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Ha, never had to worry about locking the car with a German Shepherd dog sitting in the back seat, would leave the windows half rolled down.

Had to do this in Naperville, IL because the stupid gas pumps wouldn't take a credit card. Got chewed out for this, but what choice did I have for a few seconds to go into the store to pay my gas bill. Sign said No dogs allowed on the door.

Ha, recall seeing a TV commercial back in the 60's where one in ten people had a mental problem. Counted on my fingers, 50 people I knew, are five of these nuts? Today I feel 9 out of 10 have mental problems, more recent is my first Chevy dealer telling me the reason why my rear calipers won't adjust is because I have a vacuum problem. Said he contacted GM tech and was told it was a vacuum problem, so changed everything in regards to vacuum related problems.

Maybe they are not just nuts, but just stupid. Then hiring reps that make these decisions that know nothing about car! Maybe its just me that is nuts, or quickly getting there.

Haven't tried this, but think you can lock your Cruze by pushing down on those door buttons. With this thing, far more concerned about locking myself out.

 

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No such option to prevent locking the doors automatically when you hit 3 mph. Really a first class PITA. Are we that stupid we can't lock out own doors when we feel the need to?

Wonder how long those power door lock motors are going to last, must use these 20 times per day.

Least I have a manual transmission so I can leave the gear in neutral and apply the parking brake. Definitely do this when I have to parallel park, Some idiot can hit my bumper in park or in gear and do extensive damage to the drivetrain. Why don't these idiots think about stuff like this.

And why still the locking steering wheel, get too close to the curb when diagonally parked, you will never unlock that jammed steering wheel.

You can only enable or disable the rear door child safety locks when the ignition is on. If you left then enabled, even with the doors unlocked, get in the back seat and close the door. You will NOT be able to get out!

Only thing you can do is too scream for help, outside door handle still works, or try to crawl over into the front seat to get out. Wonder what idiot dreamed this up? If grandma is in the back seat with these doors enabled, and you leave the car, she will be locked in, you have to open the door for her.

Don't know about you, and for this matter, don't even care. But I like to be in complete control over my vehicle. And this goes along with ABS, traction, and stability control. But at least with the two latter, can switch these off. But can't switch off ABS.

But not only with the Cruze, dey all do dis, with some idiot geek sitting behind the computer making decisions for us that were once ours to make.

 

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Ha, a key always worked, until these idiots got rid of the rain gutters and put the doors lines half way up in the middle of the roof. Forget about getting into your car if you have an ice rain. Or up here a major rain storm followed by a Arctic blast.

04 Cavalier did give some choices, could unlock it, but couldn't open the door, if forced to pull on that pull out handle, would end up in your hand. Other choice was to try the passenger door, also with a key. If that didn't work, one time could open the trunk with the key, drop the rear seats from the trunk, crawl in. Drive the car home to my heated garage, then could open the door. Interior heat also helped.

Cruze is a bit better, with more solid door handles, and the doors under the ledge of the roof, but rain gutters would help. Pray the battery isn't dead. Would even be nicer with more key locks.