Tracking Device Found in Customer's Car!
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- čas přidán 13. 12. 2019
- In this short video I wanted to show another tracking device I found but this time it was on a customers car at my regular job. I was checking the vehicle for a parasitic battery draw and came across a tracking device. I figured I would show you guys another one.
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Thanks for the great info! Never even thought about this prior to your first video. See, this is why FAB Automotive is so awesome; not only do you provide awesome detailing videos, but you also provide insightful info on other aspects of automotive ownership! Cheers brother to another great video!
Phriendlymd You are welcome! I appreciate the kind words brother. I try and show things I find interesting because I know other people will also.
Hey fab so I really need your help
On believable on 15 of December which happen to my birthday,that's when i have the worst nightmare my car was stolen, i reachout to a friend he recommended me to *JEFFREYHACKED* *ON* *ÌNSTAGRAM* he successfully track my car in the selling point OMG 🤯
@@FABAutomotiveDetailing *Nicely Blue shirt you wearing,* my favourite color 💙Blue💙Blue-flames💙. Already given a 👍 your videos.
@@spartanjeremiah2176 Thanks!
There needs to be a permanent sticker or some notification to the driver that this vehicle is tracked.
Data collection on a person's movements is potentially very serious
I agree 💯!
I bought a car 2nd hand from a dealer and didn't know my car had one of these. I paid cash for my car, no financing. My car left me stranded sometimes and it turns out this was the cause! The company who installed it in my car was disabling my car for no reason, even though there was no lien on my vehicle. This is super dangerous because it can leave you stranded in an emergency situation!!
Check the door jamb of the driver's door, it will usually have a sticker that says sperion or karr or something with an IMEI on it
It's in your finance agreement
She paid cash so why would it be in her finance agreement? 😂 they have ZERO Reason to need to track her.
Several years back there was a disgruntled fired employee at a dealership who still had access to the dealer system, and he went in and disabled the starter on all the customers' cars who had these tracking devices. More than 100 cars total.
That’s crazy!
@@FABAutomotiveDetailing can’t u just cut the ribbon wires and ground wire to disable everything
I know this video is a few years old, but I just wanted to let you know. The way they wired it, it was only for ignition on power. In order for it to be a starter kill, they would cut the wire, and 2 wires from the tracker would go to the splits. One to one side, one to the other. Also, according to that schematic, if they used that blue wire with a white stripe, it would cut the ignition power.
❤omg , my car is putting me threw (hell) and somedays it wont start up,😢 well that small little voice in my head (higher power ) told me to opened the side panel on my driver's side the steering wheel, and boom !!! The same thing u just posted was blinking red and green. So I looked it up and found this video xoxo thank u so much and my god bless you n your family.... Have a very blessed day XO 😊
A lot of dealers put these on every vehicle they sell and they make you pay for it, usually $400 or more on the addendum sticker. Mine is called KAHU. They market it as a theft recovery device or "if you forgot where you parked" like it's for your benefit. You CAN pay a fee and be able to track the vehicle yourself but it's mostly for the bank.
Thanks for this video. Your explanation was really clear on where it was and just having an awareness of it. I was looking this up after finding an "accessory" charge on the bill and asked what it was about. And it's the Kahuapp tracking device.
You are welcome! Glad I could help
I know why it bothers you, it is an invasion of your privacy!
At least that means you can track your vehicle if it was to ever be stolen right?! God forbid
@@ntwalipat2 that’s why you install your OWN tracking device and rip any preexisting one the hell out
I agree..this is weird. I totally understand both sides but it seems like a breech of privacy. Buyers should be made aware. Even if you have nothing to hide it is just plain weird. Thanks for the great video.
opera You are welcome! I just think it’s a way to show people things aren’t always as they seem.
@@FABAutomotiveDetailing This world is way to informational for me. We are exposed to unnecessary things. I wish we could go back to the way I grew up. Life was simple...slower, and more peaceful. I miss it. Thank you for posting this very informative video. I have grown to appreciate your channel. Merry Christmas!
opera I wish it would go back to when I was a kid also. Thank you and Merry Christmas to you also.
