FANTASTIC!!!!!! Darin is incredible. Do you know the feeling of being stressed while job hunting, stressed in life, and then your car goes berserk .... I was locked out of my car, key fobs useless, the actual key - not working .... not sure who to call. Darin assured me, as best he could, that he could be of help. He texted and updated me regarding his arrival time. He patiently listened to me then worked on my car and solved several issues - the key fob(s) , the door lock, a device that was blocking my fob signals, a battery issue. I would have had to pay hundreds, I'll bet, at a dealership. Plus - the last time this happened, 2 dealerships couldn't find the problem. He is exceptional and price was completely reasonable. Please call him if you need help. I'm so grateful for his assistance and love supporting local business as well and independent hard workers!! read more

Darrin is professional, up-front, and highly accommodating. His price was 1/3 of the other quotes received, and he arrived 20min after I called. Cannot recommend this business more! Thank you for making a difficult week that much more manageable. read more

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I just got two new key fobs for my 2009 Nissan Rogue. Great price! Thank you, Darrin! read more

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Overall, this was not a great experience. While I appreciated Darrin's quick response, there was a lack of pricing transparency, and his attitude changed noticeably when things didn't go as expected. I contacted Darrin today about a potential issue with a door lock at my vacation home. He offered to come by and take a look, and we could discuss pricing then. Since I don't live in the area and hadn't worked with any local locksmiths before, I appreciated that he was nearby and available. However, he didn't mention a service call fee during our call, and I thought it's free for an onsite inspection. After inspecting the lock and finding no issue, he asked for a $45 service call fee, claiming it was lower than what others in the area charge. That didn't align with what I found--for example, Fremont Locksmith charges significantly less. When I raised this, his demeanor changed immediately. He assumed I should have known all locksmiths in the area charge a service call fee. I explained that I'm not local and hadn't worked with locksmiths here before, and asked if we could revisit the fee since it was not communicated upfront. He refused any further discussion and later texted me not to contact him again. It was disappointing, especially from someone with such strong reviews. read more

Finally broke down to buy a replacement for a key fob I lost, argh! Darrin changed less than half of what the dealer was asking. Prompt response and he kept up good communication. I would definitely use his services again, just hope I don't need to! read more

Awesome!!!!! The best I mean so good he was so awesome. I was so impressed. He was so professional he was on time. He called me back right away. The price was great. He did everything I asked for I could not be happier. read more

It was a Friday night around 5:30pm and I needed to help my next door neighbor get into her house. She was exhausted and tired from a cross country drive and had just gotten home. She knocked on my door and was locked out of her house. She didn't know what to do so I called 805 car&key and explained the situation. He was there in less than 10 minutes. My neighbor was so shocked I got someone to show up so fast on Friday after 5pm. He made the key right in his truck and opened the lock. He quoted a fair price over the phone and stuck to it even after the lock being more difficult to open. I couldn't have asked for a better service. Thank you 805 car&key for saving the day. read more

Darren came out within 6 hours and got my 1989 gmc fixed up fast!. My son lost my only keys to the truck and he made me new keys from scratch within an hour. Highly recommend read more

Helpful, professional ans timely. So greatful for the quick vehicle unlock and key making services!​

Locked myself out of my house around 6pm with out my phone. Luckily my friend was there with her work phone I could borrow to figure something out. Darren to the rescue! He was there with in 30 min. Was very friendly and professional. I would recommend this business to anyone in the 805 area in this vulnerable situation needing this service. Thank you! read more

I luckily found this amazing business yesterday when searching for help to repair my key fob and I am so grateful I did! Toyota quoted me over $600 for a fob replacement but after talking to 805 Car Key I knew I found the right place! Within an hour of calling them, they were at my house replacing my fob, programming a brand new master key, and were so kind, and easy going! I am so grateful for 805 Car Key! If you need help they're the ones to call! read more

Called Darrin and writhing 1-2 hours he was at my house! Friendly, knowledgeable, fast and a nice guy. Always refreshing to see great service these days! Thanks again Darrin! read more

It is easy to see that Darrin cares very much about customer satisfaction, which is probably the most critical factor in any service based operation. Although he was unable to help me program my finicky Land Rover lacking the specialized tool, he programmed my family's Ford on the spot and made a spare key promptly and quickly, with no complications and at a fair price. Highly recommend. My parents also recommend. read more

Timely and reliable next day service for spare auto key copy/cut and programming! Met up at a convenient location of my choosing within 24 hours of my request. Process took no more than 15 minutes. Great value for service; alternatives were more than double the price. Friendly local owner-operator! read more

Fast service! Darrin was really friendly and worked to get a last-minute gift need done!! Yes, locksmith's can do gifts too!! Mi'lady needed a new key fob and Darrin was flexible, met me and got it done and cheaper than other places I called! read more

Darren came out & tried to get my car working. He is a very knowledgeable technician. Thank you for your help.

