2000 Lincoln Continental
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in San Diego

2000 Lincoln Continental Transponder Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

A fleet manager who stages vehicles out near Carlton Hills in Santee called me about a 2000 Lincoln Continental. The key was wrapped in electrical tape, not as a joke, but because the plastic head had cracked and the blade was barely hanging on. He was worried the transponder chip inside was damaged.

I drove out, pulled up next to the car, and tested it first. Key still turned, engine started and stayed running. That told me the transponder was communicating fine. The chip was intact even though the housing looked like it had been through a decade of abuse.

So the job became a cut-and-program to a fresh key blank. I decoded the blade right off the lock, cut a new key to match, and enrolled it into the vehicle's immobilizer using my programmer connected at the OBD port. Verified it started cold, not just with the engine already warm. Then I confirmed the original taped-together key still worked too, because you always want the owner walking away with two good keys.

He asked what the dealer would have wanted. I told him to call and find out. He did, standing right there in the parking lot. His expression said enough. He called me back two days later about a second vehicle.

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