[AT] Waay OT

[Cecil R Bearden]

How did we ever  manage without all these little in-conveniences for the 
last 50 years.?
If my vehicle has A/C that works I am happy.  If it also has power 
steering then I am elated.  Automatic trans, and I get sorta goofy with 
happiness.   Power mirrors for towing and I am on Top Of The World!!!!
  Seriously, why do we need all this crap that can go wrong?
  My wife & I were at Silver Dollar City for the Thanksgiving lighting 
ceremony and when we got ready to leave, the security system in our 1997 
Expedition did not like the ignition key. Something about a magnetic 
detection coil around the ignition switch and the responder in the 
key.   A new Key was over $100. The dealer would not disconnect the 
security system for liability reasons.  He said if it was stolen he 
might be liable.   I told him that  in 30 deg Missouri weather on top of 
a mountain with a 30mph wind and 5 hours from home, I would have helped 
someone steal it!!!!   I posted a couple of times on the internet and 
the answer how to disable it came from an ex con who asked to be kept 
anonymous.!!  For a 10 yr old vehicle to worry about disabling the 
anti-theft system is ridiculous.!!!
I have a 2000 C3500 that has a solenoid to prevent moving the gearshift 
without actuating the brake.   This gets screwed up after 10 years and 
can get you stranded and so irritated that when it happened to my wife, 
I thought she was going to break the gearshift!!   It took a while but I 
found the solenoid and removed it.  It works perfect now...  I also have 
3 others in the 90's that are going to be removed......
  Call me old fashioned, but I like to know that when I am away from 
home, I don't have to worry about some unnecessary toy making me freeze 
or burn my tail off waiting on help to arrive.

End of Rant!!!

Cecil in OKla



On 9/13/2012 8:08 PM, Spencer Yost wrote:
> Oh, I never mentioned the reason they eventually found.  The car, if locked when the trunk is opened , will re-lock itself when you shut the trunk so that the trunk will lock.  Pretty handy except apparently there was a bug that caused the car to relock itself every single time you closed the trunk.   Not so handy if the key was in the car.  Again, this only happens with some time period after leaving the car.  It doesn't do it if you have been away for a while.    Took us a while to figure out it was the car and not us.
>
> Spencer
>
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>> From: Spencer Yost <yostsw at atis.net>
>> Date: September 13, 2012 10:23:14 EDT
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Waay OT
>>
>> Welcome to the world of vehicles that try to be smarter than we are.   My wive's Volkswagen, if you open the trunk within a certain period of time after stopping the engine, will lock the doors when you close the trunk.   I never saw my wife use a sledgehammer but I might yet....
>>
>> I was never able to get the "feature" turned off, except by the dealership who did it for free.   Next time they upgraded the car's firmware during a warranty recall, the "feature" was back.  Love that car otherwise.
>>
>> So if you can turn it off, keep notes.   The feature will reappear after service visits more involved than an oil change.
>>
>> Good luck!
>>
>>
>> Spencer
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Sep 13, 2012, at 9:38, Ron Cook <ron at lakeport-1.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I just got a 2004 Chevrolet Suburban.   First trip was to the Clay
>>> County Fair yesterday.  Well, we got home and I shut it off, took the
>>> keys out of the ignition and threw them under the front seat. Got out
>>> and headed for the house.  While walking in front of the thing I heard
>>> the doors lock.  Now I have this thing I cannot get into.  I can solve
>>> that problem after awhile, but my question is: What the heck caused this
>>> to happen and is it normal?  Also, if that is normal, how do I do away
>>> with that annoying feature?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Ron Cook
>>> Salix, IA
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