Remote key fob - replacement

I've got a Chrysler Neon 2.0 automatic (1996) and live in UK. My
remote key fob has worn out. Its currently sort of usable but the
button area where you'd press to on/off immobiliser has worn out.
Anytime, it'll seize to work!

I tried ringing London Chrysler dealer and they said they've stopped
selling the remote key fob on its own(for this car) and I have to buy
a whole new unit - control unit + remote fob. This will cost around
£150 + VAT and fitting. Total cost could be around £400.00. Chrysler
is ripping people off!!!

For cheaper alternative...

Please can someone suggest or help me to find a replacement and
wondering if anyone knows any web links or places that might do remote
key fobs for me.

Thanks in advance for your help.
Sandiyan

 

part # 5014736AA $36.30

 

Timpsons can do _most_ keys these days, give them a try first.

(unfortunately, they couldn't sort me with a VAG key)

 

Try another dealer. He ( London Chrysler) probably has a complete kit
sitting there and is trying to get you to buy it. Check Ebay for remotes. I
don't know about Ebay.co.uk, but Ebay.com always has remotes on sale. They
work too! I have gotten two off of there.

 

Try ebay - fobs are auctioned there all the time.

 

We have this key fob in stock, there is the part number for your fob if you
want to order it from a dealer in London.

 

Is it not known as the "Dodge" neon in the US?

 

Dodge or Plymouth

 

In 1996, it was sold as either a Plymouth or a Dodge. But what has
that got to do with buying a replacement fob?

 

It might affect what you ask for.
I know that I mentione dthe Chrysler Neon to a friend in the US and after
much thought
he said "oh yeah you mean the Dodge".

 

It is a Chrysler in Canada as well.

 

Chrysler rip people off when they sell them the hunk of junk that is the
Neon, or indeed the Voyager or Jeep. Then they rip them off again for
servicing and now they rip them off for spares. Are you at all
surprised?

 

I'm not surprised to see somebody bashing Chrysler in a Chrysler newsgroup.
Neon is not junk.
Voyager is not junk
and Jeep is not junk
ALL vehicle manufacturers make vehicles that have problems and Chrysler is
not immune to that.
do you have examples of why you think these vehicles are junk????

 

I'm going to assume at this point that you're a Yank and don't know any
better.

 

If you walk in with a part number, that shouldn't be a problem.
Besides, the OP is in the UK.

 

TNKEV () gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying :

We're not. We're bashing them in uk.rec.cars.misc

Yes. They're crap. With the exception of the old Cherokee and the Grand
Cherokee, which were/are bought by idiots only, they've managed to sell a
grand total of about three cars in this whole country. All of those are now
worth nothing.

Oh, and the Prime Minister bought a Voyager.
Which tells all you need to know.

 

I dont know what you would call a Yank I assume an American,in america I
would be considered a southerner or a redneck I'am from Tennessee.
and I do know better,I work at a dealership and I know of all of the
problems a Neon had and I still cannot say that every one of them was junk,
and also cannot call chrysler junk because I have seen first hand having
worked for Ford,Suzuki and Chrysler that the latter makes more reliable and
longer lasting vehicles!

 

if you will look at the headers this post is cross posted to
rec.automakers.chrysler so yes you are bashing chrysler in a chrysler group
thank you!

hmmmm,buying an american car in the UK, you are probably right they maybe
idiots I don't know them so I can't make that assumption.

I know absolutly nothing of your Prime Minister so no this tells me nothing.
Voyagers are still going strong over here just changed the oil in one
with 186,000 miles on it no problems,but there again they maintain thier
vehicle,maybe thats the problem over there not performing general
maintenance.

 

LOL what is a 'merkin??

 

TNKEV () gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying :

Yep, you're a 'merkin. I'll forgive you, as he's probably never made the
news in your state. It's OK. I'll type slowly, just for you.

There's the small matter of the abysmal occupant safety in EuroNCAP crash-
testing. Worst vehicle they'd ever tested, IIRC.