My key won't work!

[Trigganometry]

Do you carry your key in your pocket? Well I use to but ended up having the same problem. Grit and dust got into the mechanical bits and mixed with the grease inside. I figured it was shot so ordered just the body of the fob with a key blank for like 10 bucks off EBay. Did some surgery and used graphite as a lubricant and been fine ever since. Life is to short to have your ass kicked by a key fob brother!

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[got3fords]

I wonder what happened to OP. Maybe a blood vessel in his head burst. On the bright side, I will now be checking my fob for such issue before I am stranded in my Ranger.

 

[OrangeStreak]

Here is what I did as a preventative measure in case the fob key stops working, or I lose it...

Had an extra chip key (not a valet) made for $50 from a Ford blank. I insert the key into a flash drive case and attach it to a belt loop so I will always have a backup key on my person.

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[Stevedbvik1]

You better check your second key too! Ones bad they’re all bad ?‍ Or if it’s good you could use that one instead ? I know it sounds complicated but you’ll get used to it eventually

 

[mtbikernate]

You may want to switch over to decaf ?

maybe add some weed. but definitely stay away from meth.

 

[Blmpkn]

maybe add some weed. but definitely stay away from meth.

Mmmmm. Mabey meth woulda helped... He woulda been scratching at the bugs under his skin hard enough with the fob for the key to flip out.

 

[Highlander]

Take it easy guy and think it through. Maybe some Chinese kid was having a hard day on the assembly line worried about the beating he was going to get when he went home because he got a B on his math test.

LOL... China!

Frank

 

[GSD4EVR]

You may want to switch over to decaf ?

 

[Friday yet?]

maybe add some weed. but definitely stay away from meth.

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[Jhbryaniv]

WTF... I'm in my new 2 months old Ranger... Is just freezing outside... Thankfully not 24 below...Its rain turning to snow... I used my Ford App to start it early to warm... Then I go to push button on key fob to put key in the ignition...
and guess what... Pop out switch blade key won't f'n open up...
I try over and over... I push and push the stupid designed spring release button and nothing...It's stuck inside the Key Fob housing... I'm f'n stranded inside my own truck running and I can't drive away???!!!How stupid dangerous is this Ford?
Finally... I get it to open after banging ...playing f'n with it for several minutes...
I go home turbo driving angry with my 2022 Ranger.
Then close the key fob blade key like I'm Steve Mcqueen home from beating bad guys... Throw the fob... Wallet... Glasses down on the counter discusted...
Wait... I'll try to open my new Ranger 'danger' fob again... It F'n won't open again... This time I tried for five minutes... Still closed shut... Spring mechanism is a bust!!! I thought this could be a problem future when I first picked up the Ranger .. Yep . It F'n is... Just can't believe it's only 2 months later...
What a stupid designed POS key... I am now using backup key fob... What if if I was really needing to get somewhere... Or not wanting to freeze to death like many did last week in the Polar Vortex that came crashing down into the US... Ford Stupid... Can I please talk to the engineer team that thought of this 'danger' design stupid key fob... No wonder they went with push button ignition on the New 2024 ...Ranger .. Is there a Recall?... Is there a warranty for a new key fob.. pretty sure there F'n very expensive to buy... This kind of dangerous stupidity engineering with no recall stated is very angry to me .. that's why I dumped Nissan for life!
Nissan wouldn't put thru a Recall on their 300K sold 2004-2006 Altimas for a faulty TPO Switch that failed out of nowhere dangerous while driving killing engine/idle and starting capabilities.
I wonder WTF is wrong with Ford sometimes... I still bleed Ford...But then again... So do all investors (me) wonder as their stock has plummeted 25% this year and not considered a 'Buy' anymore.
What next am I to discover that's gonna surprise me of stupid engineering??

Where in Arvada are you, I'll stop by and fix the problem for you. I'll just need to borrow your truck for a couple days, and remove it from your FordPass... And could you sign this line on the title document please?

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[mtbikernate]

Where in Arvada are you, I'll stop by and fix the problem for you. I'll just need to borrow your truck for a couple days, and remove it from your FordPass... And could you sign this line on the title document please?

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now THAT, y'all, is generosity

 

[Jhbryaniv]

now THAT, y'all, is generosity

Momma always said I was generous.

Maybe I'm to generous.

 

[Stevedbvik1]

Where in Arvada are you, I'll stop by and fix the problem for you. I'll just need to borrow your truck for a couple days, and remove it from your FordPass... And could you sign this line on the title document please?

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You mean the work authorization line ? ?

 

[BettaRanga]

Or trade in for a Lariat with push button start?

I’m sitting here with my Lariat push start wondering what happened.

 

[Todd Chapin]

I’m sitting here with my Lariat push start wondering what happened.

Or remote start which is available on other trim levels with tech package.

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