lol gm cant win can they? someone else was complaining their ls/lt didnt come with digital ac/heater controls instead of the knobs

 

As I said, I talked to all local GM dealers service advisors & they even let me talk to a mechanic at two of them............... they all said its NOT a function they can disable. Not through the DIC and not with a Tech2.

 

Hi people,
I hate my auto door locks. Have my 2010 for a month now and can't believe GM doesn't let us choose this as an option. Its beginning to freak me out, doors are always f...ken locked.

The other sh*t is if you lock using the door lock button, the alarm does not arm!!!!
You.. gotta.. use.. the.. key.. fob..

They lock the doors so we can't get out but, the alarm doesn't arm when you lock the doors. Who's the smart a** that planned that.

Maybe they want us to live in the car, you know "Stay and watch the car".
Wake up GM... If you don't want us to drive your cars, maybe we won't.

So, is there any way to rectify this stupid feature? HELP.

 

what? why wouldn't u use the key fob to arm the alarm? i mean u use it to open the car when ur getting close but u don't want to lock it when ur walking away? im almost positive every alarm works off the key fob

but to answer your question im pretty sure the answer is no. maybe u can add an aftermarket alarm that wont lock the doors when u drive but theres nothing u can do about the key fob problem.

if someone is crazy enough to break into ur car then they are crazy enough to try and jump in while u are waiting at a red light.

 

I like the autolocks. How else are you going to keep your "date" from escaping?

 

I kinda like the auto locks

 

Scenario
-stop car
-grab key to open house door
-open door, get out
-push lock button (chime sound)
-grab stuff
-close door or doors
-door locks and arms 5 sec later

That’s how my other gm works.

Several years from now when we’ll have OBD-III or IV, if your check engine light is on and you pass by a police car, they will get a signal and stop you for polluting. It’s all about convenience and over protection. Were getting so over protected it’s inconvenient.

To bad when I lock using the fob it doesn’t unlock my house front door….

 

Sorry to threadjack, but I have a question related to that statment;

Recently while I was at school, the battery in my fob died. Mind you, im 30 miles away from the spare, and the car is locked. So I think no problem, I'll just unlock the drivers side with the actual key, and to my surprise the alarm starts going off. Now Im left looking like an ******* with the lights flashing and horn honking untill I figure out that putting the key in the ignition shuts it off. And don't go thinking im an idiot for taking so long to figure it out, Im used to my old nissan that had an aftermarket system, and would lock the ignition for a good 20min.

So my question is who was the genius that created this feature?...I can't unlock my own car with the key? And is there an easy way to get around this little issure that I missed?

 

i dont know what kind of after market alarm you had before but i have never heard of one "locking" the ignition. Every after market alarm i have had if your fob dies and you open the door the alarm will go off then you have to put your key in the ignition and hit the hidden disarm button. every gm i have had with a factory alarm has been the same way.

 

i went to the dealer im friendly with and asked about this "problem" the autodoor locks/ AHL and the RAP feature are not functions that can be disable through the tech 2. i watch their top tech go through all the menus. the messed up thing is, its just this damn cobalt. he said it is possible and he has done it on the g6's and some of the smaller suvs.

 

guess u got lucky with the gtp... hows this

-stop car
-take key out of ignition with house key and fob connected
-autolock unlocks the door for you
-grab all ur bullshit
-with the "free" hand ur gonna use to open the house door hit the lock button on the key fob twice

i don't know about how canada is but here in new mexico the land of the ghetto we dont have inspections yet so i highly doubt that is coming here anytime soon. When you test drove the new car did you space out and miss the autolock. if its really that inconvenient you would think you would notice it and ask about disabling right away


as you said you can put the key into the igniton and start the car right away. its not an aftermarket system and passkey 3 overrides the alarm letting u go on ur way. Ive done that before because my fob was breaking but if your fast enough u will beat when the alarm is actually loud. You can unlock ur car at any time with the key and start it at anytime with the key regardless of what the alarm is doing

yup guess so it sucks but lets all remember the price of the cobalt as compared to the g6 and smaller suv's. The more expensive the car the more useless bullshit you get with it.

Sorry if you guys disagree with my statements but you guys act like gm sprung something up on you guys. whether or not its an inconvenience is everyone own opinion BUT (this is mainly for luigi) its not something easily overseen and since you bought not one but 2 cobalts theres a reason behind that. maybe ur other was was stripped down but u still should have taken the car for a test drive IF its that big of a deal

 

NO. , they have the same features as our cobalt, but with the ability to have them disabled through a tech 2. so, really, you get less bullshit with the more expense because you can play with the BCM in those cars as compared to our less expensive cobalts.

