That’s exactly what happened to Mollieanne (65) and Brian (68) Smith, who on November 5 were trapped into their Mazda 3 for 13 hours due to a misunderstanding.

Mazda now charges $10 or more per month for connected services such as remote start. These services were previously free, though customers were warned they would eventually incur charges. An ...

They included: the Mazda CX-30, the MG HS Excite T-GDI; the Subaru Forester e-Boxer XE Premium; and the Vauxhall Corsa Ultimate Turbo 100.

Mazda is just one of several automakers expanding subscription services into vehicles, paywalling features that, in the past, required one-time payments at the point of sale, like remote start.