Truck Break-in

[madpuppy]

I saw a guy squatting on the running boards of a truck I was passing one night, and the guy had a crow bar trying to get the door open, I talked to the driver on the 2-way, man that was funny

[Scout]

One time i accidentally flushed my truck key down the toilet, while the truck sat outside running with the ac on.

[Phantom433a]

I accidenylt locked my key in the truck....the tow company couldn't get his tools into the truck (brand new) he was about to give up. I borrowed his screwdriver and popped the sidebox open, climbed into the box (good thing I'm medium build) and popped the latch on the bunk.....after I got the door open....he looked my straight in the eye and said $100.00....break into my own truck and he wanted to charge me BAH

[mapleleaf_1]

Expensive rental for a screwdriver I'd say. LOL

Drive safe everyone. :)

[silvan]

One time i accidentally flushed my truck key down the toilet, while the truck sat outside running with the ac on.I had taken my truck to the alignment shop, where I had to take my door key off and put it with the ignition key. When I got the truck back, I forgot to put my door key back on my keyring.

I had just unloaded at the mall. I parked my truck down on the lot, and decided to leave the engine running while I went in to eat some overpriced supper, since it was late fall, and getting cold after dark.

When I came back out, I realized my mistake. Locked out. Nothing on my back but a flannel shirt, since my coat was in the truck. Getting cold fast. Greeeeaaat.

So I went up in the trailer and took inventory. One broken pallet, and a length of green plastic pallet strap material. How can I break into my truck with this?

I tried to pry up the knob with the green plastic strap, but I couldn't get it to bend at the right angle. I tried various other things. What I wound up doing was propping the pallet up against my truck (it was a cabover) to stand on while I beat the ever-loving hell out of the quarter window on the passenger side. I figured if I had to break a window, that would be the one I could most live without.

As it turned out, I popped it open without breaking it, and gained entry in short order.

The most disturbing thing about this whole experience is that while I spent about an hour obviously and purposefully breaking into this truck, none of the cops or security people who were constantly circling the property ever gave me a second look. I could have been breaking in there to rob the truck or kill the driver, but nobody seemed the slightest bit concerned.

I got another crash course in breaking and entry when some sixwheeler backed in in front of me and locked his keys in his truck. I couldn't get out of the dock until he moved, and he couldn't move until he got into the cab. He was waiting on someone from his company an hour away to come up and deal with it for him, but I had a schedule to keep, dammit, and I HAD TO GO.

After much experimentation with coat hangers and the like, I grabbed the button on the outside of his quarter window with my Vise-Grips, and managed to turn the whole thing far enough to pop the window.

I think the moral of the story is that quarter windows are not very secure. Come to think of it, my current truck doesn't even have them, I don't think. That's probably a good thing.

[Fredog]

One time i accidentally flushed my truck key down the toilet, while the truck sat outside running with the ac on.I had taken my truck to the alignment shop, where I had to take my door key off and put it with the ignition key. When I got the truck back, I forgot to put my door key back on my keyring.

I had just unloaded at the mall. I parked my truck down on the lot, and decided to leave the engine running while I went in to eat some overpriced supper, since it was late fall, and getting cold after dark.

When I came back out, I realized my mistake. Locked out. Nothing on my back but a flannel shirt, since my coat was in the truck. Getting cold fast. Greeeeaaat.

So I went up in the trailer and took inventory. One broken pallet, and a length of green plastic pallet strap material. How can I break into my truck with this?

I tried to pry up the knob with the green plastic strap, but I couldn't get it to bend at the right angle. I tried various other things. What I wound up doing was propping the pallet up against my truck (it was a cabover) to stand on while I beat the ever-loving hell out of the quarter window on the passenger side. I figured if I had to break a window, that would be the one I could most live without.

As it turned out, I popped it open without breaking it, and gained entry in short order.

The most disturbing thing about this whole experience is that while I spent about an hour obviously and purposefully breaking into this truck, none of the cops or security people who were constantly circling the property ever gave me a second look. I could have been breaking in there to rob the truck or kill the driver, but nobody seemed the slightest bit concerned.

