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!
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 🤯
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 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!!
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.
I am one of those customers who had her Mercedes-Benz C250 shut down. I own my car, and have the Title. Mercedes-Benz needs to help me, I'm going to break the dashboard trying to get this device off my car. It hasn't started in weeks.
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 😊
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.
@@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!
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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...
"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 We now live in a world where people spy on each other, giving big brother access to the same data of course. The doorbell cams being the worst because if everyone has them there's no more privacy. Nowhere is sacred anymore.
I just purchased a vehicle from a dealer. (Cash) Lojack was a $400 add on already installed, but I refused it. While we were doing the paperwork, they took the vehicle to the service department to wash it. I assumed they also removed the device. Now I’ll be doing some checking to see if it’s still there.
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
I found one of these devices on my 24 GMC Sierra 2500. I special ordered my truck and picked it up the day it arrived at the dealer and paid cash for it, no banks involved
And the cars paid for before you leave the lot with credits that were yours to begin with so the bank tricks you into signing a loan agreement so you pay back money they don't have and use the vehicle as collateral.
@karldanger44199 yes most people don't know this. The USA government is the debtor and we.are the creditors. I am just learning about this now, and i'm trying to get my carlo discharged.
In Dec 2024 I bought a new Toyota Rav4 hybrid. The dealer offered me a tracking device called Plad Tech to go with my car. It's a device that connects to the OBD port under the dash. It provides location information for my car. And it collects vehicle information also. It sounded good at the time so I agreed to it. The cost was $474. When I visited the Plad Tech website I found out the the data collected is sold. Now I wish I didn't have it installed.
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!!
We're in this country for freedom. "If you have nothing to hide, you shouldn't worry." is the tyrants point of view. Our point of view is "we have something to lose". That something is what many people before us fought and died for. Freedom. Privacy is the cornerstone of freedom. There is NO other freedom without privacy.
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.
I was assured that the tracking device on my 2016 GMC Denali 2500 HD Diesel was there if in case it got stolen that way they could,track and disable the vehicle since I live on a very close border city to Juarez Mexico. I did have a neighbor whose GMC Yukon vehicle was stolen and was detained at the border by customs on an alert to both Mexico and the U.S.
"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!
I found a tracking device a a RV that I recently bought. looks a bit different than the one in the video. has the word stargard on the label. it was taped into the wires near the obd port. check any type of vehicle.
Yeah, I was installing some stuff on my 22 GMC and I got down to where what I was installing needed to plug into the OBD two plug and I found this other plug. It was already plugged into the OBD and I pulled it out and pulled the kick panel off and sure enough it’s a tracking device that I’m assuming is owned by OnStar so I removed it and then I got an email from OnStar saying that my tracking device have been removed so they’re out there. They’re putting them in
I ordered a 2023 Wagoneer and picked it up the day it arrived at the dealership. My credit was great and I put down 2/3 of the price! After a year I had just gotten an oil change and a computer update. The next day I found a strange connection hanging down from near the OBD plug. Ended up being a tracking device that the tech failed to reconnect and hide. Why? It was obviously a dealer installed device. I complained to Jeep and never heard a word!
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.
I work at a dealership we remove those all the time. Companies put those on fleet and rentals and sometimes we still miss one but i'm sure so by here pay hear places do it because the have to repo so many cars.
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🤣🤣🌮🌮
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,
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.
I never knew mine had one. I found out once my car hit 100k miles and within a day of hitting that I started getting calls for extended warranty. Not a coincidence
This is scary as I like to go to the desert and explore sometimes there is no phone service. There needs to be a law that a dealer or vehicle sales company must inform customers there is a tracker on the vehicle, and that trackers can not disable a vehicle and can only be used to locate the car if there's a breach of contract. Thanks for sharing. Makes me want to go look under my dash now that my car is paid off, what happens if it's disabled when I'm out in the desert exploring? Thanks for sharing. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya
@@keithnoneya There should be a law that the company that pays to have them installed must lay to have them removed when paid off also. They do cause future problems that the owner ends up footing the bill for.
