OMG!...

carringb wrote:
Its easy to dismiss the claims, however when you consider that most new cars are so quiet many older individuals cannot hear them, combined with a non-intuitive operating parameter that allow the engine to run when you take the "key" (or in this case a fob) out of the vehicle, it puts people at risk.

Would you want to lose your parent or grandparent because they are caught up on technology? From a Human Factors standpoint, the current systems in many cars most definitely increase the probability of somebody making a potentially fatal error.

Bryan if my Dad becomes so absent minded that he does not know that he didn't turn off his car then it is time to take his right to drive away. For his safety and everyone around him. As far as the car being accidentally started it could happen I guess. Although it has not happened with any of our vehicles. I have set off the alarm by accident but that only takes one push of the panic button to do. To start them you need to push the start button two times and then the horn sounds two times and it starts. It will run for only ten minutes then the vehicle shuts off. I'm no expert but can you really get enough CO2 in a home to kill someone in that time frame? My garage is not heatedd so it will never happen. It does have drywall on all the walls and ceiling but the eve's and three roof vents will pull all the CO2 out. The service door is sealed and no air xan leak leak by it.

Also in my Ram if you leave the truck with it running there is an warning that says over and over THE KEY FOB HAS LEFT THE VEHICLE along with a warning on the dash and a chime sounds. If the fob does not return in ten minutes the truck shuts down.

The point is this is not an issue and these law suits should be dismissed! BTW if people would read their owners manual it tells you to NOT TO START YOUR VEHICLE IN AN ENCLOSED AERA! But let's not take responsibility for our own actions here.

Don