Ok so my insurance company, Allstate, offers a discount if your vehicle is equipped with a Passive Disabling Device, which is what PATS is. Trouble is they are asking for documentation of it being installed as proof. Does anybody know where I can find proof that a vehicle has PATS?

 

Try showing them the instruction manual for your truck.

I have lowjack but I never though about the PATS. Time for me to update my insurance.

 

if you have a good agent you dont need proof i have Security etched glass on my truck and never even looked and gave me a discount lol...

 

Yea I got lucky. My insurance lady mistook my truck for a newer one, and in their computer it listed that the truck had an immobilizer.

5% discount FTW!

 

Well I thought I had a good agent.

My old insurance company, AAA, gave that discount without asking, but this one wants proof.

I just found on my window sticker for the F150 it says I have Secruilock, which is PATS, and I found a good description of it Ford's website. Now I just need to prove it's on the Ranger too.

Anybody know where I can find a copy of the window sticker online? I seem to remember something about this being possible?

 

It should be in your owners manual

 

take in your key with the little chip in it, its visable on the 98-00 keys

 

The company already has your VIN# so you shouldn't have to provide it. Their database should be able to tell that. If they still want to give you a hard time, use the last 9 of your VIN and go to the dealer - parts counter. They can do a print out that shows that.

BUT, you shouldn't have to. Its a factory standard.

 

All owners manuals are the same, year to year. They won't accept that as proof.

My agent needs documentation to send to the underwriter, or I would just take the key down.

Hmm... maybe I can photo copy my sisters Contour key thats broken, I can pull the chip out and send a picture of the key with the chip next to it... haha

 

HAHAHA nice

 

Yeah the fact that it is a Ranger should be enough. It's standard for all of them! Your insurance should know that.

 

It's not standard on all Rangers though, or anything for that matter. I have a friend with an '01 Super Duty and '02 Ranger and neither have PAT's.

 

Tell them to try and steal it, then laugh in their face and say these exact words.




"SEE LOLINURFACE!" while pointing.

Atleast thats what i did.

 

Yeah the 05s didn't have PATS either

 

Really? Weird. My 01 and 03 both had/have it.

 

We have the window etching done on the Car what did you pay and what was the insurance savings.

I have thought of doing the truck.

 

I have this Ford PATS application chart. It says that 99~2000 V6 Rangers have PATS. Here's part of it. PM your email addy for the full chart.

 

What does the "PATS function control type" correspond to? 98-00 is "B" and 01-04 is "E"....anyone know what the difference is?

 

this is a total NOOb question, whats the PATS System? How does it work? and according to that chart, my 2000 4.0 has it?

 

You see the black part of your key? That has a chip in it that makes it so only that key will start your truck. You can't get a blank key and use it to start the truck unless it has a chip that has been synced with the PATS system.

 

nice! so it prett much makes it impossible to steal! ?

 

It makes it impossible to start, they can still put it in neutral and roll it.

 

Thanks!

You've got PM's disabled Bob...

 

You can prove your key has a chip in it if you met your agent at ACE Hardware or like take a video lol, they have a thing that you put your key in and if it has a chip in it similar to the PATS chip it'll make a light light up.

 

IIRC Pats - Passive Anti Theft System? anybody remember?