Thanks for the informative video. I believe the Lojack unit dropped out from under my drivers side dash today. Its the only thing I think it could be. We own the car (not the bank) and knew lojack was installed. What needs to be done to completely remove it? If we wanted to disable it, would it be sufficient to unplug the harness from the unit? Thank you.
@@SG-xo3xt It will need to be completely removed and if wires were cut or spliced they will need repaired. If you just unhook it most likely it won’t start.
Thanks. The funny thing is, I took it to the dealer (not where we bought it - we purchased out of state) who said the same thing. But when he noticed the connector pin was askew and half out, he unplugged it and said "see if it starts". It did start and seems to be running normally. Just to be thorough, I'd like to verify that lojack is no longer transmitting data and that the whole unit is gone. Is there a way for me to be sure? Again, thanks!
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?
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 👍✌️🇺🇸
As I think I might be monitored as I live fairly rural... 1 hour to town and another back... It's a long trip no matter what. I've lost so much of my collectibles, sterling. Gold jewelry, cut glass, etc. I can only figure he's got a tracking device on my car. Otherwise how does he know I didn't just go see someone quickly or gone for a while... And don't think it's minor things I've lost... He's gotten 3 new- to- him cars, since he's been stealing. Has master keys and knows how to break into combos.. my life sucks. He's even come in at night and stolen $ from my wallet.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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
I have a Nissan cube that definitely has a tracker that reads my dash instruments I have my pink slip I'm the registered owner of the cube.. do you have any suggestions that might point me on how to disconnect this equipment..As it is an invasion of privacy from my point of view. If you are near Fresno CA I will show you all legal ownership documents matching my ID and pay for the disconnect.. I went to a local auto electric and showed proof of ownership and asked how much to disconnect? And the technician said he would lose his business bond if he disconnected the tracker. My opinion is he was lieing. THANKS VERY INFORMATIVE VIDEO
If they didn’t disclose they installed it, you can legally disconnect it. They would need a court order signed by a judge to enter your car to reactivate it and they would never get that approval without a trial. Just because it stops working doesn’t mean you tampered with it. It’s electronic, it can fail at any time.
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.
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've worked security & all our crown vics had these for proper purposes but attaching one to your own personal vehicle, intrusive🤨 "repo/insurance purposes"
It is a BIG dealer come on to sell you a vehicle with a LoJack tracker on it. People aren't paying attention and just go along with it. In MANY cases, that thing kills the battery in a few days without use. The dealers aren't picking up on what is draining the battery and just throw in a new one.
It's big brother on overdrive. The plan is that one day everything we say and do will be monitored. So be vigilant, buy Faraday bags to protect devices and scanning equipment if you can afford it.
I buy a car from the dealer and they told me that there is a GPS tracking device in it just in case My vehicle gets stolen. do i need that GPS from the dealer and why.i think they didn't want to be bother to take it off when I purchase the car can you tell me how to take it off?
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
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 ?
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.
It was installed by the owner not the loan payer ie the bank is the legal owner untill it’s paid off they use these to protect there investment most only install them on high risk or bad credit buyers
@@isaacstrade9358 Yes but this vehicle was paid for in cash. I think banks should be responsible with removing them as they cause some major problems in the future.
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.
It isn't a starter kill unless the blue/white wire was actually cut. It was more than likely just a starter sense wire, or an improperly connected device. I'm not even convinced that was a tracker, not without a view of it's label.
@@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.
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.
so dealer installed low jack is for the bank to turn my car off if i dont pay on it? and here i thought it was incase it was stolen. now IDK what to do. advice?
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.
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...
if I have to keep a gps tracking device on my car I'm gonna disable the immobilizer and wrap it in aluminum tape. I will not trust an agency to keep their systems secure, as it's very possible these can be installed by someone with malicious intent, or hacked into.
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.
@@FABAutomotiveDetailing I'm so sorry people are so scummy to want to do things like that. Especially to you, a hero in dark times, who helps shine light on treacherous ways and dirty deeds and makes us all feel a little less hopeless and helpless and clueless about misdeeds done to us all too often. Thank you so much. The way you show this information is easy to understand and thus seems less frightening to try to stand up against. Very cool of you, good sir.
