OK. So maybe this isn’t exactly a domestic issue, but Ford in particular has upset me once again. If I wore a bracelet, I would need to switch wrists right about now.
I briefly mentioned last week that we had a bag stolen while at the water park side of Kings Island. There wasn’t anything in the bag of real value. Just a few clothes and my van keys. Since that left me with only one set for the van, I wanted to get them replaced as soon as I could. So this week I went up and got the wireless entry device replaced. I was thinking they were really expensive, so paying the $40 wasn’t too bad. While getting that fixed I thought I’d check to see if they could cut a key as well to save me a trip to ACO or something. The good thing was that they could, the bad thing was that they have to.
Ford keys (or at least the keys I use) have a security chip inside that allows the van to start. Regularly cut keys won’t work. So I have to buy the key from Ford ($30), and then pay to have it activated ($50). Like it really takes $80 to make and activate a key.
And to make matters worse, they told me that if I ever lost my only key and had to have it towed in and a new key made, they require I have two made. What a freaking scam. Ford is officially on my list. (And any other company that runs the same scam).
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