2012 Ford Fusion
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in San Diego

2012 Ford Fusion Remote Head Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

I was parked near the feed store in Downtown Ramona when the call came in. Guy at the auto parts store, 2012 Ford Fusion, and a story that made me slow down to hear it.

He had searched for a locksmith the week before, clicked the first sponsored result, and got the call-center treatment. Quoted one price on the phone, different price when the tech arrived, and a final charge that was nearly triple the original number. The key the guy programmed would turn the ignition and start the car, so the tech declared the job done and left. Except the lock button did nothing. The unlock button did nothing. The panic button did nothing. Three buttons, all dead.

He drove it that way for a few days before deciding that was not acceptable.

When he called me, the first thing he asked before I could even confirm the address was how he could verify I was actually licensed. That is a good question and I respect anyone who asks it. I gave him my BSIS license number right on the phone and told him to pull up the state lookup while we were still talking. He did. Took about ninety seconds.

I met him in the parking lot. Pulled the fob apart, confirmed the CR2032 was still good, connected my programmer to the OBD port, and ran a full registration. The remote head key came back with all three buttons working and a clean start. The previous tech had only addressed half the job.

He asked what the dealer would have charged. I told him to call and find out, mostly because I knew the answer would make him feel better about what he paid me. It did.

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