My husband lost his keys on the beach so we reached out to Darren. He was efficient, great to work with, and was also reasonably priced. We are very happy with both his service and the quality of the new key. Thank you. read more

Great company. Good service and fair pricing. Hard to ask for much more than that. I will diffently use them agian.

Came out to me, super fast and very affordable. Charged less than $150 to fix both the key fob/program it and also redid the actual key that wasn't fitting into the outside lock. read more

Very fair with great service. Prompt, professional service. He is mobile so he comes to you!

Quick review here: my daughter lost her one & only car key while moving between apartments, which was a HUGE problem! Darrin was awesome - he handled my 2 calls sussing out the process, and within 2-3 hours my daughter had 2 brand new keys for our 2012 Honda Pilot. A couple key-fob features got lost, but he explained everything beforehand (for example, rear-hatch open by key-fob wouldnt work anymore,,, old keys (if found) would be 'retired'...etc). Either way: total 5* service, 5* value and he was highly communicative throughout. Cost at the time ($240) wasnt cheap but gotta say it was a life-saver and everything happened immediately. I'd give 5.5* (=110%!) if I could - - - thanks Darrin :) Alex read more

Darrin and his faithful apprentice provided 5-star service. They made us two new keys for our Mazda 3, with aftermarket key fobs that look almost identical to the original, and programmed to lock/unlock remotely. Darrin arrived same day and on-time. Price was very fair, and he had great communication throughout the experience. I can't say anything but good things. Definitely recommend! read more

Hired them to duplicate some car keys and they did an awesome job! Fast, efficient and reliable. 10/10 would recommend.

Great service and came as promised thanks again for the help. He did a fantastic job rebuilding my key ignition and cutting my new keys while keeping it original read more

Went out of their way to respond quickly and got everything right the first time. Courteous and personable service.

Absolutely amazing experience! They were very responsive over the phone and very efficient while coming to my home to make a car key replacement. While having a horrible experience with another technician this showed the value of 805 CAR&KEY! I couldn't recommend this company more. They are truthful with pricing and very realistic. Thanks so much for your time and service!! read more

I lost my car keys at work yesterday and I was in a panic(live out of town) NO SPARE ! He was AMAZING!! So kind , efficient, arrived when he said he would and made my fob keys! I highly recommend him ! You live in the area He's your guy!!!!!! I am EXTREMELY grateful that he was able to help Me read more

amazing quality work from professional darrin and his son. will definitely recommend to friends and family. got my honda door lock fixed and made me a new fob. quality work for great price. thanks so much!! read more

Darren is a good dude. He shows up when he says he will and he does a good job. He demonstrates a high level of integrity and that is rare these days. Highly recommend. read more

Darrin was super responsive and professional. Managed to get me out of bind within short notice. He carefully explained all the work he was doing and managed to get it all done swiftly. Great prices, excellent person. Highly recommend. read more

Highly recommend! AAA gave me all the wrong information for my situation. I had lost my only key fab. The dealership was asking for twice as much for 1 fab with a turnaround of a few days. Also had to tow my car to them. 805 car and key came to my house and a new fab was made in 20 minutes. Very friendly and punctual and professional!! read more

Darrin was super easy to work with and transparent with all prices and quotes. I will definitely use him again in the future and recommend him to anyone looking for key fob replacement and programming. read more

Called to inquire about a key fob and he chuckled and hung up on me. Definitely disrespectful

My boyfriend and I were completely blown away by Darrin's knowledge, integrity, and customer service. Darrin arrived from South County to North County within 40 minutes of us calling and asking for his help. He was referred to us by a friend and we were extremely grateful to him for coming to our rescue on a Saturday when my car would not start. Darrin is straightforward, honest, and fair. He quoted us a reasonable price for rebuilding the ignition and even though the job took longer than expected due to us having accidentally acquired a faulty manufacture ignition switch, he stayed as long as he needed to get our car up and running again and stuck to his original quote despite the extra time he put in to help us. I highly recommend 805 Car & Key. If you want someone who is trustworthy, straightforward, and takes pride in their work, Darrin is your guy. read more

Darrin was super quick to help me out when no other locksmith would. The keys to my car wouldn't turn the ignition and after calling a variety of places to no avail, my dad recommended me 805 Car and Key. Darren was super friendly over the phone and in person and was able to get everything working again super quick. I really appreciated that he came out to my on such short notice and I didn't have to tow the car anywhere, huge plus for me. Would absolutely do business with him again should I need any sort of locksmith ser read more

