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I think that I may have to buy one of these, that's pretty neat!

 

so is this a normal feature on the FJ?
Ive never had a vehicle do this before so just curious if its normal or if I have something wrong.

 

My 2012 does not do this. If you lock with the fob and then unlock and do not open a door I believe it does lock again automatically after a period of time. Pretty sure this is covered in the owners manual.

 

Same with my 14. I've always had manual locks so I've been learning the new fangled stuff.

 

Tinstar,
The 11 model does not do that. I would not like that option at all. I can lock the keys in the truck by myself more often than I want to with out any help from the truck. LMAO

 

Have not run into this with my 14. The key sequence might be a clue but i hope not. That's why i have keys hidden all over the place.:lol:

 

My 07' did it the night I bought it with both keys on the passenger side seat. I put the paperwork and keys on the seat, went inside to get the license plate, and when I came back out the doors were locked. I noticed if the keys weren't in the ignition and everything was shut, the doors auto locked. I was able to duplicate it while at the dealer. They had no answer for me!

 

Hi there!

You are the only person I've heard of who could intentionally make this happen. Curious if it's continued, and if it's random, etc. - see my post above and let me know. BTW, our trucks must be litter mates! :lol: - debFJVT

 

I have not played with it much but we have two fj's, both 2012 and my wifes is set up to not lock the keys in the car, mine will lock. preferences may or may not be owners manual settable but it seems there are some variations.

 

My Sienna did it. It can be a VERY disappointing 'click'

 

My 2008 does this very thing. I am walking to my truck after work talking to a work buddy and as we approach the truck I unlock it. Then we sit and talk for a few minutes with no FJ interaction and the truck locks itself back up.

 

My '07 FJ's haunted too!

I'm really happy to see this thread because Ive been having "episodes" of self-locking and unsuccessfully searched for answers. I don't think its an intentional manufacturers feature, as some have suggested, because I usually leave my FJ unlocked at home and I've only had 4 or 5 episodes in 6 months. It's spooky, and potentially a major pain in the butt. I even leave the door slightly ajar while warming it up, even though I've only noticed self-locking with engine off.

Does yours happen and then repeat/re-lock several times over after you unlock? How long does it take to re-lock? what finally makes it stop, or does it stop itself? Where were your keys when it started? If your's comes in episode, how long between them?

I've been observing. I found that briefly turning on ignition is the only way to stop the cycle - it has not stopped itself. Like you, I've timed about a couple of minutes between my unlock and its re-lock. Most often I'd just picked up the keys, or just put them in my pocket, and I've been extremely careful NOT to touch the button pads. The first two episodes were only a few weeks apart, then no prob for a couple of months, then about once a month. No correlation with weather, temp or length of time sitting. It's never happened soon after exiting the truck, the way an auto-lock might behave. But its ALWAYS happened when I'm looking! Maybe she's just trying to get attention...:lol:

I'd like to find an explanation almost as much as a cure!!

 

Not having the issue myself, I'm sure the dealer can hook it up to the computer and change that.

 

My daughters 4runner does the same thing, as does my camry. But then my camry (2013) does all sorts of strange things electrically.

 

well first off Id like to thank everyone for confirming in am not losing my mind!! haha
I seriously was starting to wonder!!

I havent really played with this to test conditions which may cause the locking or relocking, but know that I know Im not nuts... I will have to play around with it.

As for the automatic off headlights... Yes I did discover that early on in my FJ... My Ram trucks had automatic lights so I never thought much about turning lights on and off. Left them on a few times in the FJ, and they went off!! Which is a Great feature... unless your using the headlights for something in the drive way...and they shut off on you.

anyway, I am due for an oil change for the FJ at the dealership sometime in the next few weeks... I will mention this to them when I am in and see what they say and if it can be changed or corrected.

This will be my first experience with this dealership as I bought my FJ out of province this past fall, so Im really not sure what to expect in terms of FJ knowledge and customer service.

thanks again all
Jason

 

My '13 will automatically lock the doors after about 5-10 minutes when the keys are not in it. I haven't tried to see if it will do it with the keys on the seat or if they have to be a certain distance away. I seem to remember reading awhile ago that this is something the dealer should be able to program on or off.

 

Never had it happen to mine (12) The wife said it has happened to her with her Tundra, I just thought she was nuts, so maybe not, on this anyway.

 

They're all nuts!!



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so, I went in town shopping with the wife...and waited in the FJ while she shopped...

had some time to play around, and here's what I have discovered.

It appears my original thoughts of the truck locking after I parked and it and got out were incorrect.. I waited for 15 minutes after shutting the vehicle off and nothing...

HOWEVER

If I shut the FJ off, remove the keys and lock the doors, then unlock the doors (FOB button).... the FJ will automatically relock itself within 1 minute. I have only been able to recreate this by doing the above steps.

I guess the purpose behind this would be if you left your vehicle and accidentally pressed the unlock button, the FJ re-locks itself... a security feature. STILL could turn out to be a real pain in the A$$ having this happen in the middle of the woods.

anyway, just wanted to share my preliminary findings.

I video taped it happening on my phone, but dont believe I can upload a video here.

 

Standard behavior... per my 2007 Owner's manual that I have downloaded (explains this specific behavior not sure about some of the other folks):

"You have 60 seconds to open a door after
using the wireless remote unlock feature.
If a door is not opened by then, all the
side doors and back door will be automatically
locked again and one beep will be
heard.
The timing for the automatic door lock
function can be changed. For details, contact
your Toyota dealer."


I'm pretty sure my 2013 Corolla does it, and I think the 2005 Sequoia we had probably did it as well.

On my 2005 Sequoia I could alter the behavior of the auto locking when putting it in drive, etc myself. I wish I could do that myself on the FJ.

 

Awesome find! Thanks.

 

Hi Guys,

We have two FJ that both do this.

Our '07 and '12 do this but I am not sure how to duplicate it. I've learned to leave the drivers window 1/3 way down, just enough to get my arm in there when I'm gassing up or in the driver way tinkinering.

FYI, both have factory alarms from Toyota.

 

Follow these steps to activate or deactivate the Auto Lock feature

Put the key in the ignition and turn it to on.

Press the Unlock button (on the key fob) three times.

Turn the ignition off.

Press the Unlock button (on the key fob) three more times.

Turn the ignition back to on.

The horn should beep once. ... (unless you have reprogrammed it not to as I have as well)

Press the Unlock button (on the key fob) , then press Lock again.

Done

 

Follow these steps

How do I turn off auto lock on my Toyota?
How do you activate or deactivate the Auto Lock feature?

Put the key in the ignition and turn it to on.

Press the Unlock button three times.

Turn the ignition off.

Press the Unlock button three more times.

Turn the ignition back to on.

The horn should beep once. ... (unless you have reprogrammed that as I have as well)

Press the Unlock button, then press Lock again.

Done

Is this procedure applicable ONLY to the '07 - '09 models?

 

My 2003 4Runner does that. If you unlock it with the fob but don't open any doors, it will re-lock the doors after a short while. I haven't tried with my 2012 FJ, though.

Rob