My wife had her wallet and keys stolen from her purse today so, among other things, I need to replace her fob. I know I can get a new fob from the Jeep dealer ($280-$320 depending on the dealer) and have them program the Jeep for it ($90 plus several hours wait time) but before I spend $400 I thought I would look at some alternatives.
I can buy a new fob on Amazon or at some of the local stores for far less, but I don't know where else I could get the key laser cut and have it programmed other than the dealer. Does anyone have any suggestions about where to do this sort of thing? Or information about whether or not the 3rd party fobs are any good?
I went through this a few months ago (OK, maybe it was last year).
I ordered a key FOB from the dealer. Due to the VIN, the key came pre-cut. They were not able to get the FOB programmed. Claimed the new FOB was defective and ordered a new one. New one came in the they were able to program it. Note both orders took 6-8 weeks each.
In the meantime, I ordered a fob from https://www.carandtruckremotes.com/ . Came in nice and timely. Key was not cut as expected but I wanted more just the FOB anyway. Tried a number of places to get it programmed with no success. Finally found a place in Lincoln Nebraska (Husker Lock and Key) that actually knew what they were doing and were able to program the Car and Trucks remote plus the one from the dealer that they said was defective. Husker Lock and Key highly recommended.
I now have 5 key fobs. Two originals. Two from the dealer with cut key of which one was purchased. One from Car/Truck remote without cut key. All FOBs working. I only wanted one extra.
I don’t recall all the pricing so don’t quote me. Dealer FOB on the order of just below $200. Car/Truck: $50. Programming: $80 2 FOBs.
Note that Husker Lock connected to the Rubi behind the glove compartment. They did not use the OBD connected like everyone else tried.
Super glad I saw this. My 22 JLU Willys only came with one fob. Went to Husker Lock and got a new Mopar fob programmed and cut in about 30 minutes for half of what the dealership quoted.
