What should I do with this car key I found?

Did you try the key fob and see if you could make an alarm beep . ( the question mark on my iPad isn’t working .)
I would take it to a business nearest to where you found it. When the person re traces their steps they will check at all the businesses where they parked.

@Judi The very last line of my question reads, ”(And yes, I tried triggering it on the street where I found it, and there was no response.)” There are no businesses near where I found it. It was on a street surrounded by huge government office towers. The buildings all have underground parking, and the street where I found it has parking meters, so whoever lost it was probably not working in the nearby buildings.

I wouldn’t worry about it. If the car is nowhere around the owner probably either has another or at least a car key. I would think they may be able to get a new one with a different setting.
Usually when I find things like that, I will leave it close to where I found it up on something so people won’t step on it.. I would think that the owner may retrace their steps and find it.

You have the name of the manufacturer, so why not look it up on the web?

They will ask you to send it to them. They have a record of all fobs and can locate the owner by the serial number.

I think you’re whistling in the dark, @john65pennington. The fob is for an aftermarket electronic ignition remote control (unless Faultless is a new car manufacturer that I’ve never heard of in North America). I doubt if those manufacturers have any tracking unless the buyer / installer registered the thing with them – and who does that any more?

My own best idea is to take the key to a locksmith and ask him what make of car it would fit. That might help you to spot it again if you see it on the street.

@SmashTheState , that’s what I get for trying to answer questions when I have insomnia ans a headache. Sorry. I sure do feel for the person who lost them though. I’ve been there.

These locks are made by a Taiwanese company but this doesn’t help if the key is electronically coded. For security purposes it will not be straightforward identifying the owner. His dealer can get him a new set of keys from the VIN.

Those are expensive; considerate of you to try to track down the owner.

Have you contacted building management for the “government office towers” you mentioned? They can email the tenants that keys were found and handle getting them back to the owner. Chances are someone from those towers walks/runs during lunch hour and lost the keys. Another option is to contact the local police to see if anyone reported lost keys. Tracing the owner down through identifiers on the keys is going to be difficult.

hand it in to your local police station. Someoen may call in to claim it. They can also run it through their system the serial numbers you metion usually match up to what we inthe UK cal a VIN number that is tagged on a variety of places on a car.
Police are definatly the way to go.

Maybe put up a poster where you found it saying car key found, call this number. If they can tell you the model of the key then give it to them. If they retrace their steps or walk along that way often they will see your poster.

CWOTus, first, i don’t whistle and second this was just a suggestion as a starting place to locate the owner of the fob.

CarMax has computer records of just about every fob out there, since they deal in all makes of automobiles. I just used them the other other day. They called in a specialist and located the info I needed, right a way.

No whistle blowing here.

What is the children’s handicapped organization that sends people a tag with an identifying serial number which is allows whoever finds something like keys to just drop it in the mail box? I can’t think of the name.But that sounds like a good system

Nice of you to try to find the owners, I think they are stuffed though and yes, those things are expensive. Is there a dealer/repair centre for that type of car locally? You could call them and see if anyone has been in touch to order a new key? They will have to order a new one presumably.

Here it is::
http://www.waramps.ca/home.html

What a lovely, helpful site, @flo. But the organization offers key tags that you attach to your keys so when they are lost they can be returned to the owner. I don’t think the keys that @SmashTheState found had the organization’s tag.

@bkcunningham I put my frst post in whisper because I knew I wasn’t exactly helpful to
@SmashTheState
It is just for future in case people want to use it

@bkcunningham you’re right that this won’t help @SmashTheState solve the neighborly problem he has adopted, but it can help anyone else who reads this from being a victim of the same problem.

My own solution has been to have a key tag for the mechanic I use to service my car. If my keys are lost, then I’ll check in with them, and no one knows who I am – or has my name, my house key, and my address along with my car key.

So sorry, @flo. When there is a new answer to a question I am following and I look at the page, it automatically scrolls to the new answer. I forgot about your previous post asking the question.

@bkcunningham If it was, (or is it ’‘if it were) dots in the fronts:
’’....here it is http://www.waramps.ca/home.html'''
it would have lead you my the first post. So, it is not you.

Thank you, @flo. You are a good hearted person. Happy New Year! I hope you have a fantastic future!! bk

@bkcunningham You too thanks. Happy New Year to all!

Now, do a lot of people know about War Amps and what the tag is all about? That is the question. I don’t think so. I hope it, and anything else with the same idea become well known enough

I lost my keys I believe on 59th st by alki beach. I had a blue lighter leash attached to it and my car remote. The keys went to my dodge intrepid. Also had about 3 house keys and a storage lock key attached. Also on the key chain I had a key with a red heart. Were those the keys you found. If so your a heaven sent. Please respond back. My name is Joann.