1999 Lincoln Town Car
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

1999 Lincoln Town Car Transponder Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

Got a call from a guy out near Ojai Meadows Preserve who had a 1999 Lincoln Town Car Signature sitting in his driveway with one key that barely worked. The blade was worn down enough that it took three or four tries to get the ignition cylinder to turn, and half the time the PATS light on the dash just blinked and the engine cranked but would not fire.

He had already called the dealer. They told him it would be a few days to order the key blank and get him scheduled. He did not want to wait.

I pulled up, decoded the ignition cylinder to get the original key cuts, and cut a fresh H72-PT blank on my Condor XC-Mini. Then I used his one working key to run the two-key PATS programming procedure through the ignition. You cycle the first working key on, wait for the security light to go solid, swap to the new key, wait again. The whole timed sequence runs about fifteen minutes because each key cycle has a built-in countdown before the module accepts the next one.

Once the new transponder registered, I tested the start three times cold and watched the theft indicator on the dash. Solid light, engine fires, no flashing. He turned the old worn key over in his hand like he could not believe that thing had been starting his car for years.

Whole job done on site, fraction of what the dealer quoted, and no days waiting around.

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