Logitech Wingman Formula Force Gp Driver Windows 7 X64 on this page. You may have thought this blog entry was about databases, but no. It’s about Ford fleecing me on a set of keys.

Actually it’s more about me whining because I lost my keys and they are really expensive to replace, but whatever. If you have a newer car with a computer chip’ed key, then you will probably find this interesting. And if you are thinking to yourself, “My car keys don’t have a computer chip in them” then you may want to check into it because if they are a newer model vehicle, then they probably do. In 2003 my wife and I became proud owners of a Ford Escape, which apparently has what Ford calls the second generation SecuriLock Passive Anti- Theft System (also known as the PATS II). I also have a 1997 Camero which has the Chevrolet version of the SecuriLock system, but you can actually see the computer chip embedded in the part of the key that goes into the transmission. Apparently they have more powerful chips now so they put the chip in the key handle instead of the stem. If you are not sure if you have a computer chip in your key, take a good look at your key.

Jan 29, 2010. The excerpt you posted is for the Type 'A' system which has never been used in any of Ford's F-series vehicles. Bottom line: You either need two programmed key to add more or you need a properly equipped dealer of locksmith. If you have only one PATS key, there is a way to avoid the large expense of. Mar 16, 2007 anti theft pats trouble codes Explorer, Sport Trac, Mountaineer & Aviator.

If you have a huge black handle on your key, and it’s a newer car, then chances are pretty good that there is a computer chip embedded in it. Anyway, I had no idea about all the technology packed into this Ford Escape Key. Long story short, I left some softball equipment in the Escape and my wife took the Escape to work and locked it. Ets2 Going East Dlc Activation Key. Since she is a school teacher, I cannot just barge into the School and ask her for her keys.

And since she is a volleyball coach she wasn’t planning on coming home before my game that night. So I told the dealership my sad story and told them I needed them to cut me a new key. After confirming my identity through a tedious process, they told me the damage: $36 bucks for the key. Not bad, I thought, considering that I pay $40 for the Camero keys. Oh, and then they informed me that the $36 bucks was just for the physical key itself, and that it would cost an additional $40 to program the key.

That seems pretty outlandish to me. I can understand the $36 bucks for a key because, hey, it’s a dealership and everything they have is overpriced. I’m cool with paying a bit more at the dealership because they can cut it without having an original there, but a $40 dollar programming fee? They send the intern to the back of the shop, stick the key in a computer, press a couple of buttons, and out comes your new programmed key. Definitely not $40 bucks of work in my book. I tried to console myself by saying that the machine they used to program the key must be expensive and this is their way of recouping the cost.