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Q: How do I know you're not one of those bait-and-switch locksmith operations?

It's a fair question and Ford owners get targeted by this more than most. The pattern is always the same: a low quote on the phone, no price confirmation before the work starts, then a number that triples once the car is open. The company is usually a call center with no physical address and no way to dispute anything after the fact.

Q: Will the replacement key work exactly like my original?

Yes, and this is worth paying attention to if you've been shopping online. A lot of aftermarket remote head keys sold through third-party marketplaces are not built to Ford's specifications for this vehicle. Forum threads from Transit Connect owners are full of situations where a cheap replacement would unlock the doors but not start the engine, or where the remote functions worked intermittently for a few weeks and then stopped. We stock keys verified for the 2013 Transit Connect.

Q: I bought a replacement fob online. Can you just program it, or do I need to buy one from you?

Bring it and we'll look at it. If it's built to the correct specification for the 2013 Transit Connect, there's a reasonable chance we can work with it. If it's not, programming it will either fail outright or produce exactly the kind of partial results mentioned above: doors open, car won't start. The honest answer is that the quality varies a lot, and there's no way to know until we're looking at it.

Q: My Transit Connect starts fine but the remote lock and unlock stopped working. Is the key bad?

Not necessarily. On the 2013 Transit Connect remote head key, the ignition and the remote functions run on separate systems. The fact that the car starts tells you the immobilizer side is still communicating. The remote functions failing on their own usually points to the CR2032 being low, a weak or damaged antenna connection inside the fob, or occasionally a receiver issue on the vehicle side. Start with the battery.

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It was just after 6:45 in the morning when a guy called me from a job site up on The Mesa. He's in construction, shift starts at 7, and his Transit Connect wasn't responding. The remote head key had gone completely dark overnight. No lock, no unlock, no start. His foreman was already on site.

I keep my van stocked and ready before sunrise. I was at his location in about 25 minutes.

The door opened mechanically, no drama there. Once I got in and connected through the OBD port, I could see the key had lost communication. The CR2032 was reading almost nothing. Swapped the battery, tested the fob functions, and then ran the programming sequence to confirm the key was properly enrolled with the immobilizer. The whole hands-on portion took under 20 minutes.

Before I left, I cut him a second key from my stock and got that one programmed in the same session. Both keys tested on lock, unlock, and start before I packed up. He clocked in at 7:15.

He called a dealer later that week for a quote on something unrelated and mentioned what had happened. He texted me that the dealer would have been a tow, a wait, and a lot more money. He said he would have lost a full day of work. That part is never the focus of the job, but it's always in the back of my mind when I'm rolling out before 7am.

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Yes. EZ Car Keyz is a California BSIS licensed locksmith company (LCO#6792), fully insured, and NASTF Vehicle Security Professional certified. That NASTF credential means we've been vetted through the industry's established process for accessing manufacturer security data, which is relevant for Ford immobilizer work where key registration requires more than just a generic OBD tool. We operate under a real business name, carry verifiable reviews, and have been doing this for over eight years.