Locked my keys in...

[lindsay_elaine]

... and got 'em out using different Ford keys. I only have one key to the Ranger and for whatever reason decided to lock my doors in the driveway today. I felt pretty dumb when I realized the keys were still in the ignition Thankfully we have about 20 sets of keys, most of which go to cars that we no longer have. It was dark and I had five or six sets so I'm not sure if it was the keys to our junked '94 F-150 or junked '94 Explorer that worked in my '03's door. I'll try again tomorrow and hang onto the extra. I guess it's a good thing to hang onto keys... or maybe I should just have more made!

 

[_Kyle_]

That's pretty comical. Half my doors don't lock anyways...so yea, nothing important kept in my Exploder. Luckily I live in a decent part of tow...neighbors in my apartment complex has stuff like Challengers and stuff, hahaha.

 

[PaleBlue90]

ive done that lots.....

 

[RedneckSTX]

I think almost everybody has locked their keys in a vehicle at one time or another, I know I have a few times so I always keep an extra key tie-wired under the truck somewhere, I know they make those little magnet boxes for keys but I had one fall off somewhere one time. But anyways back to your story atleast it happen in your driveway, not somewhere far from home.

 

[rngr4x4beast]

ive locked my keys in my truck hangin in the igition many times so finally i had 1 made that i keep in my wallet now

 

[Jay FX4]

So does that same key work in the ignition, too?

 

[Fx4wannabe01]

ive locked my keys in my truck hangin in the igition many times so finally i had 1 made that i keep in my wallet now

So does that same key work in the ignition, too?

On his yeah, but ours no. Stupid PATS.

I too keep an extra door key in my wallet and on my other keychain(has house, shop, other misc non-truck related keys). I don't like 5 pounds of keys hanging out of my ignition.

 

[Jay FX4]

I don't like 5 pounds of keys hanging out of my ignition.

+1. The only thing I have on my key ring is the remote, truck key, house key, little tonneau cover key...and of course my bottle opener.

 

[ranger_mclaren]

I heard of other ford keys fitting other ford cars and trucks my friends mom exploder key would fit in his ranger door but wouldn't start truck.

 

[Viva*the*Ranger]

One time I was driving the company E-150 van getting parts, and another E-150 parked right next to me...Well when I got out of the parts store I wasn't paying attention and unlocked the wrong van, got in it, and felt like a real jack-ass when I noticed what had happened. Thank god the owner didn't see me.

 

[Jay FX4]

One time I was driving the company E-150 van getting parts, and another E-150 parked right next to me...Well when I got out of the parts store I wasn't paying attention and unlocked the wrong van, got in it, and felt like a real jack-ass when I noticed what had happened. Thank god the owner didn't see me.

One of my coworkers did the same thing. She actually got in the wrong Taurus before she realized what she did.

 

[Viva*the*Ranger]

One of my coworkers did the same thing. She actually got in the wrong Taurus before she realized what she did.

Thats awesome. At least I'm not the only one.

 

[feellnfroggy]

Its a big coincidence im sure but all my ford keys fit all my other vehicles.Ford got really lazy wityh key design when they came out with the pats system.

 

[mentalbreakdown00]

I remember correctly for a good while there, was only 200 ish different key cuts for ignition / doors. So you have a 1 in 200 chance of starting an older for or ulocking the door.....wouldn't it be a 1 in 400 chance of unlock the door and turn the ignition with the older 2 key ones?

 

[Louisville86]

Where are those danged keys? I looked for 20 minutes - at least they weren't locked in!