I had something stolen out of my car at the movie theater last night. the car always locks itself when I walk away and honks to confirm. Have any of you folks had a simular experience? the criminals must have some sort of electronic device that puts out the right signal.
And yes, I am positive the item was in the cup holder. In fact, with my blacked out windows at night the only way anyone could see the item was there would be to use a flashlight to shine in the window ...highly unlikely in a public parking lot...or to hit the remote so the lights come on in the car.
Let me know if this has happened to you. Just because it hasn't yet evidently doesn't mean it can not happen to you in this car. So be careful.

 

Are you sure you remember the car honking last night? Sometimes folks with 2 fobs don't have all the memory options set the same for both fobs.

I'd check ASAP to be sure the car locks automatically with both fobs, if you have 2 fobs.

 

Yes, and if it's a manual you have to hit a memory button to activate the locking action.

 

 

 

I only have one fob. and it is an automatic. just sayin...better watch out guys.

 

Did you test it?

 

Only thing I ever leave out in the open is my cheap sunglasses that I only use while driving the car. If someone wants them that bad go ahead and take them.

 

yes been using it all day too.

 

the criminals must have some sort of electronic device that puts out the right signal.

I think your post title "C6 door locks not secure" is a tad wrong. My guess is what you said (above) is exactly what happened. It had nothing to do with the vehicle type...except the bad guy probly figured a Corvette might have better steal-able stuff than a 20 year old beater.
Just sayin...

 

Not in my 08. Just get out of the car with the FOB and the car locks within a minute. No need to touch any button.

Bill

 

Same with my 05 manual. I prefer to lock it manually so I don't have to wait for the lights to flash. I push the button, the lights flash and I know it's locked. No waiting for the lights.

 

I've had the same happen, minus theft from car. Did you by chance press the unlock button on the fob at some point after the car auto-locked? If so, the door is unlocked / vehicle is open. Anyone can walk up, press door pad and gain access to the vehicle. No alarm will sound. No electronic device needed. Someone got lucky and pulled the door open.

See this thread:http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...lain-this.html

I decided to do a test. I used the fob to unlock the car. Waited 12+ hrs, tried the Driver's door, sure enough the door opened. Expected but at the same time, unexpected. It would be nice if the car automatically locked 15, 30, 60 mins after pressing the unlock button on the fob if the lock / unlock button was not pressed. Why? Suppose you walk away from your car, lock manually or auto-lock enabled, and you accidentally hit the unlock button while within distance of your car?? Anyone can open your car....

 

Sounds like that may have happened with jpranchranger's car.

 

There are several ways the car will end up sitting unlocked even if you think it should be locked. Press the unlock button on the door intentionally or unintentionally when exiting. Press the unlock button on the fob intentionally or unintentionally after it locks.

Finally there is a repeatable software bug on some cars (mine included) where if you exit the driver's door and arrive at the passenger door exactly 10 seconds after the driver's door closes, it won't lock. This is because when it does it's final check for fob location before locking you are close enough the the glove compartment that it thinks you opened and closed the driver's door but didn't exit the car. i.e. sit in the driver's seat, open and close the door, and it won't lock because it knows you are still inside. But it also won't honk just as it won't honk if you push the unlock button on the door while exiting.

There are reports that there are thieves that have set up electronic repeaters to get into electronically locked cars. The idea is that someone takes a transmitter receiver to the car and tries to open it. The car sends out a low power signal asking if a valid fob is within a foot of the car. The thief's device receives this signal and retransmits it as a high power signal that can go 100 feet or more. If you are within range, your fob will respond and the fob has only a high power transmit mode that will extend several hundred feet. The car hears the fob and unlocks. Alternately an accomplice close to you has a second transmitter receiver that receives the signal from the first thief, retransmits it to the fob in your pocket, receives the response and sends that to the first thief's unit that then sends it to the car. All of this is a lot more complicated than breaking a window with a rock so it is not really a viable solution to obtaining money.

Unlike mechanical keys where there are only a few hundred possible combinations, just generating the correct signal without a valid fob is a one in a multi-million chance. That isn't going to happen.