Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: 'dongle' was AMC V8 Heat Riser

A girl at work has one of them. It is a nice car but when I saw the button to start the car I had the same reaction. The last car I had that had a button on the dash to start it was a 49 Ford. Then she showed me that you had to have the dongle close by in order to start the car. Works the same way as the chips in the keys of Ford. They will turn over with another key but won't start. I hadn't had my Explorer but a couple of days and I got in the thing and it wouldn't start. I was mad as hell. I tried it four or five times and it would keep turning over but wouldn't ever tried. I called my better half to get the dealers number because I was going to call them to come get this piece a crap I had just bought. I got the number but I thought for the hell of it I would open the hood and kick the tires before I called them. I popped the hood and pulled the keys out before I got out of the car. I looked at the key and thought this looks just like the Focus key. I reached in my pocket pulled out the Explorer key and it started right up. So you can stick either key in the ignition of either car and they will turn on and crank it but without that chip your not going any place. It has the same key for the doors but they won't open them.

Terry

--- On Fri, 8/26/11, Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On the dongle thing you mention, I was not anywhere near the Altima when Jacob started it,
was inside Academy store, wife Paige & Noah still in car, but she told me 'he wanted to
start the car' so she let him and I was surprised as was well inside brick & mortar store
but car started. I may add that something I found useful on car was Paige was getting a
adult beverage out of trunk while we were fishing at steps near L heads in CC, and locked
key/dongle thing in trunk. Lucky for me inside the car was a manual trunk release pull
thing. If I ever rent one of these things again, will definately try walking away from car
holding my dongle. And I hope can say that on here.
Eddie Stakes
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.planethoustonamx.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "LarryS" <vision1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> Anyone can start the car as long as the dongle is present.
> The dongle is the key. An 8 year old can start a car with a key (mine
> drives) so the "security" is the same.
> Just like the driver is responsible for the keys staying out of kids' hands,
> the dongle has a certain responsibility also.
>
> If you start the car with the button and get out of the car and walk away,
> the engine dies.
> But, IIRC, that can be reconfigured.
>
> L.

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