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
My car was one of those vehicles. It should be against the law for them to do this. I feel my car was purposely shut down by the little dealership.
I am one of those customers who had her Mercedes-Benz C250 shut down. I own my car, and have the Title. Mercedes-Benz needs to help me, I'm going to break the dashboard trying to get this device off my car. It hasn't started in weeks.
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 😊
Mine was under radio
Did you have it removed?
This is why bicycle and classic vehicles sales are through the roof.
Please show how to remove it. That is the main point when it is not authorized.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
Yes, for 2 years I didn't know I had a spireon gps tracker hidden near the OBD2 plug... I just took it off...
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.
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...
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.
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We now live in a world where people spy on each other, giving big brother access to the same data of course. The doorbell cams being the worst because if everyone has them there's no more privacy. Nowhere is sacred anymore.
I just purchased a vehicle from a dealer. (Cash) Lojack was a $400 add on already installed, but I refused it. While we were doing the paperwork, they took the vehicle to the service department to wash it. I assumed they also removed the device. Now I’ll be doing some checking to see if it’s still there.
They probably didn’t remove it. It would probably be cheaper for them to leave it in then pay a tech to remove 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
I found one of these devices on my 24 GMC Sierra 2500. I special ordered my truck and picked it up the day it arrived at the dealer and paid cash for it, no banks involved
@@johnb5375 They should have had to remove it and not charge you for it.
@@FABAutomotiveDetailing They did, and detailed my truck before giving it back
They sell you your car, and then make money from your insurance company. Disgusting.
And the cars paid for before you leave the lot with credits that were yours to begin with so the bank tricks you into signing a loan agreement so you pay back money they don't have and use the vehicle as collateral.
@karldanger44199 yes most people don't know this. The USA government is the debtor and we.are the creditors. I am just learning about this now, and i'm trying to get my carlo discharged.
@@karldanger44199what are you blathering on about?
In Dec 2024 I bought a new Toyota Rav4 hybrid. The dealer offered me a tracking device called Plad Tech to go with my car.
It's a device that connects to the OBD port under the dash. It provides location information for my car. And it collects vehicle information also. It sounded good at the time so I agreed to it. The cost was $474. When I visited the Plad Tech website I
found out the the data collected is sold. Now I wish I didn't have it installed.
@@kenfrank2730 Yeah that sucks they didn’t tell you that at the time
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!!
How did you remove it?
We're in this country for freedom. "If you have nothing to hide, you shouldn't worry." is the tyrants point of view. Our point of view is "we have something to lose". That something is what many people before us fought and died for. Freedom. Privacy is the cornerstone of freedom. There is NO other freedom without privacy.
@@ThisWeekInFascism I couldn’t agree more!
People don't care about that. It gives them POWER!!! & That overrides any decency concerning Freedom!
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.
I was assured that the tracking device on my 2016 GMC Denali 2500 HD Diesel was there if in case it got stolen that way they could,track and disable the vehicle since I live on a very close border city to Juarez Mexico. I did have a neighbor whose GMC Yukon vehicle was stolen and was detained at the border by customs on an alert to both Mexico and the U.S.
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
I found a tracking device a a RV that I recently bought. looks a bit different than the one in the video. has the word stargard on the label. it was taped into the wires near the obd port. check any type of vehicle.
Yeah, I was installing some stuff on my 22 GMC and I got down to where what I was installing needed to plug into the OBD two plug and I found this other plug. It was already plugged into the OBD and I pulled it out and pulled the kick panel off and sure enough it’s a tracking device that I’m assuming is owned by OnStar so I removed it and then I got an email from OnStar saying that my tracking device have been removed so they’re out there. They’re putting them in
@@sammyglover4036 That’s interesting!
This is disgraceful!
Thank you for your efforts in identifying this whole thing and bringing it to the attention of all of us…
👍👏✊
@@antonyweaver357 You are welcome!
I ordered a 2023 Wagoneer and picked it up the day it arrived at the dealership. My credit was great and I put down 2/3 of the price! After a year I had just gotten an oil change and a computer update. The next day I found a strange connection hanging down from near the OBD plug. Ended up being a tracking device that the tech failed to reconnect and hide. Why? It was obviously a dealer installed device. I complained to Jeep and never heard a word!
