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2001 Ford Explorer Remote Head Key OUCD6000022
FCC IDOUCD6000022Part #164-R8070Buttons3BatteryCR2032Frequency315 MHzRemote StartNo
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Transponder Key
2001 Ford Explorer Transponder Key
FCC IDPart #ButtonsBatteryFrequencyRemote StartNo
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Remote
2001 Ford Explorer Remote CWTWB1U331
FCC IDCWTWB1U331Part #15K601 5350 9352 9138Buttons4BatteryCR2032Frequency315 MHzRemote StartNo
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Remote
2001 Ford Explorer Remote CWTWB1U331
FCC IDCWTWB1U331Part #15K601 5330 9140Buttons3BatteryCR2032Frequency315 MHzRemote StartNo
✓ In Stock · Programmed On-Site
Key
2001 Ford Explorer Key
FCC IDPart #PART NUMBER: 164-R0479ButtonsBatteryFrequencyRemote StartNo
✓ In Stock · Programmed On-Site
Metal Key
2001 Ford Explorer Metal Key
FCC IDPart #ButtonsBatteryFrequencyRemote StartNo
✓ In Stock · Programmed On-Site
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The 2001 Explorer uses an early-generation passive anti-theft system that actually has an onboard add-a-key procedure built in. If you still have two working programmed keys, you can enroll a third yourself without any scan tool. The sequence runs through the ignition cylinder, and the owner's manual walks you through it. The catch is you need both existing keys in hand and you have to run the procedure in one sitting without breaking the timing. If you only have one key left, that onboard shortcut is gone and you need a tech with the right equipment to do a full programming cycle. Don't wait until you're down to one key to get a spare made.
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De Luz sits on the edge of things. Roads thin out, cell signal gets spotty, and the nearest Ford dealer is a real drive from anywhere out there. That's just the geography.

A guy had been parked at a pull-off near De Luz for most of the morning. At some point he realized his key wasn't in his pocket, wasn't in the center console, wasn't anywhere. The 2001 Explorer wasn't going anywhere either.

He had one bar of signal and used it to text me a pin. I already had blanks and equipment for this generation of Explorer, so I loaded up and drove out.

When I got there he was sitting on the tailgate in the sun. The key he'd lost was a remote head key, three buttons, with the factory fob ID printed right on the back. I decoded the door lock, cut a replacement blade to match, and programmed the fob to the vehicle's immobilizer on site. The immobilizer on this generation has that timed security delay baked in, so there's a few minutes where you're just watching a counter, but that's normal. It's not stalling, it's just how the system works.

Car started. Fob locked and unlocked. He drove out of that pull-off the same way he'd driven in.

He mentioned the dealer option almost as an aside, mostly because he'd already done the math on a tow plus the wait. Mobile meant none of that.

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Ford Explorer Mobile Service FAQ

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What if I need a Ford key after hours or on a weekend?
Call me. Dealer service departments run limited hours and a lot of them don't stock remote head key fobs for a 2001 Explorer on the shelf. If you lose your only key on a Friday evening, you're looking at a tow, a wait through the weekend, and then getting worked into a Monday schedule. Owners on Ford forums have mentioned multi-day waits even when they called ahead. I work nights and weekends because that's exactly when people find themselves stuck.
How long does the programming actually take once you're at my car?
Can you get this done faster than the dealer?
My 2001 Explorer starts fine but the fob buttons stopped working. Do I need a whole new key?
Can I just buy a replacement fob online and program it myself?
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