its remote, added key, no-key case, button pairing |
| Charger | 2006-2007 | S-stamped Sentry Key blade (Y164-PT) | Spare, key cut by code, lockout, all keys lost |
| Charger | 2008+ | FOBIK (Y170-PT); push-button on later trims, read from the VIN | FOBIK or push-button fob programmed, spare, fob bought online |
| Challenger | 2009+ | FOBIK (Y170-PT); push-button on later trims, read from the VIN | FOBIK or fob programming, spare, trunk and door lockout |
| Durango | 2001-2003 | Sentry Key transponder blade (Y160-PT) | Code-cut transponder key, door opening |
| Durango | 2004-2010 | S blade (Y164-PT): 2005-2008 in the 2008 guide, which lists 2004 as a dealer key; 2004-2010 in the 2020 catalog | Extra key, every-key-lost case, ignition and extraction work |
| Durango | 2011+ | FOBIK (Y170-PT); push-button on later trims, read from the VIN | FOBIK or fob programmed, spare, failed fob replaced new |
| Journey | 2009+ | FOBIK (Y170-PT) | FOBIK programmed with its remote, spare, all keys lost |
| Caravan, Grand Caravan | 2004-2007 | S-stamped Sentry Key blade (Y164-PT) | Spare, key cut by code, lockout |
| Grand Caravan | 2008+ | FOBIK (Y170-PT) | FOBIK and remote programmed, spare, fob bought online |
| Selected FCA models | 2018 and newer | Security Gateway on a selection of vehicles (ALLDATA); key type from the VIN | Programming through authorized access and the NASTF VSP PIN |
No key at all for a year in this table? The dispatcher confirms the route for that exact year on the first call. The blade profile shared by these keys, and the recalls that touched the Charger, Journey and Grand Caravan ignitions, are on the Chrysler locksmith page.
Lockouts, spares, lost keys, fobs and modules for Dodge cars and Ram trucks
What each job involves on these vehicles and what decides how it is done.
Locked out of a Ram, Charger or Durango
A spare while one key still works
Every key lost
FOBIK, remote and push-button fob
Ignition: lock cylinder or WIN
Broken key extraction
SKIM, WIN or engine computer replaced
Ram trucks in a company fleet
How a Dodge or Ram key job runs, start to finish
Four stages, and the answers you give in the first one decide the rest.
- 1
The call sets the route and the price
The dispatcher needs the model, the year or the VIN, the key style (blade, FOBIK or push-button) and how many keys still work. Two working keys, one, or none are three different jobs on these vehicles, and the quote you hear reflects which one yours is.
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The technician calls back before driving
That second call pins down the address and the exact parking spot. It is also when a picture of the key or the VIN plate might be requested, and when any paperwork the job needs is sorted out, ahead of arrival.
- 3
Cut, then program, at the vehicle
The blade or the FOBIK emergency blade is cut, by code when no key is left. The chip is then learned through the owner procedure when two keys work, or with the programmer and the PIN when they do not, and the remote half is paired.
- 4
Every key is tested before the van leaves
Each key has to start the engine and work the locks, old and new. If you want lost keys erased from the vehicle memory where the system allows it, so they can no longer start it, say so on the first call.
The van that programs your Ram also rekeys your front door
4Keys Locksmith handles houses and businesses from the same van: a house lockout, a rekey so lost keys stop working, a new lock or deadbolt, a smart lock, and for a business, a rekey after staff changes, a master key system, access control or a panic bar. Read more under residential service and commercial service, or, for a Georgia property, house locks in Georgia and business locks in Georgia.
Where the van meets a Dodge or Ram across Metro Atlanta
Every van starts from Brookhaven. The dispatcher gives you an arrival estimate, and the truck is keyed where it stands, be that a driveway, a job site, an apartment lot, a parking deck or the company lot. Decks need a level and row; gated complexes need a code or a meeting spot.
The same dispatch reaches Acworth, Lithia Springs, Riverdale, Conley and Chamblee, along with every other town on the Georgia locksmith hub. Sister makes built on the same FCA systems have their own pages: Chrysler and Jeep.
The credentials behind the work are listed at ALOA-trained training, and how close an independent locksmith gets to the dealer's own tools is covered in do locksmiths have dealer software.
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FAQ - Dodge and Ram Locksmith Questions
Lockouts, dead buttons, one-key spares, lost keys, the PIN, which key you hold, a sticking FOBIK, the dealer tow and fleets of Ram trucks.
Two keys, one key or none? Say which when you call.
Have the model, the year or VIN, and the key style (blade, FOBIK or push-button fob) ready. A firm quote comes first; the technician sets off from Brookhaven after you accept it.
The price depends on the job and the components it needs; you get the exact total on the phone before the technician is sent. See our reference prices.