So I don't have a key to my car..
 

First I'll start off with how I lost both my keys..

I was at my friend's house helping him work on his car before we headed back to IL where we both go to school. I end up leaving my keys at his house. I had my red talon key, house, garage, shed, and whatever else I had on there. Well they shipped them to our apartment but wrote the wrong address and they didn't get a tracking number so my keys have been long gone for like 3 months now..

So that's how I lost my first key. Then I ended up trading my S10 truck for JoeM's white talon and left my key in that truck. He also left his garage opener in the talon so we planned on meeting back up to get our stuff back. Well in short.. there was writing on his side of the title so I couldn't transfer it and he had to go get a duplicate title. Then he ended up calling me and telling me that a million things went wrong with the truck the night I dropped it off. (I just drove this truck 6 hours from Chicago to MN with nothing wrong with it and not to mention I never had a single problem with it while I owned it.) So he said he wants $400 cash on top of the trade or he wasn't getting a duplicate title and that I have a nice parts car. Then we agree on me giving him $200 which he was lucky I even agree'd to..

So I message him a month later seeing if he got the title, he said no. Then I wait like another month or more and still nothing.. Now I can't get ahold of him and my dad ended up going to the dmv. Apparently he sold the S10 already without even putting it in his own name. He changed his name and never even applyed for a duplicate title!

So anyway.. He has my other key and I doubt I will ever get it back.

Now my question is couldn't I go to the dealership with all the proof I have that I own my talon with a VIN number and have them make a new key for me? If not, then what are my other options other than replacing my door locks, ignition switch and trunk lock?

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Pretty sure the dealership can cut a new key for you, but doubt it will be cheap. I would give a Chrysler dealership a call and see what the process is.

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I picked up a tranny from him a few nights after he got that truck.

HE told me some of the things fucked up on it and wow i can't believe that truck was driven by anyone.

Also i hope the tranny is what he told me it is.

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I got only one key with my car, I had Chrysler cut me a new key, from the VIN, for $22.

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I'm not trying to throw him under the bus or anything.. That is just the story, and I did drive that truck for about 2 months problem free back and fourth from Chicago to Oakdale 4-5 times.

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Thanks! This makes me feel better. Hopefully it will turn out the same for me. I did call the dealership but I got no answer so I will have to try again..

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Was it just a bare key, no plastic thingy? Or did you bring in your own key? I'm thinking about getting a spare since mine also came with just one key. Also my key is a bit twisted and very worn.

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Let's get a group buy on new factory keys at Brookdale Mitsubishi through Nick! lol

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When I got a spare, they had me show my insurance card, so I would take that with you just in case.

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I will take my license, insurance card, title and whatever else I have on the car so I shouldn't have a problem there. I was actually more worried about price.

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I got it around 20.

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they will cut one fresh to the vin. Although you need to go to the specific dealership, (if you have a eclipse go to mitsubishi) they only hold key codes for their own cars.

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Sounds like you need to post a good guy/bad guy feedback thread.

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I was thinking of posted in the feedback section but then it just creates drama and I like to stay as far as possible from it..

So since I have an eagle I would be best off going to chrysler?

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It probially really doesnt matter which dealship you go to they will have the same info.

I had the exact same problem you had with a caprice I bought. Well long story short I pulled the motor and tranny out of the car (sold them for a huge profit) and towed the car to the side of 35w and left it there. There was no proof that I owned the car because I was denied a title because the other person thought he got jipped on the deal (he wasnt) Well the person was charged with a huge impound fee and it stuck to him. The car I traded was long sold and he jumped titles also and he had no proof also. Good luck with your deal.

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Thanks, I'm sure I'll figure it out. If not I'm going through every toll in IL and I'm sure he'll have a nice bill to pay. haha Or just rob a bank with it..

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Any locksmith will be able to get a key for you as well. Probably for cheaper than going to the dealership.

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I had to get a new key for my five hundred and it cost me 80 bucks and a hour of sitting there. Be glad it doesn't have that damn chip inside of it.

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Thank goodness for old technology!