Thanks to you, I went to look and found a tracker on my 2017 Buick. Easy to access on this car, so it was off in minutes. Thank you!!
@@cadmanchannel Awesome! I’m glad I could help
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.
I believe i have a 2001 gmc Sierra z71 that has a gps somewhere under the dash. Where would you ck ?
I work at a dealership we remove those all the time. Companies put those on fleet and rentals and sometimes we still miss one but i'm sure so by here pay hear places do it because the have to repo so many cars.
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! 😂
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@@OuzoLouGarage what up Steve!?
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,
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.
I never knew mine had one. I found out once my car hit 100k miles and within a day of hitting that I started getting calls for extended warranty. Not a coincidence
@@oreillysc1 Interesting
I think it's just a coincidence as those calls come and go in spurts.
This is scary as I like to go to the desert and explore sometimes there is no phone service. There needs to be a law that a dealer or vehicle sales company must inform customers there is a tracker on the vehicle, and that trackers can not disable a vehicle and can only be used to locate the car if there's a breach of contract. Thanks for sharing. Makes me want to go look under my dash now that my car is paid off, what happens if it's disabled when I'm out in the desert exploring? Thanks for sharing. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya
@@keithnoneya There should be a law that the company that pays to have them installed must lay to have them removed when paid off also. They do cause future problems that the owner ends up footing the bill for.
Thanks for the informative video. I believe the Lojack unit dropped out from under my drivers side dash today. Its the only thing I think it could be. We own the car (not the bank) and knew lojack was installed. What needs to be done to completely remove it? If we wanted to disable it, would it be sufficient to unplug the harness from the unit? Thank you.
@@SG-xo3xt It will need to be completely removed and if wires were cut or spliced they will need repaired. If you just unhook it most likely it won’t start.
Thanks. The funny thing is, I took it to the dealer (not where we bought it - we purchased out of state) who said the same thing. But when he noticed the connector pin was askew and half out, he unplugged it and said "see if it starts". It did start and seems to be running normally. Just to be thorough, I'd like to verify that lojack is no longer transmitting data and that the whole unit is gone. Is there a way for me to be sure? Again, thanks!
@@SG-xo3xt I’m not sure how you find that out. Sorry
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?
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
As I think I might be monitored as I live fairly rural... 1 hour to town and another back... It's a long trip no matter what.
I've lost so much of my collectibles, sterling. Gold jewelry, cut glass, etc. I can only figure he's got a tracking device on my car. Otherwise how does he know I didn't just go see someone quickly or gone for a while...
And don't think it's minor things I've lost... He's gotten 3 new- to- him cars, since he's been stealing. Has master keys and knows how to break into combos.. my life sucks. He's even come in at night and stolen $ from my wallet.
I have the Title to my car, and it was purposely shut down. Paid in Full.
@@lorraineanderson8896 Yeah that’s what sucks about these things.
Sue them.
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
Have one of these on my car can't figure out how to remove it. It is attached directly to the battery.
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.
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.
I find it extremely interesting, thank you! Subscribed.
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.
just found a spireon device in a ford flex i just bought. Battery was always dead.
Dm ⬆️⬆️ he can help you out.
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 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.
Sounds like a horror film spoof: "The draw is coming from INSIDE THE CAR!!!"
They track and report info to insurance companies who then decide how much they'll rip you off.
Found one in my car, I just unplugged it.. what could go wrong when unplugging it?
Where can I make appointment to bring my car in? Not sure which location.
How can you find a TRACKING device?…is there any detectors we can buy please ?
No there isn’t you just have to look for them under the dash or under fuse boxes
Once the car is paid off how do they stop tracking / remove it??
They don’t remove it but they probably don’t track it either.
I have one at the moment. Exactly the same device. How do i get rid of it
How do you remove it? From the looks of mine it isnt tapped into any wires
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?
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 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
Thank you so much for the info. Have dealt with this bs. No shortage of psychos harassing people.
