Locked out of your car near Metropolis at Metrotown, lost your only key at Brentwood Town Centre, or dealing with a dead fob in a Lougheed parkade? Fast Locksmith Burnaby sends a mobile automotive technician to your exact location — no tow required — with the equipment to get you back on the road.
We come to you — a Metrotown parkade, a residential street in Burnaby Heights, a surface lot near BCIT. No tow, no dealership wait.
An automotive locksmith call in Burnaby usually starts one of three ways: keys locked inside the car, a lost or broken key with no spare, or a mechanical issue — a dead fob or a failed ignition cylinder — that's keeping the car from starting. We handle all three, on-site across Burnaby without needing a tow.
Modern vehicles are more complex than they look. A replacement key for most cars built after 2000 isn't just a cut metal blade — it carries a transponder chip that has to be programmed to your vehicle's ECU before the engine will start. Our mobile units carry multi-brand key-cutting machines and programming tools so that happens at the kerb, not at a workshop two days later.
Prices depend on vehicle year, make, and key type. Below are typical ranges — we confirm the exact quote on the phone before any work begins. No surprise charges after the job.
| Service | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Car lockout (standard door entry) | $75 – $120 |
| Basic key cut (no chip) | $50 – $85 |
| Transponder key cut & program | $150 – $280 |
| Key fob replacement & pairing | $120 – $220 |
| All-keys-lost programming | $200 – $400 |
| Ignition cylinder repair / replace | $180 – $350 |
| Broken-key extraction | $75 – $140 |
| Laser-cut (high-security) key | $220 – $380 |
Ranges reflect typical Burnaby and Metro Vancouver jobs. Complex or rare vehicles may sit at the higher end. Call for a vehicle-specific estimate.
Tell us your vehicle make, model, year, and your exact location in Burnaby. We quote a price range on the spot and dispatch the nearest available technician.
Our mobile unit meets you at your car — a Metrotown or Brentwood parkade, a street on Canada Way, a lot near BCIT or SFU Burnaby Mountain. Average arrival is around 20 minutes; we give you a live estimate when you call.
The technician opens the vehicle or cuts and programs the key using on-board equipment. You confirm the work is complete before we take payment — card, e-transfer, or cash.
A large share of car lockout calls in Burnaby happen in parkades — Metropolis at Metrotown's multi-level structure, the Brentwood Town Centre and Lougheed Town Centre parkades, the BCIT campus lot on Canada Way, and the underground structures beneath the newer condo towers on Willingdon Avenue and Kingsway. We can reach most of these on foot or with a compact vehicle, and we know the access patterns well enough to find you quickly. If you're on a lower level with patchy cell signal, text or call once you're closer to an exit — we'll confirm your exact bay when we're near.
Burnaby drivers run a wide range of makes — high volumes of Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, Kia, and Mazda alongside a solid number of Subaru, Ford, GM, and Nissan models. Our tooling covers the vast majority of transponder protocols in common use, including HITAG2, HITAG Pro, and Megamos Crypto. For a handful of very new or unusual vehicles we'll tell you upfront on the call if we can handle it in the field — rather than arrive and find out on-site together.
Yes — this is called an "all-keys-lost" situation and it's one of the more common calls we get. As long as we can identify the vehicle and its key protocol from the VIN and make/model data, we can cut and program a fresh key on-site. It takes longer than a simple duplicate and sits at the higher end of the price range, but it avoids a tow and a several-day dealership wait.
A trained technician using proper lockout tools — a wedge, an air wedge, and a long-reach rod — should not damage modern vehicles. We don't use coat hangers or brute-force methods. In the rare case that a vehicle's weather-seal or door frame is already compromised and we see a risk, we'll tell you before we start rather than after.
Yes. Smart keys require both a physical cut to the emergency blade and programming of the proximity fob to the vehicle's keyless entry module. Our equipment handles the most common smart-key platforms. Call with your year, make, and model and we'll confirm coverage before dispatching.
For most vehicles the cutting and programming process takes 20 to 45 minutes on-site once the technician arrives. All-keys-lost jobs can take a bit longer because the vehicle's ECU needs to accept an entirely new key set, but it's still typically done in under an hour.
Usually yes — and faster. Dealerships charge for parts, labour, and sometimes a diagnostic fee, and may not fit you in for several days. A mobile automotive locksmith programs the same OEM-equivalent key on-site at a price that's typically comparable or lower, with zero wait for an appointment. We'll give you an honest number on the phone so you can compare.
We operate 24/7 and after-hours calls may carry a modest premium — we'll tell you the full quoted range before the technician is dispatched, not after the job is done. No hidden charges.
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