This is a lengthy review, but please take the time to read it. I started what should have been a simple, 45 minute project on my girlfriend's car, replacing an ignition switch. It evolved into the ignition cylinder failing, her car unable to be used because the key wouldn't turn, calls to towing companies, and staring down the barrel of a possible $1500 repair, and this was on a Saturday. Of course no repair shops were open and she was dead in the water until who knows when. After a few phone calls to some mechanic friends of mine, 805 CAR&KEY kept coming up. I don't trust most repair shops, and the idea of having a mobile service work on the car was a little nerve-racking. I found their number online and, at first the call went to voicemail. I figured "screw it, this is probably some dude who does this on the side and won't be able to help anyway" and was going to have to deal with having totally ruined my girlfriends week when all was trying to do was fix a problem that I had fixed in the past with no problems. A short while later, my phone rang and it was 805 CAR&KEY. I was blown away that this business called ME back and I didn't even leave a voicemail! I spoke to Darrin (the owner), and he was very knowledgeable and professional on the phone. This guy really knew what he was talking about, and gave me a very reasonable quote, even considering that he would be traveling to the north county to do the repair, and it was an emergency, last minute, late in the day job on a weekend, but I was still hesitant. Since my girlfriend was already stressed about the situation, and since it was her car, I told Darrin I would run it past her and call him back. I did just that, and she was also a little skeptical but ceded to my best judgment. I called back and confirmed with Darrin. 40 minutes later, he was at her house. I was pleasantly surprised when he rolled up in a large, new, service van with his company logo nicely displayed in professionally done graphics on the vehicle. Maybe, considering the price he quoted, I was expecting a lot less...I don't know haha. My skepticism faded even more when he opened the sliding doors...the work area in the back of this thing looks like the inside of the Starship Enterprise. It is equipped with all the latest equipment for his trade. Very impressive. I gave him a quick rundown of what was going on and he got to work. He knew exactly what the problem with the ignition cylinder was, and in what seemed like no time at all, he gutted and rebuilt the cylinder and had 2 brand new keys made and even had the equipment on board to "learn" the keys to the vehicle, as this vehicle has chips in the keys. The Honda DEALER would NOT have even that. He ran into a little hick up, but Darrin went out of his way to try to figure out what the problem was, tried multiple possible fixes based on his knowledge of Honda vehicles, and had the equipment on-hand to check the vehicle for codes. The problem ended up being that the ignition switch that I purchased from AutoZone was faulty out of the box. The point of that story was to say that Darrin went way, way above and beyond being a mobile locksmith in that situation, stayed longer than he quoted for that job, and wanted to make sure that my girlfriend and I had the desired outcome from his work. THIS GUY CARES ABOUT HiS WORK and TAKES PRIDE IN WHAT HE DOES. He was not satisfied with the idea of leaving the job without the vehicle being road-ready again. Nobody offers this high degree of customer service and professionalism, at least nobody that I've ever dealt with. Darrin is a dying breed these days. He is a younger guy but has old-school work ethic and customer service, is very personable, and he knows his sh___, er...stuff. Keep in mind that he is a one-man operation, and may not be able to immediately deal with your problem, but if he can't get to you immediately, he is worth the wait. He's not a psychic or a magician, but you can bet money that he will give 100% effort to alleviate your problem and get to you in a timely fashion. His quote to me came it at roughly $1000 LESS than Honda would have charged to fix this car, and even after all of the extra time and energy he spent working on this car, his final bill was EXACTLY what he originally quoted me. This guy truly cares about his trade and about his customers, and in my opinion, deserves your business. I had never met Darrin or even heard of him prior to this interaction, so this is not a review left by a friend in an attempt to drum up business, however, I feel like I made a friend during this difficult situation. If you didn't gather, after reading this review, that this guy earned every "star" I rated him, I don't know what to tell you. He deserves more stars, but Yelp only offers 5 max. read more

forgot my 5th wheel key. Darrin came quickly and had 5th wheel open. thank you for great response.

I can't rate this locksmith highly enough. We worked a meeting place and time so neither of us had to drive too far and he had the exact Subaru replacement key and fob I needed in his truck. In about 40 minutes he had it programmed just fine. The cost was majorly less than what the local dealer wanted. When I priced the replacement at this dealer where I have bought three Foresters over the years, I reminded them of my business history with them but they did not lower their price! Then I got a referral for 805 Car & Key from the guys at The Tire Store on Higuera (great guys to do business with by the way) and they recommended 805 Car and Key thus saving me vast amounts of time and money! If you need a smart key for your car check 805 Car and Key out. read more

Great service!!! Darrin, thanks for making my van happy!;-)

I lost the only key to my car on a Friday night and was referred to Darrin by the tow truck driver. We were able to set up an appointment the next day, Saturday. Darrin was on time, the price that he quoted me was the price that I paid. He was able to come to my house and was very professional and courteous. I will recommend him to anyone who is in need of key replacement or any standard locksmith needs. read more