I have a Nissan cube that definitely has a tracker that reads my dash instruments I have my pink slip I'm the registered owner of the cube.. do you have any suggestions that might point me on how to disconnect this equipment..As it is an invasion of privacy from my point of view. If you are near Fresno CA I will show you all legal ownership documents matching my ID and pay for the disconnect.. I went to a local auto electric and showed proof of ownership and asked how much to disconnect? And the technician said he would lose his business bond if he disconnected the tracker. My opinion is he was lieing. THANKS VERY INFORMATIVE VIDEO
Yes he was lying. Take it to a mechanic and show proof of ownership and they should do it no problem at all.
If they didn’t disclose they installed it, you can legally disconnect it. They would need a court order signed by a judge to enter your car to reactivate it and they would never get that approval without a trial. Just because it stops working doesn’t mean you tampered with it. It’s electronic, it can fail at any time.
@@bills6946 This vehicle was paid for in cash
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.
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 😎
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.
One thing... these devices have to be registered. That said you can catch the s.o.b. if you got the bucks to get a warrant..
Wait…. How would one go about this?
I've worked security & all our crown vics had these for proper purposes but attaching one to your own personal vehicle, intrusive🤨 "repo/insurance purposes"
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
It is a BIG dealer come on to sell you a vehicle with a LoJack tracker on it. People aren't paying attention and just go along with it. In MANY cases, that thing kills the battery in a few days without use. The dealers aren't picking up on what is draining the battery and just throw in a new one.
It's big brother on overdrive. The plan is that one day everything we say and do will be monitored. So be vigilant, buy Faraday bags to protect devices and scanning equipment if you can afford it.
Any tips for hunting for these? Bought an old fleet truck and now I'm paranoid.
I buy a car from the dealer and they told me that there is a GPS tracking device in it just in case My vehicle gets stolen. do i need that GPS from the dealer and why.i think they didn't want to be bother to take it off when I purchase the car can you tell me how to take it off?
I have a 2020 dodge Durango rt wondering were mines at
Hey man just to be clear who have the control of that GPS Module? I mean who can see, track where we are going ?
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
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.
Great video brian i found one from time to time
Carlos Lopez Thanks!
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.
Cuál es la aplicación para rastrear ese dispositivo, tengo uno y no sé cómo rastrear lo
It was installed by the owner not the loan payer ie the bank is the legal owner untill it’s paid off they use these to protect there investment most only install them on high risk or bad credit buyers
@@isaacstrade9358 Yes but this vehicle was paid for in cash. I think banks should be responsible with removing them as they cause some major problems in the future.
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.
It isn't a starter kill unless the blue/white wire was actually cut. It was more than likely just a starter sense wire, or an improperly connected device. I'm not even convinced that was a tracker, not without a view of it's label.
@@fixitman2174 oh it was tracking device for sure. Been doing this a long time
I'm a different person... If you're tracking me they're going to find a lot of excitement out of me 😂
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.
so dealer installed low jack is for the bank to turn my car off if i dont pay on it? and here i thought it was incase it was stolen. now IDK what to do. advice?
If it’s paid for like this car was then it doesn’t have to be on there. If you have an active loan then you have to keep it on there
@@FABAutomotiveDetailing they never said it was for a loan. but i never did read the fine print.
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.
So by disconnecting the ground should resolve the problem
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...
I think this is the one that also can disconnect starter so it wont start if dealer send command to car
if I have to keep a gps tracking device on my car I'm gonna disable the immobilizer and wrap it in aluminum tape.
I will not trust an agency to keep their systems secure, as it's very possible these can be installed by someone with malicious intent, or hacked into.
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.
No, but like all Range Rovers, mine has On-Star so I guess I have a close equivalent.
They might want to know when you're away so they can rob you or something.
Yep!
@@FABAutomotiveDetailing I'm so sorry people are so scummy to want to do things like that. Especially to you, a hero in dark times, who helps shine light on treacherous ways and dirty deeds and makes us all feel a little less hopeless and helpless and clueless about misdeeds done to us all too often.
Thank you so much. The way you show this information is easy to understand and thus seems less frightening to try to stand up against. Very cool of you, good sir.
If you want to nullify the tracker without removing or damaging it, wrap it in a few layers of tin foil. Any improv faraday cage will do.