I drive a Mercury Mountaineer and I lost my keys at Walgreen's today. Luckily I had a spare set in my car and just punched in the code on the door to get in. Unfortunately, my car has those new keys where you have to have a certain electronic code in the key for the vehicle to start, so I can't just go to Wal-Mart and get another key made. Does anyone know how much going to the dealer and getting a new key made and programmed will set me back? I have a feeling I'm going to be really upset when someone tells me.
I've got a Ford F-150 with the same thing. It cost me 55 dollars at a locksmith. At a dealership, it will be a little more expensive.
I wonder if all the keys come like that now? Technology is moving a little too fast for me; fortunately my old vehicle works fine. If you get AAA Plus, you won't have to pay anything when this happens. Or for towing, etc.
Lexus was around $75 for the key and another $50 to have them program it. I had to order from Lexus to get the key (which came with the chip and pre-cut) and had to have the dealer sync it up with my car. Prices have dropped though because it used to be $300.
These things happen. When I was getting my truck fixed after it was broken into (see thread about break-ins), I borrowed my husband's car to go to the store. He keeps his (only) car key all by itself, not on a chain or anything. When I got back, at 3 a.m., I thought I had the key in my hand - along with my house key and the grocery bags - or else my pocket. Then I discovered it wasn't there. Never could find it; had to get another key made. Three months later I was (finally) cleaning up this stack of stuff in the kitchen and found the key in the wok. Obviously we hadn't used the wok in a while, nor do we clean up much.