@@FABAutomotiveDetailing idiot. These people deserve to have GPS devices on their car due to their bad credit. They have a sub-prime loan on their car. If they don’t pay, their car gets shut off.
@@therainmakerinsider I’m confused did you watch the video? She paid cash for the car so her credit had nothing to do with it.
this is good to know. I was told by a neighbor i have one on my recently bought used car. it bothers me that someone feels this is the only way for them to know for sure if im going to make my payment but they are going to be extremely bored with me, cuz i don't drive it much or far... thanks for the video
Usually used commercial trucks have gps tracking fitted. They do this to manage their fleet with real-time GPS tracking, routing, speeding control and maintenance. I bought one before and found the stuff hidden, just like the one you shown. I double wrapped it with foil to stop it beeping over 65 mph.
The tin foil is smart
Got one on my car. Haven't seen it yet but know its there because when I bought the car made sure not to install on star on it then took it into
dealer for repairs and they claimed the cars computer went bad. So they could put one on my car.
They never told me, never explained or anything, I learned about it when I was emailed and it mentioned on star.
Think I have a case for the all the anguish, pain and suffering ?
added: And there is nothing owed on the car, so what reason did they have to put a gps on my car ?
Have a good idea and it has nothing to do with crime. They should be ashamed of themselves.
Man, I cant count how many of these we have encountered with a local small dealership. They put them in all there cars and if they don't make payment the can cut the power to ignition. Customer will tow there car in no start. We check and find this. Lol
PapaSmurf918 This is the first one I have come across on a customers car. There are a lot of cars on the road that probably have these and the owners have no idea. Once a loan is paid off the loan company should have to pay to have them removed because eventually they will be a problem.
@@FABAutomotiveDetailing yeah man I bet out of 10 cars at least 2-3 have em and the owners have no clue. Although I have them put on the taco trucks so i know where my tacos are at at ALL times🤣🤣🌮🌮
PapaSmurf918 You have to protect those tacos day and night! 😂
🌮🌮🌮🍕🍕🍕
@@OuzoLouGarage what up Steve!?
White wire from the tracker is ignition sense. In order to install starter disable you have to cut the starter wire and connect a relay to it. Then use the green wire on the tracker to use the command to disable.
Yep, It's a sense wire not a kill wire. Seems like a nice guy but I guess he's a detailer not a mechanic just wish he didn't try to sound so definitive.
Thank you so much for the info. Have dealt with this bs. No shortage of psychos harassing people.
Thank you! I just realized my car definitely has a tracking device. I got the same 20 second beep going on.
Erica Goodan You are welcome!
"I don't know why anyone would put a tracking device on my vehicle. I'm a family man. Pretty boring."
I hate to break it to guys like this but their "wives" might not be family women and had thise GOS trackers put there so they know when their man is on his way home and it's time for Chad and Tyrone to leave for the day!
@@dowskivisionmagicaloracle8593 Lmao didn't even think about this.
Bravo man !!! Appreciate the heads up
Glad you are tell us about this makes me want to check my car.
Ouzo Lou Garage I would be checking if I were you.
I find it extremely interesting, thank you! Subscribed.
Just pulled one off my truck.
Bought it from a used lot where they were legit with me and affirmed there was when I asked as part of buying (I've had a vehicle stolen, so cool, fine by me). For most of the payment term I had a Bluetooth OBD dongle plugged in before I removed it for an insurance dongle. Paid the truck off months ago, insurance asked for their dongle back and during the brief period while nothing was plugged in I noticed a green light flashing down to the floor board from behind the dash. Cleaner install than what you showed... Black and red tapped into wires going to OBD, green wire going into a relay wired between the cut white/blue.
Had to pop the lower dash off to get high enough in the dash to pull it free of the two-sided sticky Velcro and to get my Klein's up to snip off a couple zip ties. Bell-capped the white/blue on the relay sides of those joins. Truck starts so mission accomplished.
...now I just need to finish up my RaspberryPi based cellular gps tracker and get it installed so I can sleep at night again...
