Help- Transponder problem

[Danny King]

We cut and programmed a key for a Kia, Key works fine but won't start the car. If we pull the chip out so it is about 1 cm out of the case it starts.

 

We have tried turning chip round etc but still the same problem. The chip is a TPX2 programmed on a TRS5000

 

Any ideas?

[grahamparker]

Had very similar problems with a kia using the tpx 2 chip.I cured the first one we had by using the rw4 and a mh head after the same problem you had

using the tpx2.

 

We now use the mh heads all the time with kia's.

[derek]

check the head of the key where the chip goes in and see if there's a small pin head hole in it, if not drill 1 in and i think you will find the key will work fine, i had to do this to my sons renault when i made him a spare as at 1st it wouldn't work, i put it down to the key not having the pin head hole, hope that makes sense