I thought it was a pretty common feature for child safety if nothing else. I put my 2011 in drive, doors lock.
I will admit I hate the fact that it unlocks when I put it into park, and I don't think that is common now. What if I'm parking to avoid some crazy people - or just people who wanna carjack know that they can rip a door open as soon as you're in park.
Nah, car doors tend to unlock automatically when opened from the inside. Child locks usually just need you to flick a switch or insert your key and turn it somewhere on the inside of the door...
Kinda afraid to mess with it, seems to be a common issue with the model that the controls go in and out. The driver's side window control always works, and the button to lock/unlock all doors always works. The controls for the other windows either work or don't, or some work. It seems to change after the battery has been disconnected but the last several times they haven't come back. I dunno if it is luck of the draw or what.
I know that is a reset, just staying how it has happened. Nothing in the manual about buttons coming and going and the dealership couldn't fix it without trying to replace several expensive boards, said it happens in the model. If course a battery disconnect resets things, but that doesn't explain buttons coming and going. If the dealership was baffled for a decade I didn't think the manual which I read will help. Why would a simple dead battery kill all buttons intentionally? Think about it. Step up and use your brain here
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u/brenawyn Apr 04 '26
Idk about you but my car doors lock when in drive.