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Watched a surveillance video today of a thug stealing a 2007 F250 PSD. Took him about 10 seconds with a screw driver to pop the lock, defeat the ignition and drive away. However the idiot stopped to refuel and put gas in it,,,the truck was recovered and the theives were id'd......however not too sure about the engine after he tried to drive with gas rather than diesel...........
Hope the 2011's and later are a little tougher to steal,,,but most likely just as easy
Hope the 2011's and later are a little tougher to steal,,,but most likely just as easy
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I know for a fact the immobilizer works. Had just a regular key made so i could unlock the tailgate and the under seat storage with the engine running. I tried unlocking the door with it, and it started the 5 second countdown before it sounded alarm. Then i later tried to start the motor and it gave me immobilizer fault or some other message and would not turn over the motor. Again this was with a key, so there may be a way to bypass that with a wiring. But as far as a screwdriver, don't see it working
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You're right, there is no transponder in the door lock cylinder. I had a loner two weeks ago that didn't have the key fob. Was annoying as heck having to start the car IMMEDIATELY after unlocking to avoid everyone thinking that I was stealing a Focus!
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I have a 2011 SD. I open my door almost daily at work with no key. At 6 am I dont need sunglasses. Come 8 am when I'm hitting the road I always stop by my truck to get them out. Just keypad to unlock and keypad to relock. Have not had an issue yet....? Maybe because it's just a quick in and out?
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I have a 2011 SD. I open my door almost daily at work with no key. At 6 am I dont need sunglasses. Come 8 am when I'm hitting the road I always stop by my truck to get them out. Just keypad to unlock and keypad to relock. Have not had an issue yet....? Maybe because it's just a quick in and out?
Try it with the key sometime. You'll get a message immediately asking you to start the engine in X seconds to prevent the alarm from going off.
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I know for a fact the immobilizer works. Had just a regular key made so i could unlock the tailgate and the under seat storage with the engine running. I tried unlocking the door with it, and it started the 5 second countdown before it sounded alarm. Then i later tried to start the motor and it gave me immobilizer fault or some other message and would not turn over the motor. Again this was with a key, so there may be a way to bypass that with a wiring. But as far as a screwdriver, don't see it working
can you start the truck with the plain key and have the transponder key in your pocket ?
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I have to say, be carefule using the keypad. I can say from experience that thieves (thugs) look for opportunities. The guy or gal that gets out of the truck and used the keypad to lock the doors is the one that just left the keys in the truck. I've seen it 3-4 times on surveillance video when I worked retail. Less than 15 seconds and they are driving off with the truck. Lock the door from inside when getting out is better if you insist on leaving the keys in there.
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I have to say, be carefule using the keypad. I can say from experience that thieves (thugs) look for opportunities. The guy or gal that gets out of the truck and used the keypad to lock the doors is the one that just left the keys in the truck. I've seen it 3-4 times on surveillance video when I worked retail. Less than 15 seconds and they are driving off with the truck. Lock the door from inside when getting out is better if you insist on leaving the keys in there.
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Right, but if I were to see you close the door and lock them using the keypad on the outside, I'm going to assume you left your keys in the truck. I point it out to my wife frequently so she understands when she drives my truck what to be careful of.
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Personally, I'd never lock the truck leaving the key in the truck, especially not in the ignition. There are too many thieves who walk around looking for vehicles with the keys left in and a locked door won't slow them down much. One solid tap and the door window disappears in fragments, hop right in and drive away.
It's hard enough trying to keep your truck yours without leaving the keys in it. In some jurisdictions, it's illegal. In these litigious times, it may even leave exposure as an attractive nuisanse. Little Jose takes your truck and gets jacked up in a crash and Mom hits the jackpot.
It's hard enough trying to keep your truck yours without leaving the keys in it. In some jurisdictions, it's illegal. In these litigious times, it may even leave exposure as an attractive nuisanse. Little Jose takes your truck and gets jacked up in a crash and Mom hits the jackpot.
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Personally, I'd never lock the truck leaving the key in the truck, especially not in the ignition. There are too many thieves who walk around looking for vehicles with the keys left in and a locked door won't slow them down much. One solid tap and the door window disappears in fragments, hop right in and drive away.
It's hard enough trying to keep your truck yours without leaving the keys in it. In some jurisdictions, it's illegal. In these litigious times, it may even leave exposure as an attractive nuisanse. Little Jose takes your truck and gets jacked up in a crash and Mom hits the jackpot.
It's hard enough trying to keep your truck yours without leaving the keys in it. In some jurisdictions, it's illegal. In these litigious times, it may even leave exposure as an attractive nuisanse. Little Jose takes your truck and gets jacked up in a crash and Mom hits the jackpot.
Plus, not sure how the insurance company would feel about leaving the keys in there, hate to give them any reason not to honor a