Purchasing and Programming another FOB

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I emailed my dealer and asked about an extra fob and they quoted me $400 for another one.
My dealer parts manager (who is an acquaintance of mine) told me he can't give me a price. He saw the same $35 fob / $48 blank that we all did. He called Ford Parts and was told "that price ain't right" (Fob price) but said they don't have a correct price and probably won't be able to quote a price until they get some stock. Sounds weird, but I don't think this guy would jerk me around.

I think they just made up the $400 knowing it will cover whatever it ends up being.
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yup, my salesperson promised me a 2nd fob on day of sale (thinking it was missing). a few days later, he very apologetically called to say no 2nd fob is coming , unless i want to order one myself. phone-as-key works so inconsistently now (better the 1st few weeks, worse these last few weeks), i've gone back to carrying the fob in my backpack.

like ford options and other things "new" with the mach-e, it's a difference dealers are having to learn and adjust to... so those being promised a 2nd fob, i wouldn't hold your breath.

i too hope ford considers adding back a 2nd fob... or a major OTA update that fixes phone-as-key.
 

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I emailed my dealer and asked about an extra fob and they quoted me $400 for another one.
I sent my dealer (initially just the sales guy) and he still responded with $400. So I sent a nice by firm email to the GM with the same info and stating doesn't seem like the dealership wants to earn my future service since they don't seem to care after the initial sales purchased. The GM responded that it SHOULDN'T cost $300+ just for reprogramming and he will look into it, but in the mean time, he promised to give me the 'employee' cost whenever they get the fob in.

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On a related note, I take delivery today and will bring my second FOB with me to get programmed. I will report back results
Just got back home from taking delivery. I brought the second FOB that I purchased online from ford parts. They programmed it for me for $85.

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Just got back home from taking delivery. I brought the second FOB that I purchased online from ford parts. They programmed it for me for $85.

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What's the exact part# of the fob (remote) you got? Should be in tiny print just on the top of the fob after removing the top key piece.

There seem to be inconsistent reports on which variants of the fob work and which don't.
 

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What's the exact part# of the fob (remote) you got? Should be in tiny print just on the top of the fob after removing the top key piece.

There seem to be inconsistent reports on which variants of the fob work and which don't.
Also just wanted to confirm -- I was able to successfully set up a unique profile for each FOB one for me one for my wife. Independently checked each FOB with the other far away and it worked flawlessly. I did not (and likely will not) setup PaaK. Both my wife and I actually prefer the idea of a FOB.over PaaK.
 

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Ordered mine for $89.99 from https://www.carandtruckremotes.com/2021-ford-mustang-electric-smart-remote-4b.html where they say they have more than 10 left. During checkout, was offered 10% discount to be automatically applied at checkout if completed within 10 minutes, but it was not, so I have sent a message to their customer support. Hoping to program it myself.
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Thanks for that link. Went by the dealership and was told to come back in a few weeks as the FoBs were on backorder. Also the same (part# 15K601) on parts.ford.com at the moment.
 

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FWIW, my dealer is a small one so they farm out making keys/fobs to a local guy that comes by once a week in a van with all the goodies. He tried to make a new fob for me yesterday and couldn't. He said "the software needed to be updated" to do it, so he's checking into it and will get back to me in a few days.

He wanted $200 for the fob including programming....
My dealer just quoted me $306.00 PER KEY including programming. THIS IS NUTZ!!!!
Time to start sending Tweets to someone at Ford that TWO KEYS are required for each vehicle.

We probably should get THREE KEYS based on the poor functionality of PAAK

Somebody posted at twitter address to send a tweet to but I could not find it but will keep looking.
 

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Ordered mine for $89.99 from https://www.carandtruckremotes.com/2021-ford-mustang-electric-smart-remote-4b.html where they say they have more than 10 left. During checkout, was offered 10% discount to be automatically applied at checkout if completed within 10 minutes, but it was not, so I have sent a message to their customer support. Hoping to program it myself.
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Thanks for the heads up. Ordered one. Few bucks more than Parts.Ford but gladly pay it. Will take it to a dealer to have it program once it gets here in about a week. (cheap out and only got standard $3 shipping)
 
 




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