Again, NOT a GPS tracker for the consumer. These are ASSET trackers used on multi-line, multi-location dealers so they can track the INVENTORY. They have NOTHING to do with security of the Toyota version of on star. It cost the dealership MORE to remove them than it does to replace them. You really want the proof? There should be a name on the tag if it is a legit tracker or lo-jack type unit. If not, it is a generic unit sold openly to dealers and the like and programmed with the asset companies peramiters. You can also run the serial and FCC code through the net or contact the FCC they can tell you exactly what it can do and possibly who it was sold to. Go ahead and remove it. It served its purpose.
@rayschoch5882
11 күн бұрын
Possibly being done for all the negative reasons below, but possibly more benign ones, too. I went up a trim level (at some expense) on my 2023 in order to get onboard navigation because I don't use a smart phone. If you have - and use - onboard navigation in the car, and not just your phone, be aware that it's simply not possible for it to work unless there's some sort of onboard GPS tracking. Before your paranoia gets carried away, try to remember that, sometimes, there's a good reason for some bit of electronic gear you weren't aware of. And by the way, if you're using your phone for navigation, be aware that your phone is being tracked in exactly the same way.
@carterh9330
16 күн бұрын
This is for those delinquent customers
@jeffnesbitt8294
28 күн бұрын
After watching Anthony Do's original video, I just went out to my new 2024 model year Mazda vehicle and found a previously undisclosed plug-in ODB II device. It is made by AVAS, Model No.: AV950. I googled it and it looks like it is used for "marketing and tracking mileage for service and monitoring driving" and who knows what else. Wondering what to do now that I have removed it...
@EdwinWilson-td7fw
22 күн бұрын
Where was the tracker located
@iVTECInside
20 күн бұрын
Hook a 9v up to the power pins and put it somewhere a car couldn't possibly go.
@nickolasdionisiou
Ай бұрын
This is installed so the dealership can see how you drive. It's for data logging how you drive. Hence if a warranty happened they can say NOPE not covered because you abused the car.
@k29king1
Ай бұрын
Dealer’s are doing this for Repo purposes. There are case where a person misses a payment and the dealership via the GPS tracker disabled the car. There’s another instance where there was a medical emergency and the dealership disabled a car that was fully paid up on. Its not only an invasion of privacy, it is a severe safety hazard. It wont be long until these are fully outlawed and banned country wide, as many states have already amended how they can be used or banned them outright.
@madprophetus
Ай бұрын
The toyota app requires you to agree to have your data shared with your car insurance carrier via LexisNexis. Just FYI.
@kito1san
Ай бұрын
I have this lowjack and blindly accepted it when purchasing the car the dealership. They charged for the device and installation and also tracking service for 5 years. Have to register it through their lowjack company. It works well and track the car eveytime it moves. It shows the last location it sat. You can even track it on a map on demand. Its nice, if you want peace or mind. Can you do the same with a gos tracker and paid simcard? The answe is yes. However i suppose the upside is you can get a insurance discount when you report that you have lowjack installed and the insurance company would want a legit lowjack company to qualify.
@kito1san
Ай бұрын
Just wondering. You keep saying toyota can track your car through toyota safety connect. How do they do they do that? Do they have their own gps tracker device installed at thr manufacturer level? Or do they rely on this device? 😂. Normally people do not remove it and if you decline it, the device is there. So when your car gets jacked, Toyota will locate it with this device you just removed. Just wondering.
@naturaltexan6970
Ай бұрын
Most new vehicles come with GPS from the factory. Primarily to use the Navigation System. I use Apple Car Play with Google maps. The Navigation System from factory requires a subscription these days. It used to be a chip that you could replace every few years. Even though you are not subscribing to Navigation. Your vehicle still has GPS. Toyota can activate it and track your vehicle if stolen.
@SuperChaoticus
Ай бұрын
In Toyota's what?
@myfatassdick
Ай бұрын
Vehicles
@sanseiryu
Ай бұрын
Is this hard wired? Is there an extension to the OBD port where you can plug it in? Or did it get hard wired into the harness? I wish you would have just shown us where it is tied in.
