Cars, etc.

[Bob Zumbrunnen]

My OnStar-equipped Chevy pickup once locked the doors all by itself. I closed the doors and a few seconds later heard the locks. With the key and remote in the ignition.

I called OnStar and they sent the unlock command twice, but no response.

Turns out that OnStar shuts itself off after 3 days of the vehicle not being started because it was draining batteries.

I'm not too happy about that one-size-fits-all approach. I'd think my truck, with a pair of massive batteries, might be able to hold up to this slow drain better than, say, a Cobalt.