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Kias and Hyundais Keep Getting Stolen by the Thousands and Cities Are Suing | A viral Tiktok trend that began in 2021 demonstrated how the companies failed to install a basic anti-theft technology ... (www.vice.com)
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Kias and Hyundais Keep Getting Stolen by the Thousands and Cities Are Suing | A viral Tiktok trend that began in 2021 demonstrated how the companies failed to install a basic anti-theft technology ...::A viral Tiktok trend that began in 2021 demonstrated how the companies failed to install a basic anti-theft technology that made them trivially easy to steal.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can you link any additional information regarding that ? I just got my Hyundai stolen in the EU (from 2019) and last week apparently another one was stolen in the same area.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did you have an immobilizer on your car? Where I live the insurance basically requires one if you want to be insured, so virtually all private cars have one installed.

The original article on the TikTok video that has "started" the trend refers only to low end models without one installed, so starting it without a key becomes trivial.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

That's why I'm searching for some answers, cause I don't really know. It was a Kona model, and last week a Tucson was stolen (2018 make) so I don't know what to tell you. I'm currently trying to find out if I can start a lawsuit against Hyundai for this exact reason.