Replacing Lost Key FOB

[Pappy11]

On my old JK I got one from batteries Plus...way cheaper

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[viper88]

Also seriously consider having both FOBs reprogrammed.

It depends on where or how you lost your key FOB. Or if it was stolen. I would consider having the locksmith or dealer reprogram and change the codes for BOTH the old FOB and the new replacement FOB. That way you old FOB will not work for your car.

An example. Locker thief is problematic at health clubs. It is a huge problem at X Sport Fitness here. Thieves break into lockers and steal belongings like wallets, IDs, car keys and FOBs. They get entire locker rooms at a time. It becomes a expensive nightmare. The thieves do identity theft, charge up the stolen credit cards, rob houses with the house keys because they have address from IDs. They hit cars multiple times. They steal entire cars, belonging out of cars in the parking lot and again at the owners homes days later. They are known to sell the address and FOBs so other lowlifes can steal the cars from the homes.

 

[ben10noben9]

In order to prevent the key from being lost or stolen in the future, why not buy a small GPS tracker? Let it hang on the keychain, and then you can track the location if it is lost or stolen.
It is easy to get from Amazon.
like this

 

[Dkretden]

Did you get the key fob replaced already? I lost one off the roof a few days ago and after a spending a day walking 10 miles up and down the local Route whatever highway and getting the cops called on me for "Looking at the Highway with Binoculars While Suspicious", I finally gave up and went to the dealership the next day.

When I got there, I mentioned that I remember there being some sort of key fob replacement plan from when I was signing the papers. (I stupidly didn't check my paperwork before going, only remembered it while I was there) Parts said they had a fob on hand and to check with the Service Manager about the Lost Key Policy. I figured it was some sort of deductible based insurance policy that I signed my name on willy-nilly the day I picked up the jeep. I'm used to key fobs costing $150-$300, so I would have been glad for anything, but the Service Manager checked my VIN and said, "Alright, it says you have a Key Fob Replacement Plan, so you're good to go. You have two left." I said that's great and asked what I owed. He gave me The Look and said, "What? Nothing." I asked if it went through my insurance or something, but no, it was through the dealership and somewhere in all the papers that I signed, I could have up to three key fobs replaced and had just used one of the extra lives.

(Disclaimer, I'm usually not an idiot with fine print and legalese, but when I was there to pick up I was thinking, "Sure, sure, free oil change, free tire rotation, bumper to bumper unless I touch anything, key fob replacements, shut up and give me my car. Anyway, those things are huge, I can't possibly misplace them)

So if you haven't already, maybe ask to see if you paid money for something like that. I apparently did. I just hope I didn't pay the cost of 1.85 key fobs up front. I don't want to check the paperwork now. A million monkeys with a million jeeps will eventually lose a key fob though, no matter how large it is, so it might be worth it eventually.

I got the fob programmed the next day, it took an hour. I did hear a car alarm going on and off for 50 minutes of that hour and it occured to me later that they mayhaps have had a bit of a time programming it. I noticed the key blade was a blank when I went out and when I went back in they told me to schedule an appointment with Parts to have their contracted guy come in and cut it. Apparently also a shady guy in a truck in their parking lot.

Good Luck.

Sounds to me like you may need to “loose’ another key or two before the warranty expires.......

 

[Gee-pah]

I unfortunately cannot find you your lost fob. I can though recommend how future fobs don't "develop legs."

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