1996 Ford Taurus
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1996 Ford Taurus Transponder Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional
Got a call from a woman over near Seabridge Marketplace in Oxnard. She had a 1996 Ford Taurus that cranked but would not fire. The theft indicator on the dash was doing the steady glow thing, which on these first-gen PATS cars means the transceiver around the ignition cylinder is not picking up the 4C chip in the key.
She had already tried her spare. Same result. Both keys looked rough. Years of keychain wear.
I got to her in about 40 minutes. Pulled the first key and checked the bow under a light. Tiny crack running right along where the transponder chip sits. The second key had the same fatigue line in a different spot. Neither chip was dead, the plastic housing had just flexed enough over time that the chip was shifting out of read range for the transceiver coil.
Cut two fresh H72-PT blanks on site, transferred and verified the 4C chips, then programmed through the PATS module using the OBD-I/II hybrid port these 96 models have. The 10-minute security access timer ran its cycle. Both keys started the car clean, theft light did its normal prove-out and went dark.
She kept turning the car off and on, testing each key twice. I get it. When something stops working for no obvious reason, you want to trust it again before the other person leaves.
She skipped the dealer wait and the tow bill and drove off with two working keys that afternoon.
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