Thanks bro!! I found it in my car. I've removed it! Wow, thanks again. I just feel that all of our freedom/privacy has been stripped from us despite the constitution! Crazy!!
I was telling my neighbor about this video and said the same thing about if my had one whoever was monitoring my movements they would be very bored lol. The only good thing is if you get into a situation where you WANT someone to find you, say you get into an accident.
Enjoyed the video 👍✌️🇺🇸
B Stewart ExecutiveCarCare Thanks for spreading the word! Yep they would lose interest quick. 😂 Thanks brother
Great video! Very cool! Thank you!
What tracking device do you recommend?
I put one on my 2008 Ford Escape, I recently sold it with the tracking. I inherited a Jaguar S Type and want to put a tracking device on it, but want one that works like my old one, cuts engine, GPS, microphone, etc. But the problem that I have with my old one was that it worked only via text messages, don't like that part.
Is there one that works via an app, that you can wire the device to cut engine, and all the other things?
Rear bumper is a common hiding place also.
"I don't know why anyone would put a tracking device on my vehicle. I'm a family man. Pretty boring."
I hate to break it to guys like this but their "wives" might not be family women and had these GPS trackers put there so they know when their man is on his way home and it's time for Chad and Tyrone to leave for the day!
@@dowskivisionmagicaloracle8593 You make a value point. you should make that into a meme
👍👍👍 Great info. Thank you
Greg Mosk Thanks and your are welcome!
Thanks for the good info... Agreed 👍
Please show how to remove it. That is the main point when it is not authorized.
Great video brian i found one from time to time
Carlos Lopez Thanks!
Found your video because I found one of the "Apex" company GPS modules on my 2017 used RAM3500. Found this on the dealership lot when I was buying it and they tried to charge me over $3000 for it on the deal documents! Obviously that didn't happen because no way in hell I'm paying that much for a GPS. I heard you say you had one on your RAM and have a vid of that. Will be watching that one next and I pray to God you have a "how to remove" on that vid for the RAM. I want this POS out of there. I own the truck outright. Thanks for posting this!
Yes I show how I did it on my truck. You are welcome to
Hey FAB, thanks for another really interesting video. Did you consult with the customer whether they knew that it existed or not? And if so, what was their reaction?
UKSportsFan You are welcome! I did not because I wasn’t in the office when she picked it up.
Too bad, I'd have loved to know the outcome!
is that lady still alive or just recently divorced?
This person had time to set that up. The beeping kind of defeats the purpose of covertly tracking a vehicle. A normal person shouldn't be able to track you through your phone unless its compromised, usually with physical access. If you find a device like this don't call your bank, call the cops. There are some really deviant individuals in our world , everyone be safe.
Thanks for the info!!
Sung Up J You are welcome
aaaaand this is why I like older vehicles, especially made before 1981
Do you know if you kill power to this will fit affect the vehicles ability to start? I bought a used truck, it definitely should not be on there. Mine has red, black and green wire. Is green output and can only shutdown ignition or fuel if powered up?
WOW.. thanks for the video, I found one of these on our Ford Edge today.. we bought this car from a used dealer a couple of years ago and today my wife noticed a wire hanging down. I took a look and found a Device that looked aftermarket and with a MEID number on the part I suspected a tracking device or a cellular add on.. Not even sure if the used car dealer did this or someone else before that but I am damn sure going to call them about it. Mine was also wired into the OBDII port but they didn't even have the sense to use T-taps, just some wire stripped and black tap. SMH.
You are welcome! The people that install these don’t care and just do it as fast as they can.
Any recommendations for a GPS tracking device that actually works for a Turo care, so I can see the speed and real time location of car etc. Thanks. Also to bad I cant unlocked the car remotely using a device so customr can get the key from inside that car rather then hiding it underneith the vehicle in magnetic key holder. Hope I can figure it out. Great video , down to earth and well presented.
Look on Amazon. Bouncie works pretty good.
This is a great video. So banks install these tracking devices on vehicles to repossess if the buyer defaults on payments??
That is the only purpose of these devices.
