Break in?

Countcussy · 27 Aug 2008 at 15:28

After coming back from Scotland yesterday, my mates missus was aboslutely distraught to find that both front doors on her nearly new Ford Fiesta were open.

Not wide open, but not shut properly if you know what I mean. The car was parked on the drive, and was checked it was locked by them both before we set off on Sunday. All the windows were up.

There is no damage, nothing is missing, no broken glass, no bent metal or pry marks, yet there is evidence that people have been sat in the car. According to the neighbours, even the alarm did not go off. How?

Excuse my ignorance, but is it still so easy with modern vehicles? Is it just her particular car? She is so upset, she refused to drive it this morning. What is really bothering her though, is that if they got in so easy, what`s to stop them doing it again? Is there anything I can tell her to put her mind at rest? I am not sure how the locking systems on the Fords work. I suppose she could have unlocked it by accident via the key fob, but knowing her as I do, thats unlikely.

Any suggestions on what may have happened would be greatly appreciated. She has no idea I am posting this. I am just trying to help. I suspect they may have left the car open, but that is not what she wants to hear.

P.s. thinking about the car, it could be a Fusion. We were all a bit muddled and I never checked. Its definately a small Ford.

*edit* Defo a Fiesta. (Zetec S)

Repta · 27 Aug 2008 at 15:35

I remember once i was locking my car and for some reason it unlocked my step-mums car at the same time. Only happened once so she could have just been unlucky

Countcussy · 27 Aug 2008 at 15:40

Repta said:
I remember once i was locking my car and for some reason it unlocked my step-mums car at the same time. Only happened once so she could have just been unlucky

Possible. Especially as my mates car is a Ford also. (Mondeo)

Joe T · 27 Aug 2008 at 15:50

Someone wanted somewhere to hot-box?

Sone · 27 Aug 2008 at 16:05

hot box???

Avalon · 27 Aug 2008 at 16:06

I've accidentally unlocked my car with the fob still in my pocket as I got into the other car to drive off. You could get Ford to check it over but i'll be surprised if they come back with anything.

Westyfield2 · 27 Aug 2008 at 16:13

What Mk fiesta? As I know of someone with an old fiesta (either a Mk4 or a Mk5) and they went to the wrong car in the carpark (same model/shape/colour), put their key in the lock and it unlocked it. Once they got in they realised it wasn't their car, but that's a bit :eek:

z0mbi3 · 27 Aug 2008 at 16:18

Sone said:
hot box???

Confined, relatively air tight, space for smoking marijuana.

edit:

I assume the car would stink of cat urine had it actually been used as a hot box.

mrk · 27 Aug 2008 at 16:26

Are Ford central locking systems like some other cars ?

On mine for example if you lock the car with the fob then there is absolutely no way that you can open the doors even if you smash the glass.
Pressing the door unlock button on the centre console does nothing, pulling the handles does nothing and you cannot pull the wedge thing on the door frame up as it locks in flush to the door which you can’t remove unless the door is open in the first place.

This would mean the door /must/ have been unlocked using the key or fob at one point either by someone else or by accident (bag/pocket etc).

Might be worth testing this out!

iraiguana · 27 Aug 2008 at 16:29

I can not believe someone managed to get into a modern car and not cause damage or set the alarm off. It must not have been locked. You could get the police to look at it and take some prints etc.

Countcussy · 27 Aug 2008 at 16:47

iraiguana said:
I can not believe someone managed to get into a modern car and not cause damage or set the alarm off. It must not have been locked. You could get the police to look at it and take some prints etc.

This is what I am beginning to think. I will nip round and do some tests with my mate tonight.

My gut feeling is that it was unlocked, either by oversight or accident. I only posted in case anyone had heard of a similar issue with that particular car.

Thanks guys.

fonzee · 27 Aug 2008 at 17:06

hang on, your saying someone managed to open it and just sat in the thing?

nothing was missing or damaged? weird... :confused:

Defcon5 · 28 Aug 2008 at 13:58

Do you still have both sets of keys?

Hate · 28 Aug 2008 at 14:11

fonzee said:
hang on, your saying someone managed to open it and just sat in the thing?

nothing was missing or damaged? weird...

Same thing happened to my celica, but they left the glovebox open.

My guess is they were looking for a satnav

*Moangroan* · 28 Aug 2008 at 16:40

You said there was evidence it had been sat in....what were things moved around or something.

Maybe they had a key that would open the doors but not bypass the immobiliser.

Finglonga · 28 Aug 2008 at 17:11

Some Fords have deadlocks and can't be opened even if the window is smashed but most don't.

It is also scary how many Ford keys can open another Ford car, they wont be able to start them due to the keys chip though.

Also any Ford key can lock another Ford regardless of if it will unlock it again.

Tee Hee Johnson · 28 Aug 2008 at 20:28

Hmm... sounds like it was unlocked to be honest

I know my corsa sometimes is a bit funny... push the lock button once to lock it and again to deadlock/alarm. BUT sometimes it doesnt want to deadlock/alarm, just need to unlock it and try again.

Actually im pretty sure i have locked it before, to have it refuse and unlock its self a second or so later...! Something jammed maybe?

Dunno... just some wee thoughts from me