Does this have an aftermarket remote start or alarm system?

Once upon a Tue, 20 Mar 2007 08:15:46 GMT dreary...over many a quaint and
curious alt.autos.ford of forgotten lore... quoth "Jim Warman"
<mechanic@telusplanet.net>...

No.
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Innocent Bystander’s Rule #38: If you run a corporation that conducts research, don't fire a scientist without first dismantling everything in his lab.

Believe it or not, that is a FEATURE not a bug. It is designed to do that.
If you dont want it on, there should be a procedure to turn it off in your
owners manual. That would be a book that is distributed with your vehicle at
the time of purchase. If it wasnt in the vehicle when you bought it, you can
find them on e-bay, or at your local Ford dealer.

I wish to prevent this. I have


Nope no wiring around it or otherwise. Its called a VSM (vehicle security
module) it also controls your dome lights and such.


Have you just tried to pull the interior door handle while they are locked?
If so you will notice that on Ford's, the doors automatically unlock when
you pull the inside handle. Only on the front doors though, not on the back
doors. That is part of your child safety features built into Ford vehicles,
and has been pretty much standard on all power door lock systems for Ford...

Ford Tech

I too find that "feature" annoying and unnecessary. This has been
discontinued on later vehicles. My crown vic does it.

Once upon a Wed, 21 Mar 2007 14:19:58 -0500 dreary...over many a quaint and
curious alt.autos.ford of forgotten lore... quoth "Ford Tech"
<pkurtz2@cox.net>...

It is no more a feature because Ford declares it so, than Micro$oft's bugs
are features because Micro$oft declares them so.


I'm sorry, I thought it obvious that if I took the time to look through the
Clinton manual and prowl the Internet (vide my next paragraph), that I did
so AFTER checking the Owner's Manual. If that was not obvious to anyone,
please consider it said. ;-)


Is there any way to block or reroute whatever signal the VSM is sending to
(whatever it sends it to) so that it will not activate the (whatever is activated)?

The problem still remains: my doors are being locked and unlocked without
me choosing to. I consider this unacceptable. I wish to make the decision
as to when the doors are locked and unlocked. I should (in MORAL sense)
not have to kowtow to some idiot designer's whim, by having to go through
some rigamarol every time I start up, or stop, the engine.

If anyone has ANY helpful ideas, I would be glad to read them. :-)
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Innocent Bystander’s Rule #38: If you run a corporation that conducts research, don't fire a scientist without first dismantling everything in his lab.

The solenids are probably driven through a relay. Pulling the relay
will disable the entire electric locking system.

I had to pay $39 to the dealer to get this "feature" disabled in my 03
windstar. The nicely worded procedure in the owners manual didn't work.
Even the dealer could not get the procedure to work. (it involves entering
codes in the keyless entry number pad). They had to plug a computer into
it.

I was able to disable the "feature" quite easily in my 00 Chev Venture.

Another "feature" I hate:
-Air conditioner that runs whenever I put the defroster on. It's not
supposed to run below 12C but on some cars it will still run at -3C. I've
gone so far as to disconnect it for the winter on past vehicles.

This begs the question "Why"? The AC runs in the Defrost mode to dehumidify the
interior and prevent the windows from fogging. It also has the benefit of keeping the
oil circulated in the AC system. At low temps the pressures in the AC system are low,
so there is little load. There is no discernible fuel savings and you run the risk of
damage to the AC system with it disconnected. And no, running the AC doesn't reduce
the heater output. Can you explain why having the AC running in Defrost is a bad thing?

That is generally true but not all Fords unlock only the front doors, some
will open the rears with a second pull. Some Lincolns like the Zephyr MKZ.
MKX unlock all the doors with the default setting but can be programmed to
open only the front doors. The Fusion and Milam may be similar. The
automatic lock feature lock the door at speed not time. Personally in
todays world of highjackers I prefer the autolock.

mike

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Most Ford Owner Guides are available for download as pdf files.
https://www.fleet.ford.com/maintenance/maintenance.asp

The OP implies that he has a manual, since he mentions both his lack of
keyless entry, and the use of a procedure that didn't work.

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