The Crown Vics ETC Blog: ford crown vic victoria keys immobilizer

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On April 6, 2000, I purchased a 1998 Ford Crown Victoria LX HPP with 23,490 miles. I decided to start a little website for it featuring a running log of my experiences with the car. Vic 1.0 was retired in 2015 due to rust and electrical issues. Vic 2.0 was a 2006 P71 in Blue Pearl that belonged to my boyfriend. It was a Ford demo and never saw actual police use. It was damaged in September of 2018 with well over 186,000 miles. It was replaced by Vic 3.0 in October 2018, a 2008 P71 in Silver Birch with 120,971 miles. To read posts prior to 2010, click a link at right, or go to Crown Vics, ETC.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

UPDATE: The Key to My Madness...

Vic is still in the shop. And the issue seems to be with the transponder keys/immobilizer system. I don't know all the details yet, but it seems that as of 30 minutes ago, only one of the three keys I gave the mechanics work. The car works normally with that one key. BUT, in order to make more keys, or finish programing the computer, or SOMETHING like that, I need one more key that works. I just used Todd's car to drop off one more key that I had forgotten about. I hope that one works, or else I will have to go to a dealership or locksmith to get the car's computer reprogrammed.

... or something like that...