Question About Key Compatibility

[TrainTrac]

Anyone know if the newer Ford keys (key and remote fob all in one) would be compatible with a Gen 1 ST? We recently purchased a 2008 Taurus for my wife, and it has this type of key. It would be nice to get one for my '04 ST, to "unclutter" my key ring.

 

[Tom Schindler]

Can it be programed to your Trac? You need to try it to confirm that it can be.





Tom

 

[Dingo]

No.

Not first gen nor second gen. And I'm not guessing.

 

[LaRue Medlin]

Mr Dingo is correct, we've been there,,, done that..............

 

[TrainTrac]

Not the answer I was looking for, but it's what I needed to know. Thanks, guys.

 

[Mark Stadnicki]

I'd like it if my factory remote start was on the '07 ST door fob. The all in one key would be the ultimate though... Three remotes for two vehicles

 

[Roger Batts]

However, you CAN go the other way with those. Vehicles that have the integrated key & transmitter can use the separate key and fob. When the Fusion first came out, the keys were on backorder, so Ford told us we could use the separate keys and fobs for them. I wish they would work. I'd like to have just one key for both my Trac and my Explorer. I already have them both programmed to the same remote.

 

[Tom Schindler]

Roger,



Why can you go the other way with the Fusion fobs?



Interesting.





Tom

 

[Roger Batts]

That's what Ford told us. Not sure exactly how it works or why. If I were to guess, I would say that Ford may have originally designed the system to just be what it looks like, but changed something inside later so that it would not be backwards compatible. It's crazy.

 

[Jon W9]

I wish this worked, I would buy 2 of those keys so fast.

 

[Dingo]

I know it doesn't because I have one of those keys.

 

[EddieS'04]

Roger is right. I bought a standard key from LaRue. I had an old seprerate ford fob. I programed the fob to work with wifes '08 escape...