These tracking devices can drain a car’s battery over time, causing issues with adjustments or limiting the use of the diagnostics system.
According to Carscoops, technicians and car owners have recently discovered something they never knew existed: GPS tracking devices. The tracking devices we’re talking about are the kind that your phone can’t detect.
Dealerships often use these devices to track cars purchased through financing. Their purpose is to make it easier to repossess the car if the customer defaults on payments. Of course, there’s no way to be sure that the dealership is using the tracking device for its intended purpose or handling the data securely.
But there are also cases where customers have paid off the entire amount to own the car, yet a tracking device is still found installed, as in the case in this article. Accordingly, Anthony Do, living in the US, accidentally discovered a tracking device pre-installed on the Toyota GR Corolla Circuit by the dealership.
Monitoring devices are usually plugged into the car’s OBDII port and have a separate auxiliary port located at the original port position. In most cases, this is the easiest place to find the tracking device. These devices can drain the battery over time, causing issues with adjustments or limiting the use of the diagnostics system.
In some other cases, trackers or those with malicious intent don’t need to get inside the car to install the device. Some people have shared on Reddit images of battery-powered tracking devices attached to their cars. Most of these tracking devices will only work for a few weeks, but that’s long enough for malicious actors to achieve their goals.
A woman said she found a tracking device attached to the control arm of her car’s suspension. In this case, finding this tiny tracking device was not easy, and it was only discovered when she took the car for an inspection.
In conclusion, users should check their OBDII port as soon as they purchase a new car. This is not only the easiest place to find but also the easiest place to install for dealerships. Additionally, finding a tracking device is not easy, as they can be very small and fit almost anywhere. Those who believe they are being tracked should also check the underside of the car, the trunk, and under the hood. RF scanners (radio frequency) can also detect battery-powered GPS trackers.
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