@kito1san
Ай бұрын
It's usually tied to the obdi port and to another wire for power. This is all part of their lowjack security they try to sell you at the deal. They are suppose to remove it if you decline it. Yes, it does drain the battery as it is constant tracking by GPS.
@huili2207
Ай бұрын
Went to several Toyota dealerships over the years, they are consistently bad, bought Honda instead.
@GTR003121
Ай бұрын
Toss that shit.
@dipndalip
Ай бұрын
Brutha man unlock the like dislike feature. This topic is nothing to be afraid of.
@dipndalip
Ай бұрын
put a current shunt right off the battery. Monitor any current draw very easily. They can be hidden anywhere outside of this obvious OBD port location. Hall sensors the ones that go around the wire are not ideal. Personally finding out myself BUT nothing beats a multimeter and personal knowledge of electronics yourself. Either its a short to ground allowing energy to be pulled, an accessory(these gps) pulling power or its the modules doing their unknown spy shit randomly. Modules while parked can be programmed to time checks and system shit but any of that is not necessary at all while not running. A kill switch will immediately solve that but within these modules (abs, light, transmission, etc) can hide gps/wireless communication devices from the factory.
@billb921
Ай бұрын
It's a Biden thing... I think
@dipndalip
Ай бұрын
Its a government high power from the beginning of time thing. Smoke your propaganda cigar somewhere else
@netkhuna
Ай бұрын
my buddy bought a raptor, right off the truck. When they detailed it, they put in a lowjack like this and it fell out while driving because it wasnt put in right. Dealership tried to tell him he couldnt legally remove it lol. Lawsuit is pending. His lawyer found someone to prove the dealership is selling the info to insurance and other companies. I'm guessing the gps data can be used to sell things like mileage so companies can try to sell you tires and oil changes and what not. Car warranties lol.
@dipndalip
Ай бұрын
How crazy awesome they found a way to find the insurance connection. Eff that dealer its coming off. every second it is on they are using it against you. Now the next step is taking apart all the computer modules to find any gps/wifi/bluetooth chips from the factory.
@miamivice1149
Ай бұрын
I'm told that Honda does it, too, by someone who works in the service dept.
@kito1san
Ай бұрын
Technically any car dealerships brand does it. They are installed by others (probably from the company who gives the device) and they make a nice commission should you accept the service and device. It's a win win for the dealership and lowjack company. It also doesn't hurt if they leave it in. As if you normally would finance through the dealership and they can lowjack your car should you are behind on payments. More of an insurance policy on their end and if you signed on, they benefit it even more as you paid for the service they now can use for free.
@debrakemp669
Ай бұрын
All cars have a factory gps already in the car... Thats how ur navigation & maps work, Etc.... The PROBLEM is the aftermarket gps trackers that r put in for no good reasons. Cars dont need any other trackers put in them, aftermarket!!!! They r up to no good, for sure. The factory installed gps will find ur car if u dont pay the loan. And it will find ur car if its stolen!!! The aftermarket trackers are to track U or to track Ur driving habits or whatever. But they r not to locate ur car if stolen. Or if u miss a payment. They are put in ur car to get UR INFO, to get info that they cant get from the factory installed gps!! Thats why they r added aftermarket and why they r spliced into wires or why they r plugged into the obd readers. They r not supposed to b plugged into those readers. They should not b there, PERIOD!!
