Moved on Remote Start

[Chris M]

This morning, as is my habit, remote started Truck to cool off before going to work. When I went to open the garage door it hung up on the underside of the front bumper (always back in...). Best I can tell it had moved forward at least 2" when it cranked--yes, my garage tolerances are that tight. And now I have a scratch center front of the bumper plastic part thingy. DAMMIT!

I've never seen that happen before with Truck...but I did just get it back from transmission rebuild. So now something else to watch out for. Beware, brethren!

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[Joeiconic]

If it’s that tight, you probably didn’t get backed in enough and the door probably it hit it on the way down when you closed it too, and you just didn’t notice it?

 

[Chris M]

If it’s that tight, you probably didn’t get backed in enough and the door probably it hit it on the way down when you closed it too, and you just didn’t notice it?

Nah.
I back way in, close the door, then pull up a wee bit to where the top edge of my bug deflector lines up with a bolt on the garage door. That usually gives us me 2" clearance to open the door. Been doing it that way all year. After shutting the door this morning off the bumper I got in the truck to back it up and noticed I could not even see the bolt I usually line up with, so the truck had moved some.
Dagnabbit!

 

[Jason B]

I don't see a way the truck moved forward when remote started unless the parking pawl wasn't fully engaged. Chances are, when you parked in your usual spot and put it in park, it rolled a bit when you took your foot off the brake pedal.

 

[Chris M]

I don't see a way the truck moved forward when remote started unless the parking pawl wasn't fully engaged. Chances are, when you parked in your usual spot and put it in park, it rolled a bit when you took your foot off the brake pedal.

You'd likely be surprised how much attention I actually pay to that, as that happened to me once also and I had to move my truck back where it was supposed to be before I got out of it.

But all this will make me more vigilant for sure.

 

[Builderbob]

If you are lining it up by eye you would have to be in the exact same place in the seat every time to be accurate.

 

[ControlNode]

Sounds like a reason to exercise that parking brake. If parked, I alway set that. Wife had parked somewhere on an incline without, but then I was leaving with her, I would have not even noticed what she did had she not complained about it being hard to get out of park, then I realized the parking brake was not set, so she parked the weight on the parking pawl. Had to educate her on stop, neutral, parking brake and finally park... though neutral does feel optional.

 

[airline tech]

Somewhere on here there is a video of a members truck (in a parking garage) rocking forward via remote start - but if I recall it settled back to original position.
Note: There is between 1 to 2 inches of (Rocking / Movement) within the parking pawl.

I tried to find the video but cannot seam to locate it at the moment.

 

[Chris M]

Somewhere on here there is a video of a members truck (in a parking garage) rocking forward via remote start - but if I recall it settled back to original position.
Note: There is between 1 to 2 inches of (Rocking / Movement) within the parking pawl.

I tried to find the video but cannot seam to locate it at the moment.

I remember that too, but not where it was posted.
Thanks for the confirmation that I'm not completely crazy.

 

[Dereku]

Good reason to get a parking curb in there. Back into it and zero eye balling or thought involves. If you garage is perfectly level (slight angle for drainage) and the pawl wasn’t fully engaged, I can see this happening.

 

[Msfitoy]

Time to cut out a bumper relief out of that garage wall…

 

[Sojourner]

A damper will keep that from ever happening again. The name of the item itself tells you that!

 

[Msfitoy]

This morning, as is my habit, remote started Truck to cool off before going to work. When I went to open the garage door it hung up on the underside of the front bumper (always back in...). Best I can tell it had moved forward at least 2" when it cranked--yes, my garage tolerances are that tight. And now I have a scratch center front of the bumper plastic part thingy. DAMMIT!

I've never seen that happen before with Truck...but I did just get it back from transmission rebuild. So now something else to watch out for. Beware, brethren!

How do you keep from gassing yourself out with a running truck inside a closed garage?!

 

[twk]

Sounds like a reason to exercise that parking brake. If parked, I alway set that. Wife had parked somewhere on an incline without, but then I was leaving with her, I would have not even noticed what she did had she not complained about it being hard to get out of park, then I realized the parking brake was not set, so she parked the weight on the parking pawl. Had to educate her on stop, neutral, parking brake and finally park... though neutral does feel optional.

I don't know why there are so many people that never use the parking brake. I'll try to say something without making it sound like a lecture, but I still get a snide scoff or derisive retort.

It's in the book, quite a few times. They used to teach it in drivers ed. Probably not any more. Probably considered potentially offensive. Can't have that.

 

[got3fords]

I don't know why there are so many people that never use the parking brake. I'll try to say something without making it sound like a lecture, but I still get a snide scoff or derisive retort.

It's in the book, quite a few times. They used to teach it in drivers ed. Probably not any more. Probably considered potentially offensive. Can't have that.

I use mine daily. I once bought a used car that the owner obviously never used it, because it wouldn't hold. Had to fix it due to lack of use. And it was on a car with a manual trans.

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