While most buyers know all about keyless entry, the GM Keyless Entry Keypad is a relatively unknown alternative, mounting a numbered interface on the outside of the vehicle that allows owners access ...

Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon excepted, keyless entry has pretty much become an industry standard these days, but there’s one little-known GM accessory that offers the enhanced convenience of this ...

Ever since vehicles were first invented around 3500 BC by the Babylonians, the problem of vehicle theft has been a constant reminder of the vicissitudes of ownership and property protection. Since the ...

Long before smartphones could unlock a car, Ford offered a way to access a vehicle without a physical key. The Securicode entry system dates back to 1980 when Lincoln, Ford's luxury division, debuted ...

One of the longstanding features of a Ford has always been its SecuriCode keypad, an optional extra that added a numeric keypad to the B-pillar allowing entry without a key. The feature never quite ...

The Securicode keyless entry system on Ford and Lincoln vehicles is one of the handiest innovations in the industry because it prevents lockouts and lets drivers intentionally lock keys in their car ...

Since the 1980s, many vehicles produced in the Ford family have come with a five-button keypad that can be used for unlocking them in place of the physical key. Other automakers have implemented the ...

Ford is about to mark 40 years of offering one of the auto industry’s least known but most appreciated features: the SecuriCode keypad. Millions of Ford and Lincoln owners have used the feature.