@@devilbrad Actually its not. The dealership put one on my paid car when they said the computer died and they had to replace it.
They replaced the computer with one with onstar. Onstar has a built in gps. If they make computers without onstar then why did they install it on my car and didn't tell me. Learned through email mentioning onstar.
@@devilbrad No, some owners have it installed to track the car if it is stollen.
No it’s actually not the only use of these devices. My crazy ex has used them for yrs and puts them on my vehicles to track my every move. These little devices are great for theft reasons. But that’s not the only reason they are used. This could be the reason an abuse victim gets killed. My ptsd is through the roof as I know my every move is being tracked. I never feel safe! All due to gps tracking devices.
Hey I found one of these on my 05 ford focus, was owned by my grandparents for several years then handed down, it has a relay and everything, my question is how do I remove it, it has been in there for probably 5-6 years, haven’t heard a beep but it’s blinking red and green,
How do you remove it? From the looks of mine it isnt tapped into any wires
They used to install them at the dealership I work at, for another used car lot they owned. A lot of those cars do get repossessed.
Keith Firebird I understand that completely but once a car is paid off the lender should have to pay to have it removed. It will be a problem in the future for the owner.
What year is the Firebrid?
@@OuzoLouGarage 1975 Trans Am.....I've owned it 40 years now. 12/10/79
@@keithfirebird7618 Cool . I built an 1978 then sold it about 5 years ago .
@@OuzoLouGarage 😎
Any tips for hunting for these? Bought an old fleet truck and now I'm paranoid.
Hey man just to be clear who have the control of that GPS Module? I mean who can see, track where we are going ?
I'm a different person... If you're tracking me they're going to find a lot of excitement out of me 😂
The dealership I worked at always informed the customers about the GPS tracker. It was part of getting approved for the loan. We never rigged the starter disable feature.
I understand the privacy argument but the way these cars are stolen. I believe this might reduce the amount of thefts and increase the amount of recovery of stolen vehicles.
Awesome video.I agree with you 400%
J hinge Thanks man!
do they all beep like that? or are some silent ?
I bought a c6 corvette from
The auction and I found same exact tracker under the car. Wyd
Imma cut the wires but was wondering if i could use it to my advantage
Is there a way to connect to it?
Nice find.
My moms car is locked as soon as we get home I check all of the doors.
And every morning the doors are unlocked.
And I went to the gas station and got pop,.....the girl told me she got a phone call telling her to call the police because their was a fight in the parking lot?
She said did you see anything,.... I said the only person their was the guy that just left?
So I guess who ever made the call can hear in your car while you drive down the road,....I told my mom its 10pm you can't go to someones house at night,...... a few minutes later we were at the gas station and this happened.
I know there is a tracking device,.......I saw people standing there looking at their phones looking up and down the street before.
I want the trespassing to stop.
I consider it worse than tapping a telephone.
Weather its a tracking device or a or a listening device its just wrong.
It's the same thing as using a video camera to look up womens dress's,...its a violation.
I have looked I found a part of the grill broken,......looked around for device's,... but no luck yet.
Is there a place that can find these tracking device's.
Hi. I have a 2014 Ford Fusion with a parasitic draw. I actually found one of these gps trackers (not for me as the car has no loans). Hot wire was into the fuse box under the hood and grounded. Nothing else wired to it. I unhooked it and the car wouldnt start. Re installed it and it started. I looked inside under the steering column and by the interior fuse box, under the hood by the starter and by fuel pump. I literally cant find anything else connecting this thing or another tracker/disable unit. Any advice? My teenage daughter drives this car and I definitely dont want a tracker on it that I dont know about. The car dies if not driven every couple days. Battery is new and was re tested in case of a dead cell. Alternator is good. Factory radio, etc. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!
There's got to be a relay hooked into the tracker somewhere in order for it to be able to kill the starter. The one in my truck was loose and kept knocking around in the dash above my left foot.