 

Gee whiz, your really skillful...


And smart too... yeah that's good: "Don't buy car because doors locks when driving off"


Thanks

 

THe locks ARE programmable.............you can tell it which doors to unlock(driver, all or none) You can tell it when to unlock them (key off, in park) Now obviously if you dont have an auto you cant select the "in park" option

 

I thot I read somewhere here that if you put the key in the door and lock it, and then unlock it, the alarm doesn't go off. Something like that anyways, I always hand the dealership my spare key after I locked it with the alarm. Funny watching them frantically try and turn it off. Serves them right. . .

 

You can disable the lights in the DIC but if you start your car in a dark garage like me they will still come on until you pull out ,

Also , You guys should try driving civics .

The damn autolocks lock every door but the drivers door EVERY TIME you shut it off . so say your trying to haul your kid out to the car in the freezing cold and you get to the door BUT WAIT the fing thing is locked so you gotta dig in your pocket to get the key or open the driver door , Jap safety feature ... also the civic cant monitor the TPMS sensors independent which is stupid ..

Yeah !

 

i agree not buying a car fot that is stupid BUT you said "Wake up GM... If you don't want us to drive your cars, maybe we won't." which sounds like your basically saying WTF I'm not buying a gm car again because of autolock

So maybe I'm wrong but either your an idiot for buying the car in the first place or your making a bigger deal out of this then you should be and should take a breather

 

my locks pop open when i place it in park so i dont worry about this...and a tech 2 will solve this problem

 

Programmable through the DIC or a dealer tool?

I just combed over the owners manual again and went out and flipped through the DIC... didn't see any lock stuff.

If its a dealer tool... could I trouble you for a screenshot or something showing this? All of my local dealers (and I mean ALL) told me this was an impossible task.

 

Its programmable through the DIC. its not a Tech2 procedure. But read my post again........

 

My car's been at the Dealer since Monday AM for State Inspection/Emissions. They're fixing my rear brakes and waiting for parts.


Anyway, I asked about the Autolock feature and they told me it can't be disabled. Same goes for the silly Auto-headlight feature.

When I purchased this car I was aware the doors locked when the car started moving, but I never figured it was a feature that couldn't be disabled. I mean, who takes the time to read the entire owners manual before they buy a car?

Live and learn I guess? Things like this (Along with all of the other little things) will make me think twice before I buy another GM.

 

I just sat outside in -3oF weather for 20 minutes trying to find autolock in the DIC on my 09 like an *******. I see tons of options for lights, alarm stuff etc but nada for locks. I'm obviously failing at reading comprehension on Mavens post and/or the owners manual for the car.

I used to drive around a Chevy Van now and then for work, and it did have the autolock in the DIC for sure. So did my grandfathers older Silverado (no idea on his new one).

EDIT:

Maven I think we're confusing what I wanted. I want the car to NEVER lock the doors under any circumstance unless commanded by me. The only thing in the DIC is the "auto unlock". From the manual:

Automatic Door Lock

On vehicles with power door locks, the doors
automatically lock when the shift lever is moved out of
(P) Park for a vehicle with an automatic transmission.
For a vehicle with a manual transmission, the speed
must be greater than 5 mph (8 km/h).

The automatic door locking feature cannot be disabled.

---

AUTO UNLK (Unlock)

This feature, which allows the vehicle to automatically
unlock certain doors, can be enabled or disabled.
When AUTO UNLK appears on the display, press and
hold the reset button for at least one second to scroll
through the available settings:

ALL (default): All of the doors will automatically unlock.
DRIVER: The driver’s door will automatically unlock.
NONE: None of the doors will automatically unlock.
You will need to manually unlock the doors.

If you have a manual transmission vehicle, the door(s)
will automatically unlock when the ignition is turned off.
If you have an automatic transmission vehicle, you can
select when the automatic unlocking will occur. See
“UNLK (Unlock) (Automatic Transmission Only)”
following.

See Programmable Automatic Door Unlock on page 2-10
for more information.

To select a setting and move on to the next feature,
press the information button while the desired setting is
displayed on the DIC.

 

No, you cant tell it to NOT LOCK the doors, you can only tell it WHEN AND HOW TO UNLOCK. I thought I was making that clear, guess not. sorry you got cold.

 

I guess I could unhook the door lock actuators this spring/summer. I never lock the car anyway. Iowa is pretty low theft, and who steals a Cobalt anyway.

 

Actually I think it ranks somewhere up there on the list. My insurance rate went up on the Cobalt vs my LS2 GTO I had. It was only like $120 a year but still I was thinking WTF.