I LIVE IN A ONE FAMILY HOUSE WITH AN ATTACHED GARAGE. MY WIFE PARKED THE CAR,WITH 1/3 OF A TANK OF GAS,IN OUR GARAGE ABOUT 6:30 PM ON AUGUST 17. SHE THOUGHT SHE HAD PUSHED THE BUTTON TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE, AND EXITED THE CAR TAKING THE SMART KEY WITH HER. ABOUT 9 THE NEXT MORNING, WHILE WALKING MY DOG, I FELT HEAT COMING FROM THE GARAGE AND OPENED THE DOOR. IT WAS VERY HOT TO TOUCH. I THEN TOUCHED THE CAR AND BURNED MY HAND. I CALLED OUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY PULLED THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE. THE CAR WAS SO HOT, A CD IN THE DOOR COMPARTMENT MELTED. THE FIREMEN EXPLAINED THAT MY WIFE AND I AND OUR DOG, COULD VERY EASILY HAVE BEEN KILLED BY CARBON MONOXIDE AND THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE COULD HAVE BURNED FROM THE HEAT. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT WHAT HAPPENED TO ME IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND PEOPLE HAVE DIED AS A RESULT. EVEN IF THE SMART KEY IS NOT NEAR THE CAR, IT WILL CONTINUE TO RUN UNTIL IT IS OUT OF GAS.