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After I turned off the car, the key was still in the ignition. I sat there a few minutes and the doors automatically locked me in without a way to exit. The interior locks did not work at all. When I tried to start the car with the key, the alarm went off and I was still locked inside!
That should not happen. There is a switch that's supposed to sense when the key is in the ignition. That switch may be malfunctioning.
Those aren't "tricks." They're user-customizable settings explained in the owner's manual.
(A dealer might charge you for changing them if you have "SUCKER" stamped on your forehead. An honest service adviser would just point you to the owners manual.)
Those aren't "tricks." They're user-customizable settings explained in the owner's manual.
(A dealer might charge you for changing them if you have "SUCKER" stamped on your forehead. An honest service adviser would just point you to the owners manual.)
It happened to my husband before, he was napping in our Honda with the key in the ignition, and it auto-locked. He was able to unlock the door from inside, but when we opened it, the alarm went off and none of the buttons on the key fob would silence it. It wouldn't start either. I had to close the door, put my key in the lock and unlock it before the alarm would stop.
For cars with all electric locks/windows, I keep a ball peen hammer under the drivers seat. Then I have some way of getting out (breaking the door glass) if necessary.
This is an example of Honda's stupid engineering lately. Nowadays I think my next car won't be a Honda, although I drive a 99 Civic HX M/T.
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The fact that you can't even get it to shut up with your own damn key is what irritated me.