2000 Ford Explorer
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

2000 Ford Explorer Remote Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

Got a call from a woman stuck near the Commemorative Air Force Museum area in Camarillo. She had just flown in on a red-eye and walked out to long-term parking, and her 2000 Explorer was sitting there ignoring every button press on the remote.

Dead CR2032 in the CWTWB1U331 fob. No lock, no unlock, no trunk pop. The problem was her emergency blade key was zipped inside a bag in the cargo area, and without the remote working, she had no way to get the liftgate open. Locked out of her own car at the airport with luggage on the curb.

She tried the dealer first. Earliest opening was two days out. A tow company wanted a chunk of money just to move the car somewhere it could sit and wait.

I got there in under an hour. Slim-jimmed the door, popped it open. Plugged my IM608 into the OBD-II port under the dash and pulled up the PATS module. Both her transponder keys were still registered and healthy, no codes stored against the immobilizer. The whole issue lived and died with that coin battery in the remote.

Swapped the CR2032, tested all four buttons, lock, unlock, trunk release, panic, and made sure RF range was solid from about 30 feet out. She stood there watching the locks cycle and just went quiet for a second, like she was processing that it was actually done.

She drove home that morning. The dealer route would have cost her two days and a tow. She skipped all of it.

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