idiots at FORD

[Targa Me]

Originally Posted by oldE

My VWs would make it difficult. If you push the door lock button on the driver's door and close the door, it unlocks.

When I said "any car" i was thinking about older cars without automated everything.

My brother's Audi is the same way. Leave the key fob in the car, lock the door and close it and locks unlock.

[cashflyer]

Open the door panel.
Disconnect the door lock actuator wire.

Or try Down, Back, Down, Forward, Triangle (Jump)

[gacook]

Originally Posted by vash

i'm a functioning OCD person. i cannot close a car door unless i feel my keys. i grasp them in my hand just hard enough to get them to poke into my palm..no pain, just a poking sensation. once confirmed..SLAM!

if i did it till it hurt..that would be weird.

if i have to leave keys in the car, i am uncomfortable unless i leave a window down. (like at a gas station)..and none of my cars have auto lock.

i never lock my keys in the car..ever. been like this for years.

Exactly. I don't "trust" machines, so I always have a failsafe. If I'm leaving the keys in the car for any reason, I put down a window. Seemed like common sense to me...

[Red88Carrera]

Originally Posted by Don Ro

Red88Carrera...

Is that procedure/sequence for the vehicle in question or universal?

It is for the pickup without the door keypad. If you have the keypad on the outside of the door, like my F350, the procedure is different.

[Por_sha911]

Originally Posted by gacook

Exactly. I don't "trust" machines, so I always have a failsafe. If I'm leaving the keys in the car for any reason, I put down a window. Seemed like common sense to me...

+1 Gee, maybe a spare key in the wallet or in the house also.
This way you doin't feel like Idiots buying Fords

[sammyg2]

My F-150 now has 42,000 miles on it, just about time for plastic ford crap to start breaking.

I filled up with gas a couple days ago and closed the gas filler door, only to hear it go crack and now it flops around like a 90 year old man searchnig for his blue pills.
Prolly gonna be a dealer only item.


Damfords.

[speeder]

My last F-250 had the keypad on the door which I considered one of my favorite features on any vehicle I've ever owed or driven. I would lock my keys in the truck, intentionally, every time I parked it. I hate carrying keys, (or pretty much anything else), around in my pockets.

[sammyg2]

Interwebs search shows that broken fuel door is a common furd problem.
Never had a fuel door break on my chebby or toyota trucks .............

$137 to get it fixed at the stealer, but the part is availalble for about $30 and takes 15 minutes to swap out.




EDIT: part cost $41 on flea-bay, but free shippin.
You can always tell a part is a common breakage item when there are three pages of them for sale on flea-bay.

[TimT]

My last F-250 had the keypad on the door which I considered one of my favorite features on any vehicle I've ever owed or driven. I would lock my keys in the truck, intentionally, every time I parked it. I hate carrying keys

+1 werd....

I've owned various Fords for the past 20 years Explorers, Mountaineers, F 1-250s...

The autolock only worked when the vehicle was shifted into drive? the way mine were set up they never locked the doors automatically until engine on shift into drive..

The keypad on the door is the shizzle....

[Jeff Alton]

My 80's VW GTI (years ago) would not let you push the button down on the drivers door to lock, you needed to use the key. My current GTI has keyless entry (keyless everything actually) it knows the keys are in the car and will not let you lock the car if they are in there (via the hand swipe method). The keyless system and I have issues with each other, but at least it won't let me lock the keys in the car, same as 30 years ago.....

Can't say the same for my Cayenne. NEVER get out of that without the keys in your hand....

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by TimT

+1 werd....

I've owned various Fords for the past 20 years Explorers, Mountaineers, F 1-250s...

The autolock only worked when the vehicle was shifted into drive? the way mine were set up they never locked the doors automatically until engine on shift into drive..

The keypad on the door is the shizzle....

Agree, its usually programable; Never, When in Drive or at ?? MPH

[dienstuhr]

Originally Posted by Targa Me

When I said "any car" i was thinking about older cars without automated everything.

Uuuuhhhh... my '85 911 doesn't have automated anything (well, except power windows) and it's impossible to lock yourself out.

Hold on - technically, it IS possible, but you'd have to lock the driver's door from the inside, crawl over the gear lever and exit from the passenger door, locking it behind you. It is not possible to lock the driver's door from the outside without the key.