I got another crash course in breaking and entry when some sixwheeler backed in in front of me and locked his keys in his truck. I couldn't get out of the dock until he moved, and he couldn't move until he got into the cab. He was waiting on someone from his company an hour away to come up and deal with it for him, but I had a schedule to keep, dammit, and I HAD TO GO.

After much experimentation with coat hangers and the like, I grabbed the button on the outside of his quarter window with my Vise-Grips, and managed to turn the whole thing far enough to pop the window.

I think the moral of the story is that quarter windows are not very secure. Come to think of it, my current truck doesn't even have them, I don't think. That's probably a good thing.


ok guys, our mechanic showed me how to do this, you put a glove on just in case and then you push very hard on the little glass window at the bottom of the passenger door, it will pop out and fall on the floor. then you reach through and open the door, tape a piece of cardboard over the hole and have the window put back in at the shop, they usually have to take the door apart to put it back in, so dont try to do it ypurself.
if you dont have the window in the door, then I guess you are screwed. maybe get a magnetic key holder and hide a key.
My son suggets ALWAYS LOCK THE DOOR WITH THE KEY.leave that way, you cant lock the key inside. leave it to a teenager to figure out the obvious.

[shyykatt]

One time i accidentally flushed my truck key down the toilet, while the truck sat outside running with the ac on.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

I have an extra key stashed under the hood zipped in place witha good ole wire tie.....good thing 2 because I have twice recently locked myself out in foggy sleepless mode...all i had to do was un latch the hood break the wire tie and get on with my day.......thats not a very helpfull idea if you drive a Volvo though

[flood]

I have an extra key stashed under the hood zipped in place witha good ole wire tie.....good thing 2 because I have twice recently locked myself out in foggy sleepless mode...all i had to do was un latch the hood break the wire tie and get on with my day.......thats not a very helpfull idea if you drive a Volvo though
good thing about a volvo is you CAN'T lock your keys in the truck... the door can only be locked with the key or from the inside when the door is closed

[Fancy_Maneuvers]

good thing about a volvo is you CAN'T lock your keys in the truck... the door can only be locked with the key or from the inside when the door is closed

And this is the only reason I haven't locked myself out of my truck this year :lol:

In previous years when I drove Freighliners, the locksmiths in various states were making a killing off of me. I had several copies made of the key.. three of them were inside the truck :lol: It was awfully pathetic!

[Rev.Vassago]

If you lock your keys inside the truck, just ask other drivers who have the same model truck as yours if you can try their keys in your door. There is a good chance it will open it. Truck manufacturers use very few key patterns.

If I went to a large truckstop and started trying my key in the doors of all the 379's on the lot, I bet I could get at least one of them to open besides mine.

[flood]

I have an extra key stashed under the hood zipped in place witha good ole wire tie.....good thing 2 because I have twice recently locked myself out in foggy sleepless mode...all i had to do was un latch the hood break the wire tie and get on with my day.......thats not a very helpfull idea if you drive a Volvo though

every volvo we've had you HAD to use the key to lock the door

[ct77]

I have an extra key stashed under the hood zipped in place witha good ole wire tie.....good thing 2 because I have twice recently locked myself out in foggy sleepless mode...all i had to do was un latch the hood break the wire tie and get on with my day.......thats not a very helpfull idea if you drive a Volvo though
good thing about a volvo is you CAN'T lock your keys in the truck... the door can only be locked with the key or from the inside when the door is closed

Same thing on every european car i have ever driven, you can lock the passenger side but you cant do the drivers side without the key, makes sense doesnt it.

[INKTOXICATED]

woke up at 3am to drive to the terminal 40 minutes away get to the terminal and realized i left my keys at home. tried to break in with no luck( had spare in truck) drove all the way home and just went back to bed.

[b00m]

I too locked my truck up when i pulled out from the dock and went to close mu trailer doors in the Philly market not too long ago.After getting all crazy about how to unlock it, a driver with a t 2000(same truck as mine) used his key to unlock mine.I really wanted to hug him,i was sooo happy.Saved MY dayy!!!

