2001 Ford Escape
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County
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2001 Ford Escape
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2001 Ford Escape Transponder Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional
Out in Faria Beach, a woman called me on a Tuesday morning. She had one key for her 2001 Ford Escape, it had stopped starting the car, and she had somewhere to be.
She'd had the key cut at a hardware store after losing her original. The cut was fine. The car would turn over, idle for a second, then die. She thought the engine was sick. A shop quoted her a diagnostic fee just to look at it.
I asked her one question before I drove out: did the new key come from a hardware store or an automotive source? Hardware store. That was the answer.
The blade was cut right but the blank they used didn't have the right transponder chip in it. The engine was healthy. The immobilizer was doing exactly what it was supposed to do, killing the fuel because it didn't recognize the key.
I pulled up outside her place with the tools and a proper blank for the application. Cut it to match the existing key, registered the chip to her vehicle, tested it through three cold starts.
She'd already paid one shop a diagnostic fee for a problem that was never an engine problem. My visit cost her a fraction of what the dealer would have charged to do the same job, and I was done before lunch.
The immobilizer on these older Fords is simple and reliable. It only causes trouble when someone gives it a key it doesn't know.
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“Locked out on a weekend night and everyone else wanted $300+. EZ Car Keyz sent Roman late at night for much less. He worked for over an hour and did not give up until the door opened. They even made a new key on the spot.”
“I had two Subaru key fobs made and Marco provided excellent service. He stayed persistent through multiple part orders to make sure everything was correct. Very thorough, punctual, and great communication throughout.”
“Tim went above and beyond. I struggled all day trying to program a new FOB and nothing worked. Tim helped me patiently, even recommending cheaper options since I was on a tight budget. He eventually came all the way to Ojai late at night and fixed everything.”
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