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Ford's also the company that has critical systems disable if the key is bumped out of the ignition. And then "Fixed" it by closing the hole on the keyfob so peo
by MichaelGG 12y ago
Ford's also the company that has critical systems disable if the key is bumped out of the ignition. And then "Fixed" it by closing the hole on the keyfob so people couldn't hook more stuff on it and thus reduce the chance of it falling out.
The fact that any safety critical systems just die when the key comes out of the ignition, while moving at high speeds, is even more damning, IMO.
- zerocrates 12y agoSure you're not thinking about GM? They're the ones who were in the news recently for those ignition issues.
- MichaelGG 12y agoOh dear, you're right, but it's too late to edit. Please downvote to hide it. My point though is that the fact cars would be that fragile at all, that simple mistakes could disable critical systems, is bizarre. The MP3 player system should be totally unable to affect other operations, full stop. The ignition system shouldn't be able to kill power to critical systems. Airplane passengers shouldn't be able to access flight controls.