2005 Lincoln Navigator
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in San Diego

2005 Lincoln Navigator Remote Head Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

I got a call from out near Santee Lakes one morning, a guy with a 2005 Navigator who was dealing with something more complicated than just a dead fob. He was a disabled veteran, used a wheelchair, and his only key had stopped unlocking the doors remotely. He could still start the truck, but the remote functions were completely gone and he depended on that one key for everything.

Getting to a Lincoln dealer across town was not a casual errand for him. His aide was not available that day. So he found me.

I pulled up to the lot and he was parked near the entrance, waiting. First thing I did was pop the key head open and check the CR2032. It was so far gone I could barely read the voltage. Swapped it on the hood, tested the lock and unlock buttons right there. Nothing. Dead fob, not just a weak battery.

So we went to work. I verified the transponder side was still good by confirming the truck would start, which it did, every time. Then I cut a fresh remote head key to his vehicle, programmed the transponder, and synced the remote functions through the OBD port. Tested every button, tested the start, walked around the truck. Everything worked.

He did not have to leave. Did not have to call anyone for a ride or wait weeks for a dealer appointment. I handed him a tested, working key in his driveway, and he was back inside the clinic before noon.

The dealer comparison came up at the end, almost as an aside. He had called them first, out of habit. The appointment they offered was not that week. What I charged was a fraction of what they quoted, and I came to him.

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