ok so i was running in teh park late last night. and the key fell out my pocket.


i ordered one from teh dealer they said they dont' know how long it will take, maybe 2 weeks.

my car is sitting at the park and i'm worried it may get towed or broken into.

is there a way i can instantly get the key made to start the car?

 

hmm. the key should be cheap and relatively easy to get- it's the programming cost that the dealers stick to you. That's the problem with these new keys with chips. But even if someone breaks in, the only way they can steal it is to tow it (but doesn't the crossfire have a tow alarm, where the alarm sounds if the car senses any tire elevated off the ground while the car is locked?) - Just think of all the money you'll save on gas by pushing your car around!! Or cut a hole in your floor and do like Fred Flintstone!! J/k, hopefully you can get that key real quick.

 

My fear would be someone finding the key.....and driving off with the car. I would be combing the path I took when the key was lost.

 

Keys have been coming in real fast as of lately, usually next day

 

That sucks-

Can a locksmith do anything to help this situation??
Someone must know a trick??

 

Go buy or rent a metal detector and use it on your run path. Who knows, you might find more than your keys.

 

yea i'm worried someone will find it and take the car, it's a 3 miles trail. i went back 2 times to look for it. it was 10 at night. searched for 2 hours

i finally left there at 1am. i couldn't find anything. i went this morning to check on the car, it's still there. i'm gonna go there again after work and try to find it.

my legs are sore from the 9-10 miles from last night. lol

maybe someone picked it up behind me and left with it. it's big and noticable, not like thos single small keys.

i have to go out of town tom and wown't be back till monday night. i jsut hope my car will be ok

i wish i could have gotten a new key today, i made one for my c-class (laser cut key) it took them a day. chrysler parts was soo clueless, it took them 40 mins, they kept sending me to service, serivce sent me to parts AGAIN. lol. then they said i'll have to tow the car in so they can program it. IT SHOULD BE ALREADY ENCODED!! lol. only program the keyless which we can all do ourselves...

 

haha, that actually sounds like a good idea. hummm

 

oh btw i paid 140 for the key, 2 other dealers wanted 156 and 181. wtf wtf


my mercedes c220, it was 10 bucks, overnight shipped. only thing, it didn't have the keyless on it. wonder if they can make one like that, jsut to start the car

 

Well I wasn't trying to be funny. Good luck!

 

You could have the car flat bedded by lifting up from the rear and having it taken to your house. Even if the alarm goes off it should reset itself after two minutes or so.

 

Do you have towing service (like AAA?) you could have it towed home, that's better than leaving it unattended for that long.

 

i would get it towed hom asap, it is not worth the risk.

 

I am pretty sure that you could get a standard key made for it so you can get it. Not so sure about it starting the car though... I agree with the above. Have it towed and have some peace of mind.

MikeR

 

+1. $50-$100 on a safe flatbed. Worth EVERY penny!

 

If you can't move it b4 you leave, notify the local law inforcement as to why it is there they may keep an eye on it when they make trheir rounds. Good luck.

 

hey all. yea i'm considering have it towed if they key doesn't come in tom. the park is 5 mins walk from my house (.3 miles).

y did i drove to the park last night, i actually just wanted to drive the crossfire. lol. and now i can't. lol

thank u all.

 

If you get it towed, don't forget to push the tow button below the radio to deactivate stability control (i think that's what it is). Could mess up your car. Read about it in the owners manual.

Also, if it got stolen, it would probably get appraised north of its actual value, given how fast prices keep falling--you could use it as an opportunity to upgrade.

Be fatalistic about it.

 

Hope you are going to get 2 keys.

 

if he lost his only key, and the car is (presumably) locked, how is he going to get in to push the tow button, or get the owners manual out of the glovebox?