lost key fob

svt to 370z · 08-12-2011, 09:12 PM

I tried the actual key, it does unlock the door. You mean to tell me I would have to tow the car to the dealer just to have a fob programmed for it. With all the technology you would think they could do that without the car being there.. no? Also the car is still under warranty wouldn't that fob be covered if it never worked?

MacCool · 08-12-2011, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by svt to 370z

I tried the actual key, it does unlock the door. You mean to tell me I would have to tow the car to the dealer just to have a fob programmed for it. With all the technology you would think they could do that without the car being there.. no? Also the car is still under warranty wouldn't that fob be covered if it never worked?

I think they have to have the fob and the car unless you have the little metal dog tag that comes attached to the key ring when the car was picked up new. If you have that, I think they can reprogram the fob by itself. If you don't, I think you have to take the car to the dealer.

svt to 370z · 08-12-2011, 10:51 PM

i do have that tag its attached to my dead fob!

DjSquall · 08-13-2011, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by svt to 370z

i do have that tag its attached to my dead fob!

Take it to the dealer where u got the Z and theyll be able to make u a new one / reprogram the dead one

svt to 370z · 08-15-2011, 12:04 PM

so I called the dealership i have to have the car present to do that. how much b.s. is that. So now I have to get a tow truck to tow my car and scratch it all up just to get a f_____g key made. What ever happened to the day where u stick a key in the igntion and drive away.

svt to 370z · 08-15-2011, 12:26 PM

I did find out too that metal tag is for the cut of the actual key inside the fob, it has nothing to do with the programming code. So what the best way to tow these cars so they don't get all scraped up? Flatbed?

onzedge · 08-15-2011, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by svt to 370z

I did find out too that metal tag is for the cut of the actual key inside the fob, it has nothing to do with the programming code. So what the best way to tow these cars so they don't get all scraped up? Flatbed?

Flatbed, yes.

zcar_dad · 08-15-2011, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by svt to 370z

so I called the dealership i have to have the car present to do that. how much b.s. is that. So now I have to get a tow truck to tow my car and scratch it all up just to get a f_____g key made. What ever happened to the day where u stick a key in the igntion and drive away.

You might have lost the key also. lol

MacCool · 08-15-2011, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by svt to 370z

so I called the dealership i have to have the car present to do that. how much b.s. is that. So now I have to get a tow truck to tow my car and scratch it all up just to get a f_____g key made. What ever happened to the day where u stick a key in the igntion and drive away.

You can't do that if you have the wrong key, can you? That's your current problem. You have a key that you can stick in the ignition, but it's the wrong one. Did you ever check to see if your spare fob actually works with the car it came with?

08-12-2011, 09:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
svt to 370z Base Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: berea,oh Posts: 139 Drives: 09 red 370z 6mt Rep Power: 16	I tried the actual key, it does unlock the door. You mean to tell me I would have to tow the car to the dealer just to have a fob programmed for it. With all the technology you would think they could do that without the car being there.. no? Also the car is still under warranty wouldn't that fob be covered if it never worked? Last edited by svt to 370z; 08-12-2011 at 09:15 PM.

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08-12-2011, 10:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
svt to 370z Base Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: berea,oh Posts: 139 Drives: 09 red 370z 6mt Rep Power: 16	i do have that tag its attached to my dead fob!

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svt to 370z Base Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: berea,oh Posts: 139 Drives: 09 red 370z 6mt Rep Power: 16	so I called the dealership i have to have the car present to do that. how much b.s. is that. So now I have to get a tow truck to tow my car and scratch it all up just to get a f_____g key made. What ever happened to the day where u stick a key in the igntion and drive away.

08-15-2011, 12:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
svt to 370z Base Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: berea,oh Posts: 139 Drives: 09 red 370z 6mt Rep Power: 16	I did find out too that metal tag is for the cut of the actual key inside the fob, it has nothing to do with the programming code. So what the best way to tow these cars so they don't get all scraped up? Flatbed?