What's up with new cars and the auto locking doors? - GoFuckYourself.com

Aneros Josh · 09-25-2006, 01:02 PM

Am I the only one who hates riding in a 4 door car because now that automakers have gone to the auto-locking doors, every time I ride in the back of the car I get locked inside. I'm not talking about the child safety locks, I am talking about the "anti-carjacking or whyever the hell else they did it" system. Are there any cars out there that give you the choice, kinda like how you can shut off the passenger airbags in trucks? I know there is a lot of operator error and I'm sure many of you are saying "why doesn't he just manually unlock the door before he opens it" and that is very easy to say but when you are actually in the car, you forget once the driver parks that your door is locked or better yet, you are in the front passenger seat with let's say some groceries in the back seat and you get out of the car, go to open the rear door and it is locked. Then you have to open the front passenger door again and hit the unlock all button to open the freaking rear door. Ok...I'm done...can anyone guess that I just rode in the rear passenger space of somebody's car when I went to lunch....

stickyfingerz · 09-25-2006, 01:08 PM

They started doing that back in the mid 80's Josh. Think Chrysler was on of the first on the New Yorkers.

Some of them auto unlock once you put the car in park or shut it off though.

the Shemp · 09-25-2006, 01:09 PM

check the vehicle manual..you should be able to override the "autolock"

DutchTeenCash · 09-25-2006, 01:13 PM

new? thats not new

nothing wrong with that I think

Aneros Josh · 09-25-2006, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by thinkx

new? thats not new

nothing wrong with that I think

I guess it's not "new"....it's just in every car you buy with power locks nowadays versus only in a few upper end, carjack targets a decade ago.

Vitasoy · 09-25-2006, 01:33 PM

? Don't have a problem with it at all. Actually I think it's a positive

Digipimp · 09-25-2006, 01:35 PM

my cadillac does that but you've got the feature programming where you can turn it off or on

squishypimp · 09-25-2006, 01:36 PM

my old car use to lock once it goes above the 15 miles an hour.

ztik · 09-25-2006, 01:36 PM

Yeah you can set it all in the cady. I got mine set to lock when you hit 15mph and unlock once you put it in park. You can set a few different combinations in the computer settings though

Aneros Josh · 09-25-2006, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Digipimp

my cadillac does that but you've got the feature programming where you can turn it off or on

Yeah....I don't think CT's car has the option, I think it's automatic

baddog · 09-25-2006, 02:18 PM

A couple months ago I was headed to Vegas for the XBiz show. I decided to get an early start.

I stopped at Starbucks for some fuel for me, then to the gas station to get fuel for the car.

I got out of the car to start pumping gas, then opened the door to get my coffee. When the car was full I went to go back in the car only to discover that all the doors were now locked! I had not done anything that should have caused the doors that were unlocked 3 minutes earlier to be locked now, but sure enough . . . . with my key in the ignition.

My early departure was delayed by about an hour due to that, and I will not get out of my car if the key is in the ignition . . . I get very paranoid at carwashes now.

hoob · 09-25-2006, 02:43 PM

my car doors will not lock if the car is off and the keys are in the ignition. It has saved me from calling a locksmith a few times when the above scenerio has happened to me.

p.s. baddog... I always used to carry a spare key in my wallet just for such an occasion before I had this car. Also something that has saved me a time or two.

baddog · 09-25-2006, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by hoob

my car doors will not lock if the car is off and the keys are in the ignition. It has saved me from calling a locksmith a few times when the above scenerio has happened to me.

p.s. baddog... I always used to carry a spare key in my wallet just for such an occasion before I had this car. Also something that has saved me a time or two.

the key for the Charger would be very uncomfortable in my wallet

09-25-2006, 01:02 PM	#1
Aneros Josh Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,038	What's up with new cars and the auto locking doors? Am I the only one who hates riding in a 4 door car because now that automakers have gone to the auto-locking doors, every time I ride in the back of the car I get locked inside. I'm not talking about the child safety locks, I am talking about the "anti-carjacking or whyever the hell else they did it" system. Are there any cars out there that give you the choice, kinda like how you can shut off the passenger airbags in trucks? I know there is a lot of operator error and I'm sure many of you are saying "why doesn't he just manually unlock the door before he opens it" and that is very easy to say but when you are actually in the car, you forget once the driver parks that your door is locked or better yet, you are in the front passenger seat with let's say some groceries in the back seat and you get out of the car, go to open the rear door and it is locked. Then you have to open the front passenger door again and hit the unlock all button to open the freaking rear door. Ok...I'm done...can anyone guess that I just rode in the rear passenger space of somebody's car when I went to lunch....

09-25-2006, 01:09 PM	#3
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Vitasoy GFY HALL OF FAME DAMMIT!!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 58,202	? Don't have a problem with it at all. Actually I think it's a positive __________________ [email protected]

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09-25-2006, 01:08 PM	#2
stickyfingerz Doin fine Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 24,984	They started doing that back in the mid 80's Josh. Think Chrysler was on of the first on the New Yorkers. Some of them auto unlock once you put the car in park or shut it off though.

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squishypimp PostMaster General Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 10,781	my old car use to lock once it goes above the 15 miles an hour. __________________ Signature For Sale

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ztik Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Nomad Posts: 5,196	Yeah you can set it all in the cady. I got mine set to lock when you hit 15mph and unlock once you put it in park. You can set a few different combinations in the computer settings though __________________ .

09-25-2006, 02:18 PM	#11
baddog So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: the beach, SoCal Posts: 107,089	A couple months ago I was headed to Vegas for the XBiz show. I decided to get an early start. I stopped at Starbucks for some fuel for me, then to the gas station to get fuel for the car. I got out of the car to start pumping gas, then opened the door to get my coffee. When the car was full I went to go back in the car only to discover that all the doors were now locked! I had not done anything that should have caused the doors that were unlocked 3 minutes earlier to be locked now, but sure enough . . . . with my key in the ignition. My early departure was delayed by about an hour due to that, and I will not get out of my car if the key is in the ignition . . . I get very paranoid at carwashes now.

09-25-2006, 02:43 PM	#12
hoob Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 47	my car doors will not lock if the car is off and the keys are in the ignition. It has saved me from calling a locksmith a few times when the above scenerio has happened to me. p.s. baddog... I always used to carry a spare key in my wallet just for such an occasion before I had this car. Also something that has saved me a time or two.