[TammyMM38]

An ignition key for my 2003 GT is $115 at the local Ford dealer and takes them an hour to cut and program.

Please tell me I have other options...

 

[Monkey Boy]

That is your cheapest option. Your computer has to be programmed with the particular key and ignition switch you are using. It's part of the Passive Anti-theft System (PATS) that your car is equipped with. You could buy a programmer ($399) to shut off the PATS but that is more expensive than letting Ford take care of it.

 

[carguy1985]

do you know if you can turn off the patts? with the predator?

p.s. when i bought my car i only had one key, 112 bucks out the door for me for an extra key. they threw in the remote =) lol

 

[Mustang Dave]

I think I got lucky?...

I got two remotes w/keys for mine, but one remote died 6 months after I got it, so now I'm down to one. I need to get a new batt for it before this one dies, or it's coat hanger / brick time!