[Scottt]

It's not real hard to put a spare key in your wallet.

[YerDaddy]

I keep a wire coat hanger under the cross members of my trailer. I can pop the lock in 2 tries once I get past the weather stripping on a FLD. Need to but the under hood key back.

FYI TA shops have a big pile of wire coat hangers. Or any place that employees wear rental uniforms.

[Windwalker]

I once opened my brother's truck with a screen door key, and a woman in TX that locked her keys in the truck... Had had special locks installed so that other keys would not fit... My key for a Renault fit and opened her door. In about two minutes, she was on the phone complaining to her dispatcher that a car key opened her door.:eek2:

[bikerboy]

'06 pete 379 will not lock without key either, have to use key or lock when inside with door shut.

[CanadianFTE]

I think this is a joke but it was amusing. A driver told me after picking up a few things at walmart he was walking back through the parking lot and saw a woman standing beside her car, keys in one hand grocieries in the other. He approached her and asked if anything was wrong? She told him that the batteries in her (keyless) remote were dead and she couldn't get in here car. He took her keys and unlocked the door the old fashion way. Then gave back the keys and said now you can drive to the dealer for a new battery.:)

[Windwalker]

I think this is a joke but it was amusing. A driver told me after picking up a few things at walmart he was walking back through the parking lot and saw a woman standing beside her car, keys in one hand grocieries in the other. He approached her and asked if anything was wrong? She told him that the batteries in her (keyless) remote were dead and she couldn't get in here car. He took her keys and unlocked the door the old fashion way. Then gave back the keys and said now you can drive to the dealer for a new battery.:)
From some of the other examples of why stupid people should not have kids, I would have no doubt that it is true.

I was in Morris, IL last year. One of the drivers was going around looking for anyone who had keys for a Ford Expedition like his son's. His son left the lights on and the battery went dead. Because of the dead battery, the "keyless combination lock" on the door would not work to let them in. But they had no problem opening the hood from under the bumper. Jumper cables to the battery, and trying to charge up the battery, but still have to get inside to start it...

Duh... Jumper cables on the battery means the car has power... Use your combination and unlock the doors...:clap::lol2:

[looneygirl48]

Oh How funny, I love all the stories, so thought I would add my own. I had a Volvo and no spare key. Well you can't lock the door without a key, and I would leave the truck on in the summer so my pugs would not die. The problem withthat is they would lock the door right after I got out when they would stand on the door and hit the lock. So I did 2 things, tapped a hard plastic cover over the door lock button and very quicly got in the habit of leaving the window open about 3 inches. Now I am only 5'1" so when they locked the door I could not reach the lock to unlock it. To solve this problem, I would ask another driver to jump up on the side and reach in and unlock it for me. Well the first thing he would say is "no way your dogs aren't gonna bite me" I would reply that if my dogs bit him I would give him a hundred dollars. I always got my door unlocked and never had to pay the hundred dollars.

[VPIDarkAngel]

I'll admit it. I've locked my keys in my Century a few times (once was this week). However, I always, always, ALWAYS keep two sets of keys with me. One goes in the door to open it and is used in the ignition. The other set stays in my pocket unless I lock the other set in the truck.
However, when I was younger (and dumber), I had an '86 Chevy Silverado K-10. I locked the keys in it, and finagled the sliding rear window open, crawled through the opening, and retrieved my keys. I couldn't do that on my current pickup, though, due to the design of the rear window.

[matcat]

My Volvo has power locks, though you cannot lock the door directly then close it, if I hit the power lock button while the door is open, it will lock (using the remote). Another interesting thing is if you lock either pass or driver side door, the other door automatically locks with it though if you unlock the driver side the pass side will stay locked.

You CAN open a volvo hood from the outside, it is not that hard.

Also as far as keys working in other trucks, when with swift I used to do this for the fun of it to unassigned trucks. My Freightliner Columbia key would work in about 1 out of every 3 freightliners on the yard on the door, ontop of that I even managed to start a few! Volvo key worked on about 1 in every 6 or so volvos, but never started any of them.