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If you call Jeff at 612-298-4692, he can do it for you. He is a locksmith and did it for me once. It took him an hour or so. He can give you a quote over the phone before hand. I had him do it for me once.

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Thanks I'll keep that in mind when I get back home.

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Nice, i might need to get a key that is in better shape for the talon mine is a little twisted.

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Shitty, This Joem sounds like a tool!!! But Brookdale Mitsubshi needs a vin and cut for $20.00, I had a couple made.

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That sounds like a great idea. I dont know why people screw with people when the car is in their name........it just screams I want to cause problems for myself.

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Nope, he has to go to Chrysler.

Chrysler VINs don't mean anything to Mitsu dealers and vice versa.

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BTW, I got that car from him a few years ago and it broke down after having it a few weeks ago. After doing a few things to it and letting it sit here a year or so, I gave it back to him for cheap because I wanted it gone. The writing on the title was from my friend. She messed up on the title and joe was supposed to get me another one for it also before I sold it back to him.

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So I take it he must have a problem with signing over titles.. Then selling off the car so the person who buys the car is left with troubles on getting it signed over. This time he probably figured he would say a whole bunch if shit went wrong with the truck to make me pay him otherwise he wouldn't sign over the title. Which he wasn't gonna sign over the title in the first place. I also sent him a text and I got a text back that said: Delivery period elapsed, message to (his phone number) was deleted. So I decided to try and call him and it went straight to his answering machine. I can bet any money he blocked me from his call list.

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Well, you know where the dude live. Go pay him a visit. Shitty this happen to you but Joem sells car and move them as if he is a dealer. I have bought a car from him in the past but didn't have any real issues with it. Good luck.

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Yeah, like I said before I like to stay drama free so I'm trying to figure this out without even talkin to him. This way I get the car in my name and everything is settled without any hassle. The funny part is, is that he brought the truck into his shop and he could have looked it over all he wanted and put it up in the air before he said yes to the trade. He just wanted to get my signiture and run.

James I sent you a PM about the title.

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It did matter, i had to do it. And yes chrysler is the place to go.

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It was kind of my fault the title was messed up, but he can still get a replacement.

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Yeah my dad pretty much figured it out. Thanks for the info!

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You know damn well that truck was a piece of duct taped together shit. There were NO rear brakes because the rear lines weren't even connected, among many other things. It isn't because you don't like drama, it is because you know it was a POS. I think there are wrongs on both sides, but don't try to act like you are innocent, that truck was a pile.

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I had that truck for I think maybe 2 months? I bought it to haul my furniture down to my apartment. Sure there may have been some things that weren't right on the truck but it never gave me one single problem. I also got the truck from my friend's uncle who was a good guy so I never even bothered to look it over. Joe had it in his shop parked in a stall. He could have lifted the truck up and look at anything he wanted. He actually did scan the truck and it had an egr code which I had told him about and he was totally fine with it. That is a risk with buying used vehicles and he failed to look it over fully and so did I. I wouldn't sell anyone a vehicle knowing that shit was seriously wrong with it and not to mention the list of things he said went wrong with it was ridiculous! The truck would not have even made it around the block by the things he said went wrong RIGHT AFTER I dropped it off. I have friends to back me up and family that the truck ran great and never had a problem. Either way, the issue is over and I started the thread to figure out my key situation.

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Dude you are a tool!!! Making a comment like that and don't even know the guy.
As for the key just call a dealership to see what you need to get a key made.

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Not taking any sides here, but after hearing this story, what exactly makes him not a tool?

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How can anyone here come to conclusions after only hearing half of the story? There's two sides to every story.

Either way, good luck with the key situation, and your other situation.

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Thanks Brandon. I'll be going to the dealership once spring time rolls around and I get the car ready to go!

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Sorry to bump up an old thread, but I lost a key as well, and don't have time to go on a wild goose chase finding the cheapest price. I've gotten two quotes from locksmiths that were ridiculous. So I need to know from someone who has doe this recently on where to go get a key, thanks.

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what make you have? I went to Mitsubishi all they need was my vin and cost about 20.