Hello:

As I wrote in a Post a while back, am thinking of getting a remote car
starter as a gift for a family member.
Been thinking about this a bit.

Had an experience with a remote a few years back, where I had my car
remote on my keychain, and while watching TV in bed, apparently rolled
over on it, and it automatically opened the trunk. As I was in a
motel, with lots of good stuff in my trunk, was lucky that I went out
for dinner and noticed it.

Real bad system.  They should have made it, perhaps, such that it
would take 2 clicks of the remote within a second or two to activate
anything.  This would eliminate just about all of the accidental
activations, probably.  But they didn't.

So, with these remote car starters, is there the same type of
problem ?

Really scarry if the car is in your garage under the house, and it
gets turned on accidentally, for whatever reason, and is not noticed.
Real Carbon Monoxide problem if it happens.

Have they done anything with these devices to eliminate this potential
problem ?  (e.g., once started, the car shuts off within five to ten
minutes if not moved, my 2-click idea, or...?)

Any thoughts on ?

Thanks,
Bob