Automobile Enthusiasts

mitch96

(15,753 posts) Tue Feb 17, 2026, 12:45 PM Tuesday

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So I bought a new Toyota. I was mucking about in the trunk and took off one of the trim panels...Low and behold I found [View all]

What I think is a GPS tracker from the factory.. It was way up above the wheel well near the gas filler.
. You could not see it with a casual glance..This is no small device. About the size of three hockey pucks stacked on one another. Good weight to it also...It has a magnetic base. I called the dealer and the service department said it's used for "inventory tracking and theft recovery at the dealership"......
"They" said to not worry about it. Ahhhh no. I took it out and put it on my shelf in the garage...
I did some homework and I'm gonna look for other trackers attached to the OBD2 port. Uff.....
Talk about surveillance society...Nobody needs to know where this geezer is going...
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So I bought a new Toyota. I was mucking about in the trunk and took off one of the trim panels...Low and behold I found [View all] mitch96 Tuesday OP

Here's what I found UpInArms Tuesday #1

I doubt they are as worried about theft as they are repossession/recovery after default hlthe2b Tuesday #4

It is wrong for them to sell this info to insurance companies NJCher Tuesday #38

If this is common, markodochartaigh Tuesday #2

When my parents car was stolen drmeow Tuesday #32

New vehicles have built in tracking and monitoring thatdemguy Tuesday #3

I spent half the morning at the Toyota dealership getting a repair on my 2012 Rav. There was another older Vinca Tuesday #12

I'm keeping my 2015 vehicle going forever. Just like Cuba. Fuck this new tech crap. Evolve Dammit Tuesday #29

To help repo if you miss payments JoseBalow Tuesday #5

I believe they keep the ID so if you stop paying they can have the device turned on and start reporting the location. LiberalArkie Tuesday #16

Do you carry a cell phone? twodogsbarking Tuesday #6

Yup..nt mitch96 Tuesday #36

When you reach homegirl Tuesday #7

not to worry ? Nigrum Cattus Tuesday #8

Of course they sell your personal info popsdenver Tuesday #10

That post is so good LittleGirl Tuesday #20

Cambridge Analytica markodochartaigh Tuesday #44

Including porn preferences The easier to set a trap. Marcuse Wednesday #53

I'm old enough to remember the days when the police markodochartaigh Wednesday #55

I had the option to refuse to allow the sale of my personal data when I got my 2023 RAV4. summer_in_TX Wednesday #46

Why Toyota? DownriverDem Tuesday #9

LOL popsdenver Tuesday #11

I'm in Michigan DownriverDem Tuesday #19

I can sympathize popsdenver Tuesday #23

What are you talking about? DownriverDem Tuesday #31

I like Michigan too, FoxNewsSucks Tuesday #35

Bet ya ALL dealerships from ALL car manufacturers are doing this now. Wednesdays Tuesday #15

Between Honda and Toyota they work for me.. I got a hybrid and I believe Toyota makes the best hybrid system mitch96 Tuesday #37

I hear you, unbelievable. It's clearly an invasion of privacy... Joinfortmill Tuesday #13

Think small. Think easy to work on, reliable ... Auggie Tuesday #14

or like this? DBoon Tuesday #21

I remember that! Auggie Tuesday #22

I still have my "idiot book" AverageOldGuy Tuesday #27

LOL popsdenver Tuesday #25

Not much different than a Mini Cooper, Miata or Fiat Auggie Tuesday #26

In my thinking, popsdenver Tuesday #28

I had a 63 bug and an 68 bug.. Great fun and easy to work on. I think the heater was designed by the SS... mitch96 Tuesday #39

My first was a '63 ChazInAz Wednesday #54

All newer cars have tracking. People like to be able to find their cars in parking lots. SunSeeker Tuesday #17

No wires just a big ass magnet.. The ones under the dash have wires attached..nt mitch96 Tuesday #40

If there's no wires to it, that means it's powered by a battery...which will eventually die. SunSeeker Tuesday #45

I haven't had a car in 10 years Old Crank Tuesday #18

"Fortunately I live in a city where I don't need one" I'm envious.. I live in an area/state where public transportation mitch96 Tuesday #41

"Inventory tracking"? It's part of YOUR inventory now, not theirs! Beartracks Tuesday #24

I have no doubt snot Tuesday #30

I feel like starting a used car business. Who else is in? usonian Tuesday #33

I'll take the Merc...nt mitch96 Tuesday #42

You have no privacy in a car for the last 10 years. Interesting read. 3825-87867 Tuesday #34

"they can get even your weight!".. Now THAT'S intrusive.. :)...nt mitch96 Tuesday #43

Indeed! calimary Wednesday #47

When the AI bubble bursts that's what those big data centers will be doing, more than now. hunter Wednesday #48

And here I was thinking only the front passenger seat Ilsa Wednesday #50

Certainly makes repo easier. ...Just sayin' JohnnyRingo Wednesday #49

How to Find a Hidden GPS Tracker on a Car: Detection & Removal Goonch Wednesday #51

The Thoughtpolice require all vehicle manufacturers to install these Bluestocking Wednesday #52