funegirl

Yes I SERIOUSLY do, when the replacement is not within reasonable costs, but $250 is by no stretch reasonable. I happen to be very informed and perhaps because I actually have a career, family and life I seriously have many things to do before I can sit down and spend days even weeks, researching which vehicle has the most reasonable costs for replacement keys/fobs/ transponders. BUT we have sunshine in California not like ON so we actually venture out of our homes and off our computers. I believe that anyone in a position of dealing with the publics trust, has a moral if not legal obligation to respect that trust and disclose items which the average consumer would probably not know. On that thought HONESTLY how many people who read this actually asked, were told, or knew beforehand the replacement cost of these transponders, that would be interesting to know.

I know I know I missplelled meant lol, thats what I get for throwing stones.

Just for your information whistles has a t in it, and my last post was ment to be sarcastic.

Well first of all thank you ALL for your constructive criticism, I am definitely NOT a dumbass, but I guess being human and forgetting something is in your pocket makes you one, next time your walking on water let me know I would like to see it. My smart key did dry out thank you and worked, so that was a lesson learned, and I have since ordered 2 spares and programmed them myself, not to bad for a dumbass huh. My main argument is the dealer does have a resoonsibility to let the consumer make and "informed" decision before purchasing, if they know the costs is beyond "reaonsable expectations", and I agree about the tires, had I known about the 19 inch wheels and only one manufacturer before purchasing it would have been nice. I sell houses and if I know something is wrong and beyond "reasonable expectations" yes I do have a legal and ethical obligation to inform the consumer and I do ALWAYS, if I tell someone that the water heater leaks, they may still want the home but they make an informed decision. What about the people living check to check that do not have $250 for one key let alone 2!! My biggest argument is disclosure and yes I feel the dealer ALL dealers have an obligation to inform consumers before purchasing of items which could cause excessive inconvenience, its our right as consumers to have knowledge. No he didnt have to tell me when I purchased the vehicle that it would cost $150 to fill it up, fuel prices consistently fluctuate, and if I know the fuel tank size I can do math, even dumbass math. The cost of fuel is out of the dealers realm of knowledge, but the cost of replacement for parts is within their scope of knowledge. But I am just a whiney dumbass Californian with 2 BAs and a Masters so what would I know.

I cannot believe this nightmare. My first transponder broke after just over a year ok I had 2, so I accidently washed the second one, yeah I am pissed but that is where the nightamre begins. I call my dealer $250.00 FOR A CAR KEY!!!!!!!!!!!! So it gets better, I tell the parts man that I dont have a key to get the vehicle to the dealer so he says you will have to tow it, WTF tow my car to get a KKKKEEEEEYYYYY!!!!!!! So i call AAA about towing it uhhhh no because we cannot get the car out of park ###%%%***&&&&, so now i have to drive 20 miles to the dealer where he can sell me a key that will ONLY open the car and turn to accessory, THEN I have to call AAA to tow it to the delaer for a KEY!!!! and then bend over so the dealer can charge me $250 FOR A KEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will NEVER own another vehicle, that a key is as much as a payment. Would have ben nice if the dealer had told me this when I was buying it, but oh no that would kill the sale to anyone with a brain in their head, and NO I didnt ask because honestly who would think something so dumbass could be developed by american engineers. YES I can get replacement keys cheaper online so here is the kicker you have to ahve 2 keys from the delaer to program replacement keys, so yeah $500.00 dollars later just to be able to make a spare key. What happens if you are on the road and don't have 2 keys on you yep you guessed it MORE towing, not to mention they have literally made the battery impossible to remove you have to break the transponder to replace the battery then guess what when you get the new battery in YEP the transponder doesnt work OMG its an endless nightmare.Dont even get me started on the valet eys which are just a worthless piece of ##%%%&&&&. Pay this sucker off and get a Japanese vehicle cause Pokeman knows how to make a $5.00 key!!!!!!!!!!