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Originally Posted by T77911S
i think it is a bad design. most other cars lock the doors either when you put it in drive or after the car reaches a certain speed.
to those like stomach, would you design your car to lock the doors that way if you built a car or would you do it differently? do you think ford has a good design?
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My wifes Z had an aftermarket alarm with door locks.
I had taken it out somewhere to run a quick errand before we left for the airport to go on vacation.
Heading back to the house noticed the car was low on gas and figured had 5 minutes to fill it up for her.
I had a habit of always leaving the car running when I gassed up which my wife hates so as I was getting out of the car I turned the ignition off but left the keys.
As I was standing there putting in gas I heard it beep and lock itself.
Crap, now what?
Luckily there was a cop in the parking lot next door who slim jim'd it for me and I was only a little late getting back home and we did not miss our flight.
That was 18 years ago.
Only took one time to learn that lesson.
I have not left the keys in any car ever since.
While it very well may be a bad design it does not ever need to be a problem if you just change your habits.