Cheers

d.

[gacook]

Originally Posted by Jeff Alton

My 80's VW GTI (years ago) would not let you push the button down on the drivers door to lock, you needed to use the key. My current GTI has keyless entry (keyless everything actually) it knows the keys are in the car and will not let you lock the car if they are in there (via the hand swipe method). The keyless system and I have issues with each other, but at least it won't let me lock the keys in the car, same as 30 years ago.....

Can't say the same for my Cayenne. NEVER get out of that without the keys in your hand....

My 944 does the same thing (can't lock the driver door without the key). At first, I thought it was something else I was gonna have to fix (bought the car as a project). Then, I realized that's just how it's made--a little nod from Porsche to help dummies not lock themselves out of the car.

[flipper35]

Our Durango locks the doors when you start it and unlocks when you shut it off. It will not lock the doors if you start it with a door open: IE reaching in to check for leaks after an oil change.

The doors will not lock when you press the button if a door is open and a key is in the ignition.

[grendiers]

A '99 7.3L auto door-lock feature that still works? Our 2001 f350, greatest truck ever made btw, doesn't have that feature. In fact, the power door locks don't even work. Plus, we never lock the doors anyway, living the good life out in the country. Even when we go to 'town', keep the doors unlocked. On the other hand, our 2010 Jeep Commander and it's auto door-lock feature is about to drive us nuts. But, one can disable those, since we have no kids, gonna get out the book to get 'er done.

[T77911S]

Originally Posted by Heel n Toe

Dude... slap my 'fro if I'm wrong, but in both of these instances, it sounds like y'all are in the habit of leaving keys in vehicles when you get out... like for a faster getaway or something.

If that is the case, at least Ford has made it harder for someone to steal the truck. I wouldn't call them idiots, but... you know... well, I wouldn't call y'all idiots either, but you get my drift.

If these were simply brain misfires, just get another set of keys if you haven't already.

what if you are working on the truck like i was. you start it shut the door, now the keys are locked in with the engine running. this is what happened except i started it then turned it off and shut the door. i also leave my keys in my ignition at work. i am behind secure fences.

[T77911S]

Originally Posted by grendiers

A '99 7.3L auto door-lock feature that still works? Our 2001 f350, greatest truck ever made btw, doesn't have that feature. In fact, the power door locks don't even work. Plus, we never lock the doors anyway, living the good life out in the country. Even when we go to 'town', keep the doors unlocked. On the other hand, our 2010 Jeep Commander and it's auto door-lock feature is about to drive us nuts. But, one can disable those, since we have no kids, gonna get out the book to get 'er done.

thats us. i dont leave anythin of value inthe car. i would rather someone go thru it andnot find anything tham break the window and get nothing.

yea, it was hard to find one that everything worked. thie one is in real nice condition.

[T77911S]

Originally Posted by flipper35

Our Durango locks the doors when you start it and unlocks when you shut it off. It will not lock the doors if you start it with a door open: IE reaching in to check for leaks after an oil change.

The doors will not lock when you press the button if a door is open and a key is in the ignition.

thats a smarter design. a lot of cars will not lock the door if the key is in the ignition and/or the door is open.

this one locks as soon as the key is on

[T77911S]

Originally Posted by Red88Carrera

Deactivating/activating the autolock feature
Before following the procedure, make sure that the ignition is OFF and
all vehicle doors are closed.
You must complete steps 1-7 within 30 seconds or the procedure will
have to be repeated. If the procedure needs to be repeated, you must
wait 30 seconds.
1. Turn the ignition key to ON.
2. Press the power door unlock control three times.
3. Turn the ignition key from ON to OFF.
4. Press the power door unlock control three times.
5. Turn the ignition back to ON. The horn will chirp.
6. Press the unlock control, then press the lock control. The horn will
chirp once if autolock was deactivated or twice (one short and one long
chirp) if autolock was activated.
7. Turn the ignition to OFF. The horn will chirp once to confirm the
procedure is complete.

thanks. i hope this does it. if it does, i owe you lunch.

[Heel n Toe]

Originally Posted by T77911S

i started it then turned it off and shut the door.

Aren't there bells or buzzers going off as soon as you open the door with the key in the ignition?