This morning, my husband went out to get in our Altima hybrid and drive to work. On approaching the car - he heard the motor running. He checked the gas and the tank was down a quarter of a tank. I had driven the car to the grocery store last night... and I left it running when I got out and went inside. I thought I had turned it off... but I inadvertantly left it running.

This has happened to us a few times now. You punch the button and you think the car is turned off... and then you come back a couple hours later.

I know it truth that this is HUMAN error and not a mechanical failure with the car... but part of a correct design is to take the human factor into design considerations. Having a car keep running when you thought you turned it off strikes me as potentially dangerous... and definitely a problem.

Is there any way to set the car so it automatically turns off after a set time if it is left running?