Dorman 924-724 Ignition Lock Cylinder Compatible with Select Models

It worked on my 2002 Ford Taurus. I tape the old key chip around the immobilizer.

After watching the installation video it took a couple of minutes to install and rehook up the battery! Problem was with the anti-theft feature … it wouldn’t start! I had to call a locksmith out to have a chipped key made and re-programmed to get the truck running again! I still saved money in the long run! I talked to Dorman Tech support and they were very informative and gave me the solution immediately. This is the second Dorman part I have ordered on Amazon! I am very pleased!

Good fit, good quality. I was able to have it re-keyed by a local locksmith to fit my OEM transponder key. Now I have well working lock. Special thanks to another Amazon reviewer I was able to learn this cylinders can be re-keyed.

Good product. Easy to install on this vehicle. Works great just like new.

This was purchased for a Ford product that Amazon showed did not fit, although the Dorman site and several other auto sites said that it did. I could not find another switch that could be re-keyed besides this one for my car. If you don't mind carrying around an extra key, you can probably buy a switch for your car for about $20 dollars, but I wanted to use the same key.The ignition that was taken out of the car had "tumblers" that were not shaped anything like the Dorman, and there were only 6 tumblers in mine, while 7 in the Dorman. However the sizes of both switches were the same. Dorman does not document this at all, and I thought the instructions were a little vague, even if your old switch looks exactly like theirs.In case you have a similar situation, may work for you: Since the old switch tumblers did not match, and there were only 6 in the old one, I started at tumbler number 7 (you will know what I mean when you see the directions), and worked my way towards outside of the switch. Put the old key in the Dorman, then by trial and error kept putting in and taking out the Dorman tumblers and the key till I found a match with 6 of the tumblers (the Dorman tumblers have numbers on them, so pretty easy). This took about 20 minutes. Since the old one only had 6 tumblers, I left out the tumbler closest to the outside of the switch. Put the switch back together, put back in the car and everything worked. The only mistake I made was not putting all of the grease on the tumblers, so I had to take the switch out, re-grease, then reinstall (only about 10 minutes).You can look this up on Youtube, but to remove many Ford lock cylinders, there is a hole in the bottom of the plastic that surrounds the steering column under the bottom of the switch. Find a small screw driver, or a punch to push in on the silver ball that you can see in the hole, then pull out the switch. Key must be in the switch. Make a note of the position of the key and the switch before you take it out, and this will save you some time. After you figure this out the first time, it takes about 30 seconds the next time. For me, there were no other parts to remove.

Fit perfectly and functioning properly

This worked perfect for my 2005 Ford Taurus. One of the tumblers in my old cylinder broke into pieces. The Dorman came with instructions and new tumblers. Since my key has a chip, I needed to re-key the new Dorman cylinder to fit my old key. The tumblers are numbered in my old cylinder and in the new Dorman which is a big help, and I was able to read the number on the broken tumbler. When you remove the tumblers from your old cylinder, write down the numbers in order removed. I used all new tumblers in the Dorman and they worked perfect. This saved me a few hundred dollars since I was able to do this repair myself.

My ignition switch was worn to the point my keys would fall out going down the road. This item was easy to re-key to match my original key and install in my 1997 Ford Ranger. About a quarter of the cost of having a locksmith fix the problem.