I have checked my cars for this device, and we don't have any mounted. Both our cars was paid for in cash and never had a lean or loan on them, so there was no need for a tracker. We also live in a place where car thefts are very rare, and if somethings happen the police will mostly know who to look at for this crime. We had a car broken into some years ago, and they did some damage trying to get out my after market stereosystem, but we actually got it back in a few days when the police paid the guy av visit and it was sittng on his kitchen cupboard. The damage of the break in ended up costing more than the stereo, so the fool paid it tree times over.
How is this problem any different from OnStar?? why haven't we known that that's a tracking device all within itself built in cars long ago¿?
I just found out today that I have one on my car but I’m not sure if my lender placed it there as I bought my car privately and the lender had me put the car under my name. This seems very sketchy.
Where are you guys located? I need something to help protect my safety. Do you have something that can cut off a tracker? I have been followed by an ex who has sent other people in his gang organization to try and kill me. I've had to move multiple times. Anything you'd recommend for protection for my phone and my vehicle. Anything helps. Thanks in advance!
They're skinheads right
I repoed for a few years. And dealers put them on while a car is being paid for. Once its paid off the tracker is connection is broke. The tracker is basically no longer any good. They are temporary.
Yes they do but once they are deactivated they are still left on the vehicle and cause electrical problems. I’ve seen it many times.
I have one at the moment. Exactly the same device. How do i get rid of it
Very informative 👍
Thank you
Sir, how can one person find a fuse that is powering a gps device on one's car? Is their any to check most of the fuses that power certains items in my car. Another question is how does one reset a ECM from my 2017 toyoya camry le, somebody made duplicate key fob for my remote. I would appreciate your help. Thanks Larry, Thank you sharing this video topic.
Dm ⬆️⬆️ he can help you out.
From a criminal's purpose of using a tracker could be to let them know when you are away from home so they could be robbing you while you aren't there. They could also steal things from your car. Someone switched out my brand new battery with an old one. It was very noticeable with the old one being dirty and not the same brand. I had to buy another battery in the same week. I went through a series of many things disappearing from car. I returned back to car after being in movie theater or mall finding rubber around driver door window removed. Someone had been in my car. I never could catch them in the act. I just got rid of car and bought another cash car. My apartment was broken into three times. I had cameras but power was shut off first. Criminals are very smart. Police didn't help at all.
Sounds like me
Question...will these type of tracking devices always have the beeping?
My mechanic just found one on my truck and I’ve never heard a beeping??? I’m trying now to research where it came from???
How can I take it out??? I buyed an used car from USA and I guess old company left it there, a few weeks ago I had to see whats wrong with my batery, cuz my car didnt turn on and this was the problem
What should I look for in a 2011 grand cherokee
I found the same device on a jeep gladiator I bought, the issue is my car start even without it’s own key fob i think it may be related to that device because a company sells it as a remote started device also, can i remove it directly or there is a risk of damaging/locking out of car ?
It can be removed but I would recommend a professional do it as there are wires that will need fixed and relays removed.
Take it off and put it in the microwave then put it back on..
No problem if their tracker burns out not your problem.
Buy a used car and find one and you paided cash.
They wire these on cars but when your car is paid off they don't remove them and later in a few cases the car is disabled by the device because of it getting a signal from some random device as you are driving on the freeway and your car is hit and totaled and you may never know.
When i first heard of these i worked at a wreaking yard and started looking and found a number of cars with them.
My boss found the company that makes them and called them and the company for a small fee put them back in service and he installed them on his towtrucks, so he could track them and the employees in them.
in another case, a dealer fired an employee that installed these trackers.
the employee had logged every one he had installed for years and used the disable every car within a hour time. Period. Needless to say, but the tow company in town was tied up with business that day.
I believe i have a 2001 gmc Sierra z71 that has a gps somewhere under the dash. Where would you ck ?
They track and report info to insurance companies who then decide how much they'll rip you off.
I have a 2003 Mercedes-Benz sports coupe E-class 320 how do I find the LoJack in this car GPS system located in there somewhere
This is why bicycle and classic vehicles sales are through the roof.
So I recently purchased a car from a guy and it had this exact tracking device on it. But whenever the battery was connected it just screamed very loud so I ended up taking it out, but now my OB2 plugin doesn't work anymore. do you know how to fix this plug in?
