Just this weekend I had a HUGE issue with my QX30 not detecting my key. I made a dumbass mistake but the car did not catch it, and allowed me to drive 108 miles without my key. I was stranded with no key far from home.
I was driving from San Diego to Los Angeles (123 miles). I left my driveway in San Diego with a car full of food to cook in Los Angeles at my sister’s house. She called and asked me a favor to stop at a store in Anaheim along the way to pick something up for her. I did. When I returned to the car to continue the journey another 35 miles to her house, the car did not start. The dashboard read “Key Not Detected”. How could I not have the key on me if I drove 108 miles to Anaheim already? I called AAA and got a tow from Anaheim to my destination in Los Angeles ($$$). I had my spare key FedEx'd to me In Los Angeles.
When putting the pieces to the puzzle together, I determined that I must have put my coffee and keys on top of my car; I loaded the car, then grabbed the coffee and drove off. I converted the key turn to a push button (I learned that from this forum last year), so the car started by pushing the button even though the keys were on the roof of the car. The keys dropped off the roof about 5 blocks away and were picked up by someone who posted on the NextDoor app that they found a set of key. I have my keys, and my spare key and a little bit of pride left, but not much, so everything worked out well. However, Why does the car allow me to drive 108 miles away from my key? Why doesn’t the same message that says “Key Not Detected” show up immediately when my car and key are separated from each other? I think this is a flaw that should be corrected. I admit I was dingy and left my keys on the roof, but the car should not drive away from the key without a message.
I was driving from San Diego to Los Angeles (123 miles). I left my driveway in San Diego with a car full of food to cook in Los Angeles at my sister’s house. She called and asked me a favor to stop at a store in Anaheim along the way to pick something up for her. I did. When I returned to the car to continue the journey another 35 miles to her house, the car did not start. The dashboard read “Key Not Detected”. How could I not have the key on me if I drove 108 miles to Anaheim already? I called AAA and got a tow from Anaheim to my destination in Los Angeles ($$$). I had my spare key FedEx'd to me In Los Angeles.
When putting the pieces to the puzzle together, I determined that I must have put my coffee and keys on top of my car; I loaded the car, then grabbed the coffee and drove off. I converted the key turn to a push button (I learned that from this forum last year), so the car started by pushing the button even though the keys were on the roof of the car. The keys dropped off the roof about 5 blocks away and were picked up by someone who posted on the NextDoor app that they found a set of key. I have my keys, and my spare key and a little bit of pride left, but not much, so everything worked out well. However, Why does the car allow me to drive 108 miles away from my key? Why doesn’t the same message that says “Key Not Detected” show up immediately when my car and key are separated from each other? I think this is a flaw that should be corrected. I admit I was dingy and left my keys on the roof, but the car should not drive away from the key without a message.