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Old Jul 8, 2009 | 06:49 PM
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I have a problem. I lost one of my keys years ago and never bothered to replace it, but now the chip in my second key is broken and I cannot start my truck. The dealership says I have to bring the truck in to replace the key, but I can't start it!! Does anyone know any ways to get the truck to start without the keys??
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Old Jul 8, 2009 | 07:16 PM
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btw i have the skeleton of the key and it still turns the engine over but it won't let the spark plug fire. any way around that?
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 06:33 AM
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Tow It
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Old Jul 11, 2009 | 12:06 PM
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how did the chip break in the first place? they normall dont just stop working. There is a way to bypass the security but you have to have a wide knowledge of the security and you need a programmable bypass. it the chip went it is not worth your time to bypass this just to get it to a garage. find someone with a dolly and start towing.
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Old Jul 11, 2009 | 02:45 PM
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Tow it.
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Old Jul 11, 2009 | 05:25 PM
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Or do what I had to do this past week. I lost my keys on the river and had to call a locksmith to program me a new key. $210 later I had a key that would work.
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Old Jul 11, 2009 | 06:04 PM
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Ouch.... Whenever I am on or near water with truck keys, the keys get hidden on the truck itself.
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Old Jul 11, 2009 | 06:50 PM
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i got keys hiddin on my truck at all times in a little magnetic box
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Old Jul 11, 2009 | 07:18 PM
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Ive got the keyless entry so im always able to get in. but for the keys...always keep a pair at home, just in case.
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 02:31 AM
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I was in san antonio from spring. If you dont know where thats at in texas its a 4 hour drive and my family lost my spare set. It was just a bad deal all together
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