Nissan: Cell Phones Can Disable Your Car Keys

          ARTICLE DATE:  05.25.07
  
            By  Reuters  , eWEEK
  
            DETROIT (Reuters) - Nissan North America has a warning 
            for customers: placing your electronic key too close to
             your cellphone could leave you stranded. 
  
            The automaker is asking customers driving new models of
             two of its flagship sedans to keep their car keys and 
            cellphones at least an inch apart to avoid disabling 
            the "intelligent keys." 
  
            Cellphones kept near Nissan's I-Keys—wireless devices 
            designed to allow drivers to enter and start their cars 
            at the push of a button—can erase the electronic code 
            on the keys, rendering them unable to unlock or start 
            the cars. 
  
            The problem has occurred on the 
            2007 Nissan Altima and Infiniti G35 sedans
            —two of their top-selling models, 
            the company said on Thursday. 
  
            "We discovered that if the I-Key touches a 
            cellphone, outgoing or incoming calls have the potential 
            to alter the electronic code inside the I-Key," 
            Nissan spokesman Kyle Bazemore said. 
  
            "The car won't start and the I-Key cannot be reprogrammed,"
             he added. 
  
            The problem has occurred in a "very small percentage" of
            cars sold, Bazemore said. He also said a new version of 
            the I-Key would be available in the fall. 
  
            Bazemore said current owners have been notified of the 
            potential glitch via mail and can get new keys from 
            dealers if they encounter the problem.

In the meantime, if your car won't start, just drive by your dealership and get a new key???????

Does anyone know the Japanese word for "OOOOPS?"

John