Re: disable a modern car but quick fix?
[Re: sixpakdodge]
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09/21/23 08:38 AM
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Dealing with someone like that myself id take a step back and look at the bigger picture.
Would she be alone when the car does not start? Then what? It could snowball into a much larger issue then.
On top of that, what if she figures out the family is plotting against her?
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Re: disable a modern car but quick fix?
[Re: Andrewh]
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09/21/23 10:57 AM
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so my MIL can't isn't allowed to drive anymore. But they can't get rid of the car or it will upset her, as she is starting to get dementia, and changes just upset her. They let the car sit so long the battery is dead. In Texas the car gets inspected once a year or you can't register it. but if the battery is dead, it makes it think you reset codes, and it won't let you get inspected till you drive some unspecified amount for the computer to think it is ok. I would rather have the car on a charger, so it doesn't get to that state again. But the car has to stay undrivable in case she tries to drive it. 2016 Camry. I can't think of anything off hand. it is coil on plug, so removing all 6 coils is too much, especially for the back ones. is there something simple to pull? I guess the fuel pump relay? is there a better choice? Andrewh, having gone thru this personally, be patient and try to be one step ahead. it's an uphill battle and Dementia flat out sucks. I pray for your MIL and your family. My dad would always ask over and over how his material things were and where they were at. never how people were doing. But man could he still tell stories from 40 years ago and paint the picture of the conversation with a very vivid memory (Crazy as it was). I miss my Dad every day, and yes I talk and think to him daily. Blessings to you and your family. my thought would be to pull a few fuses or maybe make a tire or two flat and procrastinate fixing them. that was one thing we did for my dad.
Thank you Kiddart
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Re: disable a modern car but quick fix?
[Re: Andrewh]
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09/21/23 01:00 PM
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Most care have an inertia stitch (in the trunk I believe) Place a toggle switch in the circuit creating an open (same as the inertia switch or pull the fuel pump relay...no code should be generated.
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Re: disable a modern car but quick fix?
[Re: Ron_M]
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09/21/23 01:58 PM
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Or just put a different key on the key ring................. Unprogrammed key will open door but not start car
Last edited by BDW; 09/21/23 01:59 PM.
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Re: disable a modern car but quick fix?
[Re: BDW]
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09/21/23 02:20 PM
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I like your idea however I can see the poor person attempting tirelessly fighting to get the car started, wearing down the battery or just upsetting themselves into a hysterical panic or medical emergency. A club is pretty much an intimating deterrent.
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Re: disable a modern car but quick fix?
[Re: W.I.N. Racing]
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09/21/23 03:54 PM
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Most care have an inertia stitch (in the trunk I believe) Place a toggle switch in the circuit creating an open (same as the inertia switch or pull the fuel pump relay...no code should be generated. No inertia switch on a 16 Camry. AFAIK Ford is the only passenger car that used them and that was 30 yrs ago.
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Re: disable a modern car but quick fix?
[Re: Dcuda69]
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09/21/23 04:43 PM
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Most care have an inertia stitch (in the trunk I believe) Place a toggle switch in the circuit creating an open (same as the inertia switch or pull the fuel pump relay...no code should be generated. No inertia switch on a 16 Camry. AFAIK Ford is the only passenger car that used them and that was 30 yrs ago. Both good ideas regarding removal of the fuel pump relay and a toggle switch so combine both ideas and put an inline toggle switch for the wire of pin #30 or #87 of the fuel pump relay
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Re: disable a modern car but quick fix?
[Re: Andrewh]
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09/21/23 06:32 PM
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unplug the little starter wire, shouldn't reset codes or set a new code. Maybe leave a note attached down there indicating why it was done so someone don't inadvertently fix it for her and send her into danger.
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Re: disable a modern car but quick fix?
[Re: BDW]
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09/21/23 09:20 PM
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Or just put a different key on the key ring................. Unprogrammed key will open door but not start car This what we did. To my knowledge she never tried the key 🙏
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Re: disable a modern car but quick fix?
[Re: TJP]
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09/21/23 10:15 PM
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My mom was at that point a year ago. The last time she "went for a ride" she got lost, we were lucky enough to find her unharmed. We have told her we were concerned that she might get into an accident and hurt someone. We have told her she can't drive anymore. We have taken away her keys, they are in my possession.
Once a month I will took her for a little ride, it didn't take long before she has no idea where she was or how she would get home, just getting off her street confused her. I told her that when she can tell me how she would get home, I would consider letting her drive, but only if I was with her, but I'm not going to let her have the car keys. We haven't been at that point again for at least 3 months.
Man up. Take her keys away. Explain to her why.
Now we are at the point where she can no longer stay at her home alone. 6 months ago she fell and shattered the bone in her leg. We had gotten her one of the "I've fallen" bracelets a few months before, but she forgot she had it on her wrist, she laid on the floor for around 4 hours before my sister found her. The bone has healed, but she had to go through rehab, and the rehab care unit would not let her go home alone (fear of her falling again). Having someone there with her 24 hours a day costs $25 grand a month. None of us can afford that. She is currently staying at an extended care unit (the best one in the area), but she wants to return home (she has lived there 54 years, dad & her had the house built). We let her go home one night (about a month ago), and she was ready to return to the extended care unit again early the next morning. Now she wants to go home again.
This stuff is hard. At least my 2 sisters and I are all on the same page when it comes to mon's care.
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