Malfunctioing Locks,

[star9]

Hello, has anyone ever experienced the van locking all by itself. It happened to me earlier, my baby was inside. I pressed the remote twice to unlock all of the doors,put her in her car seat along with two other bags, and I shut the doors and the doors locked! i had to call the piolice to get the baby out.

[mark v]

Some cars have this as an option as soon as the doors are closed, if it is an option for that year have it disabled.

[Beverly Stayart]

I would recommend disabling it because you don't want it to happen again.

[clr4theapch]

Keyless entry... this can be added as well.... pretty cheap from what I have been told..

[GraybeardAv]

Where was the remote, in your purse, in the car? Could something in the purse have been pushing against it?

I would keep the key separate from the remote. There's no point in having them together. In fact, you can hide a key accessible from outside the car. just for emergencies such as this.

[crazy96863]

If the sliders are open but you lock the doors, they will lock as soon as they close. I accidentally locked in my baby girl in an explorer and called the police/locksmith. Although she was comfortable and safe, it really made me want to rip a door off; lots of anxiety. Glad everything turned out ok for you.

[clr4theapch]

Ford will install a keyless pad on your door for $200 or so.. a replacement key is over $100... no waiting for 911.. no worries.. JMHO

[BroncoJoe19]

My Crown vic has a PATs system that requires a programmed key to start the car. They are big and bulky. I carry a much flatter key in my wallet that will open the doors, but won't start the car in the event that I lock my keys in the car. You might consider using one of those "hide a key" magnets if you have a PATs system.

In an emergency, if your van is a windstar, you can screw off the antenna, pull the top of the door out a bit, and push the antenna through the weatherproofing, straight down onto the door open button. Ask me how I know

Glad everything worked out ok.