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My ES is always burning coils, turns out it was incorrect plugs installed before I got the car. To find the broken one, I would unplug each coil and drive the car about half a block, until I found which one that did not make the car run horrible. When I unplugged one just at idle it was hard to tell what difference it was making.

When a coil is bad, it will usually run poorly, check engine light will flash and misfire.

Tried the graphite. The power locks do work, just not with a remote.

Local locksmith may be the option, dealership would only replace all locks, I believe. Do locksmiths repair individual lock cylinders?

Thanks for the input,

Nick.

I have a 99 ES 300 with some lock issues, car is not worth much and I am trying to nurse it. The remote stopped working a year ago, changed battery to no avail, assumed I had gotten it wet or something. Shortly after, key is not able to insert all the way in driver side door lock so I unlock it from passenger side, and after a year of that it will not insert into passenger side lock.

Went to dealer who tried to program a new remote, they were not able to, and did not know why.

Are there any problems that a dealer would not be aware of when trying to program a remote? The manual locks inside work, so there is no issue of not being able to cycle through the locks. I am essentially looking for the cheapest way of being able to unlock the car, whether it be by remote or a key. The key which will not unlock the doors does start the car, though.

Any thoughts?

Thank you,

Nick