Spare Key
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Trailering
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From: Oak Harbor, Washington
Spare Key
I have an 02 SD. The truck supposedly has a "micro chip" key for the ignition. So, I ordered a blank chipped key from Amazon so I could have a spare key that will actually start the truck. Got the key and took it to Wally World to get it cut. The guy put the key in some kind of chip detector machine and handed the key back to me stating he can't cut chipped keys. So, curiosity got to me and I tried the "spare key" that is only supposed to unlock the doors and it starts the truck. Took my curiosity a bit farther and went to Ace to get another "spare key" cut from the current one and it starts the truck too. I have driven the truck with both of the spare key's for 20ish miles now and everything works fine. I am wondering if there is something wrong with my truck or if Ford is full it and just getting more money out of people thinking they have to get chipped keys.
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The dealer was probably just mistaken when they told him that. Passive Anti-Theft System (PATS) was put in Ford vehicles as early as 1996. By 2002 most Ford vehicles were equipped with PATS, but not the Super Duty. In 2002, the F-150, Ranger, Explorer, Expedition, and even the Excursion all had PATS even though the SD didn't.
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The dealer was probably just mistaken when they told him that. Passive Anti-Theft System (PATS) was put in Ford vehicles as early as 1996. By 2002 most Ford vehicles were equipped with PATS, but not the Super Duty. In 2002, the F-150, Ranger, Explorer, Expedition, and even the Excursion all had PATS even though the SD didn't.
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Ford publishes a wall chart that answers these questions.
http://www.motorcraftservice.com/vdi...ts_job_aid.pdf
http://www.motorcraftservice.com/vdi...ts_job_aid.pdf
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Trailering
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I didn't say I went to a Ford dealer. And both of the keys with the black plastic on them do have chips in them. No one told me I "need a chipped key". That's what started this whole thing. The 2 places I went to "Walmart and Ace" both told me and showed me that both the keys are chipped.
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Trailering
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Ford publishes a wall chart that answers these questions.
http://www.motorcraftservice.com/vdi...ts_job_aid.pdf
http://www.motorcraftservice.com/vdi...ts_job_aid.pdf
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Trailering
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Thanks for all the information guys, much appreciated. I will now return the key I bought on Amazon and get my $15.00 back and use the $1.79 one from Ace. Case closed, thank you all.
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