@debrakemp669
Ай бұрын
Low jack does not attach their devices to the readers!! Bcuz they are legit devices. These trackers are not for ur safety PEOPLE!!!!! WHy do u think u r not told about them??!! Seriously use ur Brains!!! Think about it!!! Guaranteed if u have lowjack its not gonna be these cheap trackers!! Its a totally seperate device!!! These r for tracking U or UR info. They use Ur driving info for insurance or for what ever purposes. None of which u would approve of... if u were told the truth!! Thats why they dont tell u about them!!!!! If u get lowjack, thats usually installed separately and u r told about it and charged for the service. I doubt they install new lowjack devices and then just leave them if u refuse them after they supposedly installed them. If u get a new lowjack device its usually a seperate deal. Or its already preinstalled in a used car. They leave it then. But its not these cheap trackers!!! Lowjack is added separately, from these DEVIOUS tracking devices that r spliced in or pluged into the readers. Lowjack is not done that way!! THESE TRACKERS ARE plugged in and left on, even if u say turn it off. Thats why they use up batteries and have lights on them when u find them.. They r on!!! And It tracks ur driving or whatever. These are not lowjack trackers and they r not for ur safety or for ur purposes at all. Or they would have definitely dicussed them with u. Honestly!!! They tell u all about lowjack if u agree to have that added. They give u lowjack paperwork too. They dont discuss these, even after u have found them & even if u say ok, leave it. They dont explain them after u say leave it. & U don't get any paperwork on them. They dont tell u what they r for. They just give u BS reasons for them!!! They say they r for repos or for ur safety... I say THEY R SO FULL OF CRAP!!!! AFTER MARKET TRACKERS SHOULDNT B DECEITFULLY, & UNKNOWINGLY PUT IN UR CARS!!! PERIOD!!!!
@dipndalip
Ай бұрын
My guys this is beyond aftermarket. Factories just put it in the cars modules and seal it up.
@kito1san
Ай бұрын
Exactly. The difference is, the factory GPS requires the car to be turned on in order for it to track. The lowjack is constant on. Hence why people are experiencing low battery.
@kito1san
Ай бұрын
@@debrakemp669they tell you and try to sell you the service. If you decline, they are suppose to remove it. However, they don't. That is where the problem is. Is it that they are lazy or they leave it there for other purpose to track your car should you be financing it and they can repo it if one is behind.
@iVTECInside
20 күн бұрын
GPS is not a 2 way system, receive only. GPS trackers typically have cellular to report position.
@WaffleStaffel
Ай бұрын
You can get a cheap Chinese tracker for $40, and a $5/month SIM from SpeedTalk. It'll work better, and you and only you have full access to the tracking data.
@frankm7707
Ай бұрын
a $25 airtag will do the trick. no subscription is needed.
@WaffleStaffel
Ай бұрын
@@frankm7707 I wouldn't rely in BLE for tracking my stolen car, and the tracker can also disable the ignition. Anyway, Apple users would probably just buy the crap from the dealership
@dipndalip
Ай бұрын
Only you???? naw dawgy.
@WaffleStaffel
Ай бұрын
@@dipndalip What, are you suggesting the sneaky reds also have access? Our best ally in the ME is the only country who has our entire communications network tapped. Otherwise impossible. Even if it were, who cares?
@Ivan-cr3vc
Ай бұрын
I once worked worked for Klein Forman VW in Van Nuys CA as a tech. I compare this to being told to replace all license plate frames on cars I serviced to our frames. Not quite the same, but wrong for the customer and their trust.
@TheCyberMantis
Ай бұрын
If you don't make your car payments, they know where to send the repo truck. I would remove it and toss it in the trash.
@wtstfire
Ай бұрын
I just watched another video that said the same thing. Older video, this was on a Hyundai.
@peterwolfik5827
Ай бұрын
It’s illegal
@downtoearth1950
Ай бұрын
I refuse to pay for a subscription service on a vehicle
@AloneEnder
Ай бұрын
You don’t have to, Toyota does it for free to my knowledge 👍
@hollywoodjoe3259
Ай бұрын
It’s called don’t make a payment we will come get your car . It’s more for lower score people funny how my car didn’t have one but my buddies car just happened to have one .
@nitto420s
Ай бұрын
All new cars that are financed for several years come with a GPS tracker it's for the financing if you don't pay they come and take it. When the car is finally paid off the tracker is disabled
@SpicyRok7482
Ай бұрын
You Dope...GUIDEPOINT is a vehicle locator. It makes it EASY to find the car and REPOSESS it if you don't pay.
@Truckngirl
Ай бұрын
You're cool with having your daughter tracked by strangers? Ohhhhhhkay.
