2001 Ford Expedition
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

2001 Ford Expedition Remote Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

She was at a restaurant in Carriage Square when her purse was taken right off the back of her chair. Keys, wallet, phone -- all of it gone. She borrowed the hostess's phone and called the police first, then her husband, then me.

The 2001 Expedition was sitting in the lot with no keys at all. Her husband had already called the dealer. They said they could order what was needed, but the car would have to be towed in, the wait was several business days, and they strongly recommended rekeying the locks since the stolen fob could still unlock the doors. The combined estimate they gave him was not something either of them was happy about.

All-keys-lost is a different job than cutting a spare. When you still have a working key, adding another one is relatively quick -- the car already trusts something and you are just adding to the list. When nothing is left, the immobilizer memory gets wiped clean first, then at least two new keys have to be programmed from scratch before the vehicle will start. That full wipe is the important part -- it means the stolen key is dead to the car even if someone finds the purse later.

I got to the lot that evening. I cleared the immobilizer memory with my programmer, enrolled two new transponder keys, then paired the new fobs. I decoded the door lock and cut fresh key blades on site. She was still wrapping up the police report when I finished.

She drove home that night. The stolen key can still physically fit the lock, but the immobilizer won't let the engine turn over. Two working keys, job done in the parking lot, for a fraction of what the dealer quoted with towing on top.

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