Are used FOBs just as good as new?

[KY Girl]

No I bought it from a used car dealer. They bought it from an auction in OK I believe. They only had one key and I didn't realize it until after I purchased it. They would not purchase a second key.
They offered to get me one at their cost but the one I found on my own was no higher, and closer to me.

There were documents in the glove box that it was a Hertz rental vehicle. I contacted Hertz but they couldn't locate the key. They did provide me with the maintenance records though.

The FOB I'm buying does include a cut key.

Thanks Peter!

 

[94Eddie]

There is no need to pay the outrageous price to a Ford dealer. There are plenty of mobile locksmiths that will do the job for $50-$100. I recently bought a 2010 Mountaineer with only one key. I had a locksmith come to my house and cut and program a new one in about 10 minutes for $50 including the key. I then bought three more keys and fobs off ebay for around $20 total. I had the keys cut at a hardware store for less than $5 and then programmed them and the fobs myself. This gives me a couple of extra keys to program new ones in case one goes bad or is lost. The Ford dealers are ripping people off for a procedure that takes very little time to complete. There are much cheaper options to utilize.

 

[KY Girl]

Too late for me. Hopefully this will help someone else, but I will buy a couple extra and program them myself now that I have 2 admin keys. Thanks 94Eddie.

 

[KY Girl]

Welcome to the Forum.
Did you buy from a Ford dealer? If so, I would suggest talking to them about acquiring a 2nd key before going out and buying one. They may give you a break on the cost.
I'm amazed by the number of people buying a previously owned Explorer that only comes with 1 key. They all came with 2 from the factory. Don't forget you will have to have the key blade cut as well.

Peter

Oh I'm so embarrassed. I answered this when it was meant for DrugOn. My apologies.

 

[DrugOn]

Welcome to the Forum.
Did you buy from a Ford dealer? If so, I would suggest talking to them about acquiring a 2nd key before going out and buying one. They may give you a break on the cost.
I'm amazed by the number of people buying a previously owned Explorer that only comes with 1 key. They all came with 2 from the factory. Don't forget you will have to have the key blade cut as well.

Peter

I'm from Ukraine and I have bought it on Copart.
Explorer not sold in our country.
I'll use Forscan to add key by myself and wonder if the key 2019 (it cheaper and looks better for me) compatible with 2017 car.

 

[peterk9]

Oh I'm so embarrassed. I answered this when it was meant for DrugOn. My apologies.

No need to feel embarrassed. I appreciated the 'extra' thanks.

Peter

 

[SmilingMike]

I know I'm not posting this in the right forum but I just cannot figure out how to post in the correct one. The New Members forum is the only one that gives me the option to create a new post. Also I have tried to look up previous posts about FOBs but when I click on them they have expired....so I'm getting frustrated.
Here's my issue. I just bought a 2018 Explorer with a 5 button FOB or Intelligent Access Key as it's called in the manual. I only got one and need to get another one. Are the used ones just as good? Ford says no, but I'm sure they want me to buy a new $250 one. They say the used ones might work or might not. I'd hate to pay the programming fee then the FOB not work. I can get a refund on the FOB but of course not on the programming fee. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

For my '18 Sport, I bought a used 5 button IA FOB off a '17 Fusion and since I had both original FOBs, I programmed it myself. The used FOB works perfectly. I just had to get a key blank off eBay and get that cut. As others have stated, without the 2 originals, programming would have to be done by a dealer or locksmith.