@landofthefree2012
Ай бұрын
That was my 1st thought. Wow
@vgwalldecals
Ай бұрын
Regardless of what it's actually there for, if it's tracking the cars movement and you didn't give permission for it to be tracking the car......it's an invasion of privacy.
@jamesm568
Ай бұрын
Most modern vehicles come with a modem.
@AloneEnder
Ай бұрын
Okay I hate to burst a lot of y’all’s bubbles but the video is just to inform you that it’s there and that it’s not necessary. So I’m just going to answer a lot of things I saw in the comments - NO the dealer is not tracking you for nefarious reasons, however if you don’t pay they will track you to get the car repossessed ❌ - It’s not some conspiracy so don’t sue your dealer for it❌ -(I’m surprised I have to say this but) DONT ADD A KILL SWITCH TO THE GPS!!!❌ Toyota will use that information if your car gets stolen - In the video he does disconnect the GPS✅ - You do not have to sign up to a third party app to get information on the GPS, Toyota does that for you✅ Those last two are ALL the video was made to inform you of, anyway happy driving 👍
@ThatOneGuyWithTheEye
Ай бұрын
So we're just supposed to take your word for it sure.They won't track you sure.They won't sell your data.Why wouldn't they?They would just profit from it.They would never do that.Companies never go after profits
@mm345-0
Ай бұрын
We found the stealership
@downtoearth1950
Ай бұрын
Sounds like your in on the deal!
@AloneEnder
Ай бұрын
@@ThatOneGuyWithTheEyeso disconnect it 😭
@AloneEnder
Ай бұрын
@@downtoearth1950I’m just saying what the video is about and answering a few comments
@ksavage681
Ай бұрын
It’s to protect against lot theft. Not nefarious.
@garyrowe58
Ай бұрын
Why would a thief leave it connected?
@jcraigshelton
Ай бұрын
You’re all good until Anton Chigurh shows up with his air tank.
@jme36053
Ай бұрын
This device operates on the CAN bus. Removing it will be reported through the OBD from other modules noticing its absence. Good luck with your fix.
@jacksondaniels8169
Ай бұрын
Oh, you better believe the dealer knows of it. I had a similar issue. One was found on my 2019 Corvette and 2016 RAM 3500. The RAM was bought in 2016 in North TX. Two years ago, I started having an issue with my RAM fuel gauge reading incorrectly, so I took it to the dealer to have it diagnosed. Ultimately, after a month and a half spent in the shop, 1 wiring harness, 3 fuel pumps, 3 gauge clusters, and misc electrical troubleshooting the service dept on a tip from another TX Ram dealer recommended they go check in the wheel well behind the liner, sure nuff. The tracker was found buried deep in the harness. The splices had been made and had started to corrode the harness where all the splices were made, causing a substantial drop in voltage to the fuel gauge system. Ultimately, they said it was a KARR tracking system. Something I had not been advised of or knew about.
@lorraineanderson8896
5 сағат бұрын
Right, they are charging you for all kinds of unnecessary parts and labor, when they put the engine cut off Tracker in your car to begin with. This is being done to me right now, but I know that my car was remotely shut down.
@markgum2636
Ай бұрын
That should get 100,00 dollar fine to the dealer
@anonymousinc6330
Ай бұрын
What year model vehicles have this?
@Moondoggy1941
Ай бұрын
3rd party dealer installed.
@anonymousinc6330
Ай бұрын
@@Moondoggy1941 I'm aware of that. But there's likely a year in which they started doing it. Since the consensus is the port should be white, and mine is black, I presume my 2016 has it.
@Moondoggy1941
Ай бұрын
@@anonymousinc6330 Since more and more people know of this people will start to look and report back. Hopefully some ex employees will chime in as well. The problem is if people make too much noise about it the manufactures will build in into the system and there will be nothing you can do about it.
