Potentially lethal failure

Money_Grabber13579

richgl1953 said:

It’s more a question of what might have happened, a multi car pileup on the M1 in the overtaking lane, where the smart motorway has no hard shoulder. The manufacturer doesn’t know what caused it, so a possible recall needed.

Did the brakes suddenly jam on as well? If not, I think you’re being overly dramatic and it won’t help your case with the dealer. You need to take a rational view of things and understand what is achievable and what isn’t. Rejecting the car and getting a refund, getting a replacement car or even just getting them to figure out what is wrong with it and fixing it should all be possible outcomes.

But suing them for compensation is just ridiculous and the last thing this country needs is a group of ambulance chasing lawyers seeking compensation for motorists every time their car breaks down because of what “could have happened.” Yes, it was on a smart motorway so the risks of something devastating happening might have been higher than if it had been on a normal motorway with a hard shoulder. But you can’t blame the car manufacturer for that. You need to blame our increasingly incompetent government for thinking it was a good idea to take away the hard shoulders. 

The_Fat_Controller

@diystarter7 please read my post !

It tells you how to do it.

diystarter7

The_Fat_Controller said:

@diystarter7 please read my post !

It tells you how to do it.

Thanks. so i was rightthere is a process and that one, who the heck is going to remember that process , lol.

I am now certain it was not an accidental push of the stop-start button but possibility of key fob in the pocket being accidental pressed.

user1977

photome said:

Ibrahim5 said:

Who started all this stop/start button stupidity? It drives me mad. What is wrong with a key in the ignition? I thought with time I would find an advantage but I just can't. What is the advantage even supposed to be? Drives me mad every time I get in my newest car.

I am not a fan of keyless ignition ( got to find somewhere to put my key everytime) 

A pocket? And/or just attach them to your keyring with your other keys? Or do you have a keyless house?

diystarter7

user1977 said:

photome said:

Ibrahim5 said:

Who started all this stop/start button stupidity? It drives me mad. What is wrong with a key in the ignition? I thought with time I would find an advantage but I just can't. What is the advantage even supposed to be? Drives me mad every time I get in my newest car.

I am not a fan of keyless ignition ( got to find somewhere to put my key everytime) 

A pocket? And/or just attach them to your keyring with your other keys? Or do you have a keyless house?

good idea "pocket" lol then the fob is accidentally triggered. If I every get a keyless entry car I'd never put it my pocket when driving for that very reason

unforeseen

On my car there is a storage slot to put the key card when in the vehicle. 

rachel6188

My dad has a ford and that keeps happening to him they don't know why. His is a 2012 and he bought it 2nd hand. I have to say that is scary to happen at that speed I hope you get sorted x

SiliconChip

diystarter7 said:

user1977 said:

photome said:

Ibrahim5 said:

Who started all this stop/start button stupidity? It drives me mad. What is wrong with a key in the ignition? I thought with time I would find an advantage but I just can't. What is the advantage even supposed to be? Drives me mad every time I get in my newest car.

I am not a fan of keyless ignition ( got to find somewhere to put my key everytime) 

A pocket? And/or just attach them to your keyring with your other keys? Or do you have a keyless house?

If I every get a keyless entry car I'd never put it my pocket when driving for that very reason

I think you need to get one and understand how they work before pontificating on the subject. Certainly with my Ford keyless entry there is nothing on the fob that could be pressed that has any impact on stopping or starting the engine.

diystarter7

SiliconChip said:

diystarter7 said:

user1977 said:

photome said:

Ibrahim5 said:

Who started all this stop/start button stupidity? It drives me mad. What is wrong with a key in the ignition? I thought with time I would find an advantage but I just can't. What is the advantage even supposed to be? Drives me mad every time I get in my newest car.

I am not a fan of keyless ignition ( got to find somewhere to put my key everytime) 

A pocket? And/or just attach them to your keyring with your other keys? Or do you have a keyless house?

If I every get a keyless entry car I'd never put it my pocket when driving for that very reason

I think you need to get one and understand how they work before pontificating on the subject. Certainly with my Ford keyless entry there is nothing on the fob that could be pressed that has any impact on stopping or starting the engine.

Perhaps you could try to understand that there are other marques other than "Ford" lol before you start pontificating on this matter. I'd strongly recommend you look and investigate at least a dozen of the marques before wrongly assuming what applies
to your "Ford" may not be applicable to other makes. 

diystarter7

unforeseen said:

On my car there is a storage slot to put the key card when in the vehicle. 

Trust me, I've meet many people that are not sure what's what other than the steering, and pedals in a car.
IMO the best place is to stick the key in a hole, this stop/star business is just a gimmick bought back from 50 odd years ago