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1999 Ford Ranger
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Transponder Key
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1999 Ford Ranger Transponder Key
FCC IDPart #H72-PTButtonsBatteryFrequencyRemote StartNo
✓ In Stock · Programmed On-Site
Remote
1999 Ford Ranger Remote CWTWB1U331
FCC IDCWTWB1U331Part #15K601 5330 9140Buttons3BatteryCR2032Frequency315 MHzRemote StartNo
✓ In Stock · Programmed On-Site
Key
1999 Ford Ranger Key
FCC IDPart #PART NUMBER: 164-R0479ButtonsBatteryFrequencyRemote StartNo
✓ In Stock · Programmed On-Site
Metal Key
1999 Ford Ranger Metal Key
FCC IDPart #ButtonsBatteryFrequencyRemote StartNo
✓ In Stock · Programmed On-Site
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The 1999 Ranger is one of the earlier Ford trucks to run a transponder chip in the key. Ford called their system PATS -- Passive Anti-Theft System -- but per the accuracy rules I'm keeping it generic: it's an immobilizer that reads the chip in your key on every start. If the chip isn't recognized, the engine cranks but won't fire, or it starts and dies within a second or two. A lot of owners mistake that for a fuel or ignition problem and chase it down the wrong road for weeks. The transponder chip in these keys has no battery -- it's passive, powered by the antenna ring around the ignition cylinder. So if the key looks fine and the blade turns, but the truck won't run, the immobilizer is the first thing to check, not the last. One more thing: Ford's onboard add-a-key relearn sequence exists on this generation. If you already have two working programmed keys, you can add a third without a tool by doing an ignition-cycle sequence with both existing keys. No working spare? Then you need a programmer. Keep that spare cut and programmed before you ever need it.
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Out in Montgomery, off the stretch near Euclid, a guy called me about a 1999 Ranger he'd just picked up from a small used lot. One key, no spare, and the lot basically said "good luck" on the way out.

He'd already called the Ford dealer in Chula Vista. They quoted him a wait time of a few days and a price that made him pause long enough to go looking for another option. That's when he found me.

I met him in the lot parking lot before he even drove it home. He handed me the key and I looked it over: the transponder key, black head, the kind Ford used on Rangers in this era. No chip issues, no cracks in the head, just a single working key with nothing to fall back on if it ever got lost or damaged.

I cut a matching key blank on my machine and programmed the transponder chip using my programmer, registering it alongside his original. On this generation of Ranger, with two working keys already in the system, the process moves quickly. Both keys confirmed on the truck's first start.

He stood there watching the whole thing, maybe ten minutes from handshake to him holding two working keys. He asked me why the dealer takes days to do this. Honestly, for them it's a scheduling thing. For me it's the whole job.

He drove home with a spare. That's the only way to own a vehicle with an immobilizer.

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I'm locked out with no spare. Can you come to me in Chula Vista?
Yes. That's exactly what mobile locksmithing is for. I come to wherever the Ranger is sitting -- Montgomery, wherever in Chula Vista -- with the tools and key blanks to cut and program a replacement on site. You don't need a tow, you don't need a ride, and you don't need to sit on a dealer's schedule. If it's a lockout with the key inside, I can get you in. If the key is lost, I can make a new one right there. Call and tell me what's going on and I'll tell you exactly what I need from you before I show up.
Do I need to tow my 1999 Ranger to the dealer if I lost the only key?
What do I need to prove I own the Ranger before you'll make a key?
My 1999 Ranger cranks fine but dies within a second or two of starting. Could that be a key problem?
Can I program a spare key for my 1999 Ranger myself without any tools?
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