Please, please fix these damn cars, this is getting annoying!

Indeed, the auto unlock by simply spinning the third number wheel renders its usefulness toward the security aspect of the lock itself absolutely redundant. Perhaps a click to activate on the three correct numbers would be somewhat more secure, also a four digit code would certainly increase the actually possible combinations exponentially removing the ease with which it can be cracked now with only two active numbers needed to make it secure.

This bug has been confirmed. I saw non-functional offroad with only battery and two wheels so I tapped "F" to 'Get In' and immediately there was a clunking sound as though the car struck an immovable object. Clearly impossible as was a non functioning car. I assumed my character was bugged and logged off game. When I logged back in, my character was freshy as though I had died or logged unconscious. This bug is new as I've always tried to lock a non functional car to the server by the same procedure without this effect.
Additionally, when I returned to the car within minutes, I could see my character behind the wheel but could not access the dead character's inventory or items. The car was billowing black smoke and was still where I had originally found it.