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2003 Ford Mustang lost key replacement options from EZ Car Keyz Encinitas CA
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2003 Ford Mustang
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Transponder Key
Most popular Ford key typeMost Popular
2003 Ford Mustang Transponder Key
FCC IDPart #H72-PTButtonsBatteryFrequencyRemote StartNo
✓ In Stock · Programmed On-Site
Remote
2003 Ford Mustang Remote CWTWB1U331
FCC IDCWTWB1U331Part #15K601 5350 9352 9138Buttons4BatteryCR2032Frequency315 MHzRemote StartNo
✓ In Stock · Programmed On-Site
Key
2003 Ford Mustang Key
FCC IDPart #PART NUMBER: 164-R0479ButtonsBatteryFrequencyRemote StartNo
✓ In Stock · Programmed On-Site
Metal Key
2003 Ford Mustang Metal Key
FCC IDPart #ButtonsBatteryFrequencyRemote StartNo
✓ In Stock · Programmed On-Site
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The 2003 Mustang uses Ford's passive anti-theft system, the same immobilizer setup that ran through most of the Fox-body-successor and SN95/New Edge era. The transponder key has no remote buttons, no fob, no battery. It's a chip inside the key head that talks to the immobilizer ring around the ignition cylinder. The vehicle needs at least one working key present during programming to add a second one using the onboard relearn. If you're all-keys-lost, that route is closed and you need a programmer at the OBD port. Also worth knowing: Ford built in a mandatory security delay before the system accepts any new key data, even with professional tools. Plan for that wait, it's not negotiable and it's not the tool freezing.
Related services: Ignition Repair · Smart Key

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I got a call from a guy parked near Moonlight Beach in Encinitas. His 2003 Mustang had been sitting in the lot for a couple hours and when he came back, his only key was gone. Not broken. Gone. He'd either dropped it in the sand or left it somewhere on the boardwalk. Either way, he had a car he couldn't start and no backup.

He asked me right away if he needed a tow to the dealer. I told him no.

These early 2000s Mustangs with the transponder key are a job I do on-site without drama. I drove out, set up at the car, connected my programmer to the OBD port, and ran the all-keys-lost procedure. The immobilizer has that built-in security pause before it accepts new key data, so I gave him the heads up that we'd be waiting a few minutes mid-job and that was normal. He nodded, leaned against the car, and watched the sun going down over the water while we waited it out.

New key cut to the car, chip enrolled, engine started on the first try.

He mentioned the dealer had quoted him a significant amount on a previous key job years back, plus they'd wanted him to bring it in during business hours. This was a weekday evening, done in the parking lot, for a fraction of what they wanted.

He walked back toward the beach after. I think he was going to look for the original key anyway.

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May 2024
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“Locked out on a weekend night and everyone else wanted $300+. EZ Car Keyz sent Roman late at night for much less. He worked for over an hour and did not give up until the door opened. They even made a new key on the spot.”

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Ford Mustang Mobile Service FAQ

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Why is Ford key replacement so expensive at the dealer?
A few things stack up. The transponder key for a 2003 Mustang has a chip that needs to be enrolled to the immobilizer, and Ford's system requires a mandatory security delay during that process that adds time to every job regardless of who's doing it. Dealers bill by the hour, so that wait costs you money even though nothing is actually happening. On top of that, dealer parts pricing on keys tends to run high, and they often won't split the cut and program fees. A mobile locksmith doing the same job on-site, with the same result, skips the shop overhead entirely. Call us for what we charge.
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