2012 Ford Taurus
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When a 2012 Ford Taurus key is done wrong, it doesn't just "kind of work." It fails. The engine might crank but not start. The remote might lock but not unlock. Or the key programs initially but the immobilizer rejects it after a drive cycle and you're stranded again.
A customer at the laundromat in Rancho Bernardo had a key made by another locksmith for her Taurus that stopped working after about eight days. It would start the car in the morning, then by evening the push-to-start would flash "key not detected." She thought the car had an electrical problem, but it didn't. The key had the wrong chip.
The other locksmith had used a generic transponder chip that was close but not exact. On Ford's PATS system, a close-but-wrong chip can pass the initial programming but fail after the car runs its deeper security verification. I used my VVDI2 to read what chip was actually in her bad key, confirmed it was incorrect, and programmed a new key with the right chip matched to her car's FCC ID M3N5WY8406. Her fob also had a weak CR2032 battery contributing to the intermittent issues, so I swapped that too.
The replacement I made has been working for months and cost her $243. Dealer would have charged $421. The difference between a key that works and a key that works for a week is the chip inside it.
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