Did I say how much I hate push button ignition?

[Spurshot]

My wife decided we needed to go to Costco tonight for a couple things for a party tomorrow. We loaded the dogs in her Flex and off we went. I noticed her car was low on gas so asked if she wanted me to fill her car while she was shopping. She did and I let her out in front of the store and drove to the Costco gas station.

 

You guessed it. She had the key.

 

I drove to the gas station and filled the car. Then got in and found out I didn't have a key, couldn't even take it out of park and push it. I called my wife's number but she never answered and I finally left the car in the gas station and went into Costco to find her.

 

Just for you naysayers, the car doesn't make any chime or alarm when the key is removed from the car, but a red outlined box appears on one side of the display. The same block that appears when the door is opened just with different fine print.

 

I hate push button ignition.

[O_J_Simpson]

Sounds like you are blaming the vehicle because your wife took the keys.

[Spurshot]

Sounds like you are blaming the vehicle because your wife took the keys.

Ever hear of FMEA?

[elcamino]

Push button start is a joke. Everything is coming full circle. cars back in the 1950's had push button start, it was pita back then and is today.

[RyanbabZ71]

Ever hear of FMEA?

Lol

 

 

Ryan

[newdude]

You know what the most interesting part of that is? The car stayed running without the key being present.

[m3n00b]

Sounds like you are blaming the vehicle because your wife took the keys.

Truth. Blame the wife, not the car.

 

-tapa

[MikeNH]

Yep. These systems are stupid. People have managed to deal with keys in their current forum since the 40s probably. Don't fix what isn't broken. I don't trust those systems.

[RhinoGuy]

I like push button start.

[The Zip]

I like push button start.

Yeah, I do to. The wife always ride the starter too long with the key start.

 

 

...the car doesn't make any chime or alarm when the key is removed from the car, ...

Opposite this point, my Tahoe has 3 very loud irritating chirps with the horn as soon as the fob is removed, door closed, and engine running. I also have a car that beeps in the same scenario. Nothing I had to program, I thought they all did it?

[The Zip]

...my Tahoe has 3 very loud irritating chirps with the horn as soon as the fob is removed, door closed, and engine running.

As far as that's concerned, my Tahoe has the same chirps with the horn if the fob is not removed, step out and close the door, and the engine is off.

[Daryl Z71]

I would never buy anything with push button start unless I had no choice. Just another thing to go wrong. I think it's a cool feature, but it's not needed.

[The Zip]

I would never buy anything with push button start unless I had no choice. Just another thing to go wrong. I think it's a cool feature, but it's not needed.

Guessing you don't have a bike?

[SnakeEyeSS]

Maybe something is wrong with your flex. Did a Google search and saw a thread about people trying to stop the honk when getting out with key.

[Daryl Z71]

Guessing you don't have a bike?

Haha! Nope. I have an ATV, but that's it.