Well my car almost got snatched..

[White_GT_CS]

The doors wont lock if the keys are not in the car and its running i dont think, and i know for a fact it will drive without the key if its already running, but once its shut off it cant be restarted.

You can indeed lock your car doors if the car is running, by using the buttons on your key fob.

I can confirm.

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[seth21w]

You can indeed lock your car doors if the car is running, by using the buttons on your key fob.

I can confirm.

Is that for both or just autos with remote start?

 

[cbrookre]

Glad you got it back. Any theory on why they ditched it?

Probably because it has the greatest modern anti-theft item known to man. Manual tranny.

OP: glad your car did not get snatched. They may have gotten too far from your home, stalled it and then ran away.

 

[DickR]

FYI regarding the theory that the perp was able to start the car without the "key" and then drive a short distance from the "key" before the car quit. Last year at an autocross I somehow managed to leave my "key" in my paddock spot when taking the car for a short drive in the paddock. I don't recall whether the engine was running already or not but if not the key was about 2 feet behind the car if I did start it. As I drove away the car kept telling me that it really missed the "key" and would soon shut off (well those weren't the exact words so it took me awhile to figure out what I had done wrong.) Anyway I got it back to the key before it shut off. Max distance from the key was in the 100' range. I did not shut the car off before getting back to the key.

Car was a 2015 base GTPP with no security upgrades.

 

[Rickycardo]

I just confirmed that my 2015 GT premium will not start without the key fob inside the car. I have an auto, remote start and the enhanced security package. I tried starting the car with my fob inside the house, then sat my fob down 30 feet away on the ground behind the car, on the ground right behind the drivers exhaust and finally on the ground right outside the driver door. I tried it with the door open and closed and the vehicle wouldn't start and kept giving my a "no key" warning.
It wasn't until I laid the fob on the door sill that the car would start. That was the farthest away I could move the fob and start the car. I'm not sure how it would work with other packages but I'm pretty confident it would be the same or close to it.

 

[ElAviator72]

Glad I ordered the Enhanced Security Package on mine...I saw a news article up here on the news last night about wheel thefts being a thing again :doh:

 

[White_GT_CS]

Is that for both or just autos with remote start?

My car is 6-speed manual, GT Premium.

Not sure about autos or ones with remote start.

 

[BMAGOO]

There's a device you can make or buy off ebay or amazon called a power amplifier for about $10-20. It can amplify the signal from your fob up to about 30 feet away. Many vehicles in my area have been broken into or stolen this way. Leaves the owner wondering how it was stolen or broken into without any sign of forced entry. Certain vehicles will even keep running until the engine is shut down. The faraday bag is supposed to prevent this. Maybe the mustang shuts down on its own once it's a certain distance away from the fob signal.

 

[Dseck63]

I don’t think the fob can start the car unless it’s within 2-3 feet of it. Mine starts flipping out saying “no key” if I leave it running and step outside the cabin just to grab something from the trunk. Did the OP leave his car running and unattended? That’s the only thing that makes sense here.

The car was locked, not running but I was about 30 feet from it inside of the house.

From where you had parked your Mustang...Is it a straight line to where you found it??
If the car was in neutral and the parking brake off.... could it of rolled to where you found it?

That's just it, it was turned and angled differently than I left it, Probably about 10 feet out to the left and at a slight degree turning to the right to face down the street. Impossible for this to happen without someone assisting in turning the steering wheel.

There's a device you can make or buy off ebay or amazon called a power amplifier for about $10-20. It can amplify the signal from your fob up to about 30 feet away. Many vehicles in my area have been broken into or stolen this way. Leaves the owner wondering how it was stolen or broken into without any sign of forced entry. Certain vehicles will even keep running until the engine is shut down. The faraday bag is supposed to prevent this. Maybe the mustang shuts down on its own once it's a certain distance away from the fob signal.

That's exactly what I think happened, it's crazy to think that items like these are so accessible to the public for purchasing. It's almost encouraging them..

 

[Spork3245]

The car was locked, not running but I was about 30 feet from it inside of the house.




That's just it, it was turned and angled differently than I left it, Probably about 10 feet out to the left and at a slight degree turning to the right to face down the street. Impossible for this to happen without someone assisting in turning the steering wheel.



That's exactly what I think happened, it's crazy to think that items like these are so accessible to the public for purchasing. It's almost encouraging them..

Those devices are overblown and not at all easy to use. It requires two “radios”, one being in a very close proximity to the FOB and another being at the car to mimic the signal. They are only an actual threat if you leave your key laying out on a table in public or in your pocket while you stand still amd some random person with an odd device stands next to you and the key for awhile while the second person unlocks your car door then starts the car.
With all due respect, you likely left your car in gear and didn’t have the ebrake fully engaged, or, you left your door unlocked and someone rolled your car down the hill.

 

[BMAGOO]

Those devices are overblown and not at all easy to use. It requires two “radios”, one being in a very close proximity to the FOB and another being at the car to mimic the signal. They are only an actual threat if you leave your key laying out on a table in public or in your pocket while you stand still amd some random person with an odd device stands next to you and the key for awhile while the second person unlocks your car door then starts the car.
With all due respect, you likely left your car in gear and didn’t have the ebrake fully engaged, or, you left your door unlocked and someone rolled your car down the hill.

Sorry but I disagree with this. It only takes one person with one device. Very simple to use. The device just amplifies the fob signal and basically mimics it, making the vehicle think the real fob is right there. I've seen numerous video clips of it. With a quick google search, here is an article and a video clip.

https://www.komando.com/tips/329949/prevent-car-theft/all

 

[DeadLoad]

It was a ghost? Aliens? The Bigfoot bandit? We may never know...

What a mind fuck though. Glad your car is ok

Get a security cam

 

[Spork3245]

Sorry but I disagree with this. It only takes one person with one device. Very simple to use. The device just amplifies the fob signal and basically mimics it, making the vehicle think the real fob is right there. I've seen numerous video clips of it. With a quick google search, here is an article and a video clip.

https://www.komando.com/tips/329949/prevent-car-theft/all

Yea, a quick google search from a reputable source on the actual current devices would be a good idea, I totally agree...
https://www.wired.com/2017/04/just-pair-11-radio-gadgets-can-steal-car/

 

[BMAGOO]

Yea, a quick google search from a reputable source on the actual current devices would be a good idea, I totally agree...
https://www.wired.com/2017/04/just-pair-11-radio-gadgets-can-steal-car/

Well then, clearly I don't know what I'm talking about.

 

[zero_chance]

They may have thought they could pop start it and when that didn't work they just bailed. More likely than intercepted PATS codes, etc.

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