# Car remote won't program

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-remote-wont-program/46868>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** scion, xd\
**Created:** [March 30, 2010, 8:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-remote-wont-program/46868 "2010-03-30T08:07:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![nailless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a88e4f/32.png) [@nailless](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nailless)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 8:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-remote-wont-program/46868/1 "2010-03-30T08:07:21Z")

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I bought a Scion XD used from a car lot, it did not have a remote, the dealer told me it was a repo, so I bought a new uncut remote on ebay. I had the key cut and followed the instructions to program it, it does just fine until the end but it won’t register, is something disabled?

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**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 12:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-remote-wont-program/46868/2 "2010-03-30T12:32:04Z")

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Many Vehicles Require That The Owner Have One Working Remote In Order To Program A Second Replacement Remote. I Don’t Know About Your Vehicle. A Honda(? Is That Who Makes Scion ?) Dealer Or Locksmith Might Be Needed.

CSA

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**Author:** ![nailless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a88e4f/32.png) [@nailless](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nailless)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-remote-wont-program/46868/3 "2010-03-30T21:19:58Z")

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Scion is made by Toyota.

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**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-remote-wont-program/46868/4 "2010-03-30T22:08:27Z")

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Thanks. I Should Know That, But If You Can Believe This, I Have Domestic Car Dealers In My Locale, But No European Or Asian Cars. There Are Virtually None On The Road Unless It’s A Tourist Passing Through.  
CSA

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**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 10:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-remote-wont-program/46868/5 "2010-03-30T22:11:27Z")

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Do You Have The Toyota Scion XD’s Owners’s Manual ? Is That The Source Of Your Information Or Did It Come With The Remote FOB ?

CSA

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**Author:** ![mshugna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@mshugna](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mshugna)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-remote-wont-program/46868/6 "2010-03-30T23:37:58Z")

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Is other any possiblity that the repp company disabled the remote?