On Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:49:36 -0400, "Robert Green"
wrote:

"HeyBub" wrote in message
om...
Robert Green wrote:
A question for the locksmiths he

Would a locksmith be able to get me started if I somehow lost the RF
chipped key that starts my car? This is a 2002 Chrysler minivan with
a device in the steering column called an "immobilser" (and spelled
that way, too) that will turn the starter but not engage the engine
unless the chipped key is near the steering column. Do they have the
tools to re-create that kind of key on-site or what? I know
locksmiths can duplicate the key, but they have the original to start
with.

I want to figure out if it's worth buying and hiding a spare key for
inside the van somewhere (far enough away not to activate the
immobilizer).


Before you go to the dealership for the spare key, try the BORG. On my
last
trip to HD, they had a selection of chipped key replacements in the
$40-$60
range.

Tru-Value did it for $75 for a Cripesler, other cars were in the same range
you mention. Still others even Tru-Value wanted $100+ for.

Thanks for your input!

I got one at a Ford dealer for $30 and a couple more for $20 one at a Lincoln
dealer (I now have four keys for each of two vehicles). I programmed the
computer, though. It was ~$50, each, to have the dealership program them.