Keys in the ignition, engine running, and locked out - how did this happen?
 

Hi everyone, hoping for some advice.
I have an i30 wagon and the other day, I was driving it, then pulled up on my driveway. Kept the engine running, as I shut the door, and ran in side the house to get something. Came out to the car and I was locked out. :eek:
Surely, with the car engine running, a safety feature would not allow me to be locked out of my own car?
Lucky I was on my driveway...I jumped the neighbours fence and broke into my house so I could get the spare key to unlock the car.
Any advice?
Cheers,

Surely I am missing something here, but how is the car supposed to know if you're in it or not? People lock their cars all the time while they are driving or parked and waiting for something/someone. If the car were to some how lock when you exited initially, how would it know whether you're in it or not? Again, let me know if I'm completely missing something.

Happened so often in my life.

Now, I just open the window by default when I get out of the car!

Do not own an i30/touring, but I know what your talking about. Our hyundai sonata does not auto lock with the engine on and exiting. We had a grand am that auto locked only when you put the car in drive. Possibly if you talk to your dealer, it's a safety feature they can deactivate.

sorry, I am confused by your answer. "If the car was to some how lock when you exited"......well...that is my question...how can it do that?
The car was locked until I opened the car door. Then it unlocked so I could get out. but then it locked after I shut the door....I didn't lock it. It locked itself.

:eek: Oh my god, this happened to me last night, exactly the same. Left my i30 (2008 model, hatch) running in the driveway (in Park), got out of the car and shut the door, went to unlock my rollerdoor and when I came back to the car it wouldnt let me in!!! I had the lights on and the stereo blaring and no way of getting into the car. I had to leave the car running, unlock the house and find the spare key which I used to manually unlock the door. What the hell?? How can this even happen?? :confused: Lucky the spare key was in the house and not with my husband who was still at work. Now Im worried it will happen again!!

Doors Locked Engine Running - Help
 

Rosiarch, Zielritter , others. While the following will not help your situation, I can definitely say that the Touring will NOT lock the driver's door with the key in the ignition, engine running or not running when nobody is in the driver's seat. In other words - you can't lock the keys in the car if the key is in the ignition. My 2009 Touring Owners Manual describes this issue on page 48 and page 49.

I tried locking the driver's door with the key in the ignition while standing outside. The door lock automatically unlocked every time. I also tried this on my 2005 Corolla - same result. Perhaps this feature is a U.S. requirement?

Hi guys,
Same thing happened to me just lastnight. I have an i30 SLX, still under warranty.
I stopped the car at the bottom of the driveway so i could put the bins out, went to get back in.... no chance. Car had completely deadlocked itself.
However, my partner is posted about 6hrs away for work, so there was no chance of me getting a hold of his house keys so i could get in and get the spare car key. My house keys, phone, everything, was locked in the car. There was also no chance of me being able to break into the house. I tried, and now i have fat forearms from where i was shoving my arms up into the few inches that one of the windows was open, trying to unwind the mechanism, but the window wouldn't budge. I live on the beach so our locks and things tend to be pretty sticky due to the salt air.
I had no choice but to use my neighbours phone to call the NRMA, wait 60 mins (meanwhile the car is still running) and pay $300 for them to come out and break into the car for me.
Really un-impressed and disappointed.

Hey Krusty, that totally sux :(
I am glad to say it hasnt happened to me again, but, being paranoid now I have got into the habit of winding my window down before I get out of the car, just incase.
Yes very disappointing, its a shame as I have no other problems with the car.
Good luck, hope it doesnt happen again!!

Haven't had this happen yet....but the XM radio does tend to switch channels by itself once in a while...

Hi All, I ended up calling Hyundai to find out why this happened. The guy I spoke to said that if the Halo is still switched on, (car automatically locks when you hit 40kmh...in Aus anyway) that when you do stop the car as we have, not actually turned it off but just jumped out to do something, if when you open the door, you don't pull back on the door handle enough, sometimes the door will open, but won't actually dis-engage the central locking. However, he said that the boot should still have been open, which in my case it most definitely wasn't. Therefore he seems to think that my central locking is playing up. He said the best way to avoid this happening is to take the car into a service centre and have them switch the Halo off. I kinda like the Halo thing though. I have a 3 yr old nephew who is very inquisitive, and just for safety aswell. So that's kinda annoying. What was even more annoying is that even though it was something in my car that was faulty and the car is still under warranty, Hyundai will not refund any of my costs or even just the emergency call out fee, because Hyundai's warranty doesn't cover you for inconvenience.
How convenient...

"We have this auto-locking feature that other manufacturers have been using for years, but if it isn't working right then we suggest you don't use it" What a load of crap. I'd escalate the issue, something's not working right, get it fixed.

Help! Our 2010 elantra just locked us out of the car we have both remotes, but they are not operational in this situation. the key is in the ignition on off. I got out to put the wipers down and the door closed. all the doors are locked can you give us advise on what to do?

Don't you have a spare key? If you have 2 remotes, I'm assuming you have 2 keys.

no, one key two remotes. I would not be on this forum if i had 2. I'd be driving happily down the road. LOL!

update we got the car open! the battery was dead, even though the key was in off position. the remotes did not work
even after the key was removed from the ignition. so... is there a malfunction in this car? We are charging the battery now.
the remotes are woring again now after the charging of the battery.

Another question, can we get the laser key copied so it only opens the door?

It sounds like you're going to have to call a locksmith.

Man I know how you feel
 

Well s**t now you know huh I made that mistake before 250 miles from home at a McDonald's parking lot in Los Angeles YEAH I HAD TO BREAK MY DAM WINDOW TO GET IN MY CAR cause I had no money for a tow man to open my car.My moral of the story is I now take my keys every time I exit my car YUP.

What you are missing is that the car is doing this sporadically! And it shouldn't be! I have a 2017 Santa Fe that does not normally lock at all. The car can sit it the garage for days and never locks on its own. Twice I have mistakenly left the keys in the back while unloading groceries and the car has locked me out the second I close the hatch, even though all doors were open. It has even locked with the keys in and the car running. It is a DEFECT!!! And putting the blame on the driver that they don't always carry 2 keys is BS! Hyundai should fix the problem! What if an infant was in a car seat in Phoenix in July and the car locked itself? My neighbors have the same vehicle and it has happened to them also.

I agree and this needs to be checked out by someone that knows how the system is supposed to work and verify if it is.