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2012 Ford Escape Remote Head Key OUCD6000022
FCC IDOUCD6000022Part #164-R8070Buttons3BatteryCR2032Frequency315 MHzRemote StartNo
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2012 Ford Escape Remote Head Key OUC6000022
FCC IDOUC6000022Part #164-R7040Buttons3BatteryCR2032Frequency315 MHzRemote StartNo
✓ In Stock · Programmed On-Site
Remote Head Key
2012 Ford Escape Remote Head Key OUC6000022
FCC IDOUC6000022Part #164-R7040Buttons3BatteryCR2032Frequency315 MHzRemote StartNo
✓ In Stock · Programmed On-Site
Transponder Key
2012 Ford Escape Transponder Key
FCC IDPart #ButtonsBatteryFrequencyRemote StartNo
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Remote
2012 Ford Escape Remote CWTWB1U331
FCC IDCWTWB1U331Part #15K601 5350 9352 9138Buttons4BatteryCR2032Frequency315 MHzRemote StartNo
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Remote
2012 Ford Escape Remote CWTWB1U331
FCC IDCWTWB1U331Part #15K601 5330 9140Buttons3BatteryCR2032Frequency315 MHzRemote StartNo
✓ In Stock · Programmed On-Site
Smart Key
2012 Ford Escape Smart Key
FCC IDPart #ButtonsBatteryFrequencyRemote StartNo
✓ In Stock · Programmed On-Site
Key
2012 Ford Escape Key
FCC IDPart #ButtonsBatteryFrequencyRemote StartNo
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Metal Key
2012 Ford Escape Metal Key
FCC IDPart #ButtonsBatteryFrequencyRemote StartNo
✓ In Stock · Programmed On-Site
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The 2012 Escape uses a remote head key, meaning the transponder chip and the remote buttons are built into the same housing. The key blade cuts into an ignition cylinder, and the chip has to be recognized by the immobilizer before the engine will run. Both sides of that have to work. A lot of owners replace the fob thinking it is the remote, then wonder why the car still does not start. That is because the new key also has to be programmed to the vehicle. You can not just cut a blade and go. The remote functions and the immobilizer enrollment are two separate steps, and you need the right tool to handle the immobilizer side. Battery in this one is a CR2032. If your remote range dropped before anything else failed, start there before assuming the fob itself is bad.
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She was parked in the lot off Scripps Ranch Boulevard, outside the pharmacy, and she had already done her homework before I pulled up.

She told me she had looked up my license on the BSIS website before calling. The locksmith she used a few months back on a different car had left her a receipt with no company name, no license number, and a phone number that stopped working a week later. She did not know he was unlicensed until she tried to call him back with a question. That experience made her careful.

The job itself was a spare key for her 2012 Ford Escape. She still had one working key, which made everything cleaner. I cut the replacement blade to her vehicle and programmed the new remote head key through the OBD port using my diagnostic equipment, enrolling the transponder so the immobilizer would recognize it alongside her original. Then I walked through all three buttons and confirmed the remote functions were live.

She watched the whole thing from about three feet away, asked a couple of good questions, and when it was done she tested it herself before I packed up. That part matters to me. I do not hand someone a key and drive off. I want to see it work in their hands.

She mentioned the dealer had quoted her a number that made her pause before she started looking for other options. What she paid me was a fraction of that. But honestly, the part she seemed most satisfied about was the receipt, the van with the name on it, and a license number she had already verified before I showed up.

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My key broke in the ignition. Can you get it out?
Yes, and it is a more common call than people expect on these. The 2012 Escape has a traditional ignition cylinder, so extraction is a mechanical process. The tricky part is that once the blade snaps, the transponder chip that was in the key head is no longer sitting in the right position for the immobilizer to read it. So the dash may light up and nothing else happens, which some owners misread as an electrical problem. What I do is extract the broken piece without damaging the cylinder, decode the lock, and cut a fresh replacement key to match. The new key gets programmed so both the remote functions and the immobilizer side are good to go. I do not hand you back a barely-working fix. If the cylinder took damage during the break, I address that too.
What exactly is a remote head key, and how is it different from a regular key?
My Ford is showing a key-not-detected warning. What should I do?
I bought a replacement fob online. Can I just program it myself?
I only have one key left for my 2012 Escape. Should I get a spare made now or wait until I need it?
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