@77space-vt8wi
Ай бұрын
First of all when ever you encounter some attention getter like this go into the "thought mode." That is when you grab a cold been and start the process to figure out how you can put what ever it is to personal use. A GPS tracker can probably be picked up by an Apple iPhone and help you find your car after the ball game. Should it quit working the Car dealer, FBI or local Sheriff (you never know who installed it) will try to replace the battery or check the wire connection providing the tracker power. When they can't find it some one may ask you to give it back and you with a big smile offer to help them search for it. If you just want to stop it from working just wrap aluminum foil completely around it.
@kathleenwalker1398
Ай бұрын
So can I force the dealership to take it off? I dont need anyone tracking me. Sounds creepy.
@richardcornelius1050
Ай бұрын
Like he said wrap it with Foil and the signals will be blocked .
@AloneEnder
Ай бұрын
@@richardcornelius1050or like he said in the video just disconnect it if you didn’t know you had it, but if you know the dealer has it and that it’s a aftermarket add on then you can ask to remove it 👍
@2078smith
Ай бұрын
Trackers is almost on every new car nowadays. When people dont pay their car note, they gotta find a way to find their vehicle. When it comes to thieves, alot of people dont know or realize your car computer & key sends a signal back & forth to each other & theives use a scanner to copy that signal & thats how they steal cars so easily these days. The best way to keep theives from copying your signal, is to use a farraday type box to keep your keys in & blocks the signal between your car & keys.
@cageordie
Ай бұрын
You also signed up to allow Toyota to sell your data to whomever they like when you signed for your free telematics. So no, I don't need that, thanks. You know what you signed allows them to sell your driving information, where you drive and how you drive, and where you park, etc., to your insurance company? Or anyone else they see fit?
@TowerThree
Ай бұрын
Add in what radio stations you listen to, the conversations in your car et al. Mozilla did a great article on this.
@littlejohn-pi7kk
Ай бұрын
Hack it so it has a “killer USB” function. Return it back to the stealership with a smile knowing as soon as they connect it up to a pc or their diagnostic tools, it will cause some damage.
@nozrep
Ай бұрын
i sure do hope that you sued them
@1001Hobbies
Ай бұрын
People are too casual about giving up their privacy and freedom, and being tracked, monitored, and watched.
@shermanstreet3783
Ай бұрын
This isn’t over dealerships, as well as manufactures will come to the conclusion to design a low jack that you cannot take out of your smart vehicles and will be low jacked in such a way that will shut down your vehicle if needed to by sending a signal in case of person is out of control with the vehicle and stop police chase as well PS its coming
@slh48
Ай бұрын
I’m glad I listened to your whole video because my wife has a Toyota also I am that something all dealerships should do so many cars get stolen that’s so crazy
@ae86fiend
Ай бұрын
Add a 9 volt battery, this could make a great collar for a possum.
@wayne00k
Ай бұрын
was this car purchased with cash? financed? leased? i think it's important to know that NOBODY in the USA can be tracked without their permission or without a court ordered search warrant.
@cageordie
Ай бұрын
Sure, unless the dumbass signs an agreement to be tracked and allow Toyota and their associates to use and sell their tracking information as they see fit. Including selling your driving records, hard acceleration or braking, parking in a bad part of town, parking outside, going to Mexico... or worse, St Louis, to your insurance company.
@user-oy4qp9pq6i
Ай бұрын
A lot of buy here pay here dealers equip the vehicles with immobilizer /tracker modules so they can shut down the car when they don’t receive the note payment.
@apr6337
Ай бұрын
Too much yapping.
@AloneEnder
Ай бұрын
5 minutes is too much for you!?
@MacBailey
Ай бұрын
Your biggest concern is who has access to this data. And what are they doing with this constant location tracking of your daughter and her car? You can bet that someone in benefiting from this financially or otherwise or they would not be spending money of the tracker and its installation, and data connect charges.
@mikehancho138
Ай бұрын
Beware of the app...toyota sells your driving info to insurance companies. I found that out when my insurance renewed, and they had my exact mileage for my camry and my wifes corolla.
@who_wantsit
Ай бұрын
Just another reason to drive my 1991 Olds Delta 88
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