well, took my car in for the airbag recall today. they drove the car up to me and i went home. when i got out of the car, i noticed my key was broken too. it was at a 45 degree angle. the metal part came right off. not sure how it broke, but anyways, i 2 ton epoxy'ed it and i am just waiting for it to cure now.

apparently, there is a design flaw with these keys.

 

My uncut key from ebay also had a couple a scratches on them. I'm guessing that someone's getting these quality rejected keys and throws them up on ebay.

Also, Home Depot cut mine, no problem.

 

You can get these keys from any wrecker yard. You just have to have the new key blank. That is what I can not find.

 

one of min broke as well, i crazy glued it and its working ok. i agree might have been reject keys.

 

Can some one with the Fusion Key please open it up (and take pics) and then we can see if we can swap the internals of the Fusion Key with a regular key fob.

I have a 2005 Mustang and would love to have the new key for my ride.

 

Anybody try these yet? Any idea if they'd be OE Ford?


Technical Specs
Part Number: 8G1T-19H316-A
FCC ID: CWTWB1U722
Freq: 315 MHz
LED: None
Buttons: 4 (Lock, Unlock, Panic)

 

Whoops...

 

Wow it sure is evident that no one was thinking about longevity and durability while twisting the key in the lock cylinder. I hope that engineer didn't work on the rear axle system because if he did, we would certainly have the rear axle and suspension arms shearing away from the chassis mounts during full throttle take-offs....

 

The feeling of panic when it happened ran through me. It happened at work which is 25 miles from home and I had to make 2 stops on the way home. I wasn't sure if I would be able to start the car again so I narrowed it down to just stopping at the ATM and left it running.

To top it off, last night I washed my keys to the original fob went through the wash. ARRRGH!! Luckily it worked today after it dried.

 

just out of curiosity, did you get yours from Ford or an online vendor? I have a feeling that the online vendors are putting uncut blades in used fob handles. I'm going to check with my local dealer this week to see what a new one looks like inside. My dealer has them for $65 new.

BB
Semper Fi

 

This was one of off eBay. It looked new from the outside, but now that it's opened, if i try to fit the key back into it there is no way it will fit flush. No epoxy anywhere, maybe super glue? No residue of anything so unless I see the insides of an original, it's hard to know if it's original or not.

 

denlem thanks for the pics,

im guessing there wont be a way for 05-06 users to enjoy the new keys,, the internals seem much smaller on the new key.