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Car key fobs
Raised as a usability problem by 5 people on Hacker News over 11 years (2016–2026), in 5 threads.
People raised many different problems with Car key fobs, but no single problem has yet been raised by 3 people in 3 different months and threads.
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 5 complaints
- Two buttons trigger hidden behaviors like sirens, window opening and sentry mode2026-01-06
- Can't find the hidden key or keyhole to get into the locked car2025-07-06
- Panic button is too easy to press by accident2021-01-20
- Hard to tell whether the car registered a lock, especially in bright sun2019-10-13
- Locking the car also arms the alarm, so drivers cannot lock doors without arming it2016-06-06