2002 Ford Ranger
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A customer at church near Downtown Ramona on a Sunday told me she'd already been burned once. Another locksmith had charged her full price for a 2002 Ford Ranger key that never programmed correctly. The car would crank but the immobilizer killed the fuel injection after two seconds. Classic failed PATS learn. The other tech told her the car had a module problem and left.
The car didn't have a module problem. It had a locksmith problem. The previous tech hadn't completed the full security sequence. Ford's PATS requires a specific in-code and out-code exchange, followed by a timed security countdown. If you rush it or skip a step, the car accepts the key data temporarily but doesn't write it to permanent memory.
I used my HU101 Lishi to verify the mechanical cut was at least correct, then connected through OBD with my IM608. I cleared the failed key data from the previous attempt, ran a clean PATS learn with the full security timer, and confirmed the new key was written permanently. Her fob, FCC ID OUCD6000022, had all 3 buttons working plus a clean start with no two-second fuel cutoff. I showed her the confirmation on my IM608 screen so she could see the key was fully learned this time.
She paid me $185. Dealer charges $395 for the same work. She'd already paid the first locksmith too, which I couldn't help with. But I could make sure the job was actually done right.
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