InvisibleFrisbee Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 When I purchased my car used, it only came with 1 key, so I picked up a few items after reading some threads here to have two keys, and I've run into a little bit of a snag. I bought this: From Ebay. It has the same FCC ID as mine and I was able to program the car to it so that the doors unlock and lock and the trunk opens. It was a used key so the next thing I needed was one of those flip key shells with a blank to be cut to match my existing key. I bought this one: From Ebay. I had it cut and the fits in my doors and unlocks and locks them and turns the ignition from lock to accessory to on and to start. When I try to start the car, it turns over once or twice and then stops and doesn't start. My guess at this point is that this is a PATS system, but what do I need to do so that my car recognizes the key and starts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InvisibleFrisbee Posted January 27, 2013 Author Share Posted January 27, 2013 Ok, I think I've answered my own question. I read further forward in the manual (before programming the transmitter section) about the immobilizer. Apparently I'm going to have to take these keys into a dealership and get the immobilizers programmed to have this corrected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 $$$ My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Goat Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Transponder keys are big money to the stealerships. Whether by design or by accident, we got a single key at signing when I bought my legacy, and another key and valet key in the mail almost a month later. I was so freaking happy to get that second and third key since I was already wrestling with the idea of buying one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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