Sounds like it blew a fuse for the OBDII connector. If not then possibly a wire for pulled out when you removed it.
What kind of shop would I take my car to to have the bugs detected and taken out because my bug detector and GPS detectors are going crazy
yes I would like to know as well. My detectors are sending signals and I can't see anything. Maybe a mechanic?
Maybe it was a police bate car at some point. And they never took the tracking system out..There once was a TV show called Bate car.. The police would put a car on the street for people to steel than track it...
there are so many of these videos for this device. these are used for lot tracking that is not a starter kill you have to physically cut the wire and put into a relay they are probably just using that for ignition. it was called a "lojack" after calamp took over and stopped selling real lojack devices. there are probably over a million of these devices installed into vehicles around USA.
My good friends wife did the same on her husband. She knew for almost 3 years that he has a girlfriends/second life. In that time, she prepared a legal exit. Confronted him, one day and all over.
That’s crazy but a smart woman!
Where can I go here in Michigan? Every garage I call say they can't help me. I drive a 2006 Cadillac DTS. Need Help.
Wow man, that’s crazy and interesting at the same time. Now I’m going to be under the dashboard of my car for the next couple of days. I didn’t notice any weird rouge wires when I hardwired my dash camera into the fuse box which I think is good.
Leo H. It is interesting that’s why I decided to make the video. What makes me mad is if a car is paid off whoever paid to have tracker installed should have to pay to have it removed.
@@FABAutomotiveDetailing I brought a 2007 Jeep commander from a buy her pay here place. My interest was around 22%. Because of that high interest i paid off my Jeep over a year early than the payment plan..one day for some odd reason my negative BATTERY terminal broke in half and Oil Light was flashing on dash as well before car shut down and i discovered the broken terminal. Dad came with a new battery installed the new battery and Jeep wouldn't start. We pulled it to the ranch tried to jump it again but no Dice.
@@FABAutomotiveDetailing Anyway long story short i discovered the same Black Box with red & green lights connected to similar colorful ribbon wire but only the Red & Black wires seem to be in use ..rest of the color ribbon wire colors where cut off. 2 red wires one on wired in pink wire to Ignition switch the other to the OBD port...those 2 red wires came together with a #15 Fuse. Do you think my jeep also has the relay with white wire to the starter? And i took black box out. Still no start.. Not sure what to do with the lose black & red wires. But the rest of the black& red wires go up to this dvd player mounted on the roof of the Jeep. ( Not the same DVD player that i saw in the owners manual i should add)
@@FABAutomotiveDetailing I know your a busy Man so i totally understand if you cant address everyone. But If possible any impute from your experience will be greatly appreciated. And hopefully if you run into a commander my shared experience can help a little. Thank you.👏🏽
@@jonathanlaque4248 It’s to hard for me to know without seeing it in person. Most likely it had a starter kill wired in somewhere. Check under your fuse box in the engine compartment for a relay that looks out of place or wired into fuse box separately. If it does then that’s why it isn’t starting. You would have to remove the relay and fix the wiring.
Very interesting this. Is it the banks that order the dealership to put them on without the buyer have a clue of it?
My stepfather had one installed on his work truck by the company he worked for. But he where aware of it though. As if you have a company car at home for free to take you to where you work. They have to have a drivers journal to send it in to they who handles the taxes. So this where a big help as the company he worked for got it sended to them digital. Then it's not popular by the workers that takes advantage of haveing a company car and use them a lot for personal uses LOL. Also it's a safety thing if it gets stolen. Now it where not hidden as it where placed in the corner of the windshield.
Tony Mattisson Lenders or Buy here Pay Here have them installed. I think if the car is paid off the lender or dealership should ha e to remove them. It will cause future no start problems as they get older and start to fail.
Hi. I have a 2001 Isuzu NPR and I just realized it had a tracking device but I have problems with the battery of the truck. I put everything brand new and the battery is still draining fast. Do you think maybe the tracking device is draining my battery? Let me know if you have an idea.
It could be draining the battery but the only true way to know is to have a parasitic draw test done on it.
Let it be known that ONStar records your location throug its own tracking device and if the police want to know where your car is, they can find it. Of course they will not admit that even if your car gets stolen. IN that case, you are out of luck.
Where can I make appointment to bring my car in? Not sure which location.
Found one in my car, I just unplugged it.. what could go wrong when unplugging it?
I bought an old, but runs good, 2003 jaguar at the auction and saw a loose square little box with a red light in the globe compartment. Is says lojack. I guess I'll start investigating what's going on. I was wondering if they could do that to retrieve the car, with a spare key, after being sold, but I don't think so. Now the fact that it can leave me stranded is concerning
All GPS systems can track your vehicle just as the bank can try to activate your phone to track you when you receive a message that asks you to allow you to share your location.
hello from england..i was changing a pollen filter i had to take out the glove box and there is a tracking device there..
I want to buy a used car, paying cash. The dealer gave me a quote with _"Kahu included"_
I don't want Kahu since I pay cash, not finance. I told them I don't want Kahu, but when they gave me another lower price, do some maths, I think the cost of that Kahu is still in there.
Thanks for the video, if I go buy the car, I now know where to check if they still got kahu installed in it.
CL You are welcome! Any out of place wiring should be obvious to you that way you can ask about it.
Like Papasmurf said,,,,,a lot of dealers put them in. Finance companies, and even previous owners have them installed also. That way they can find their property because it is still theirs until you pay for it. Personal use it can help you or preferably police find your stolen property. Every rental I have ever used had them in them as well. It is just something you never really think about. but it is a small form of protection
Camaro Time Yep and I understand why they are put in but they will eventually cause a no start issue even if the car is paid off. Which means the car would have to be towed to a shop and fixed at owners expense. If a lender put this on they should have to pay to have it removed when the car is paid off and not put on the shoulders of the owners.
Are those installed by the dealership if you’re financing a vehicle ?
Yes they are on high risk loans!
I found one around my car battery last night while I was working so t know why it’s there ??? Anyone has any good ideas about this situation.
Why not just remove the obd2. Fuse wouldn’t that kill the power to it 😊
HOW DO I REMOVE IT? I BOUGHT AN AUDI A3 THE BATTERY WAS DISCHARGED AND NOW THERE IS NO SPARK IN THE PLUG PLUGS. THE AUDI IS ALREADY FULLY PAID SINCE 2007.
I just removed one from a 2011 Chevy Silverado that I had taken to the dealer for a service recall.
During this service recall I guess they relocated the tracking device from its initial location using the gas pedal wiring to the 'updated' location behind the stereo tapping into the AC wiring.
I just removed it now long after the truck was paid in full while doing some dash repairs.
But before that I had to make a proper fix to their original shitty splicing wiring they did on the gas pedal wiring, because it was causing driveability issues.
One should be able to charge these mofos up the wazu for the time and labor one has to spend fixing their shitty 'work'.
I agree 100%. They should have to pay to have them removed when they no longer hold the title to it.
I think my truck is bugged tonight it went beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep beep beep beeeeeeeeeep from the bottom I think
We ars having a problem with high end car theft in my city lately. How come they cannot be tracked ? $100, 000 dollar vehicle and no tracker? Strange...
Have one of these on my car can't figure out how to remove it. It is attached directly to the battery.
They could care less about tracking people, they are tracking their property ie the automobile.
Depends who "they" is.
Would a tracker cause a battery to drain after not being started after a couple days
Yes it can!
And in alot of cases the tracking device is left in the car after its paid off thus giving the customer peace of mind knowing that if there car is ever stolen it car be tracked rather easily this proticular tracking can be tracked anywhere in the world 🌎 and only the dealer that sold the car can tracked it
Just got another one pulled out. A customer came to do some work and the obd2 plug looked weird told Costumer and he permitted me to pull it all out, at the other end was a GPS similar to yours tracking the car. Why but why do people sell cars and put a GPS on it, and add stated 2 keys and the customer only got one 🤔 are they trying to come and steal the car later, the car was paid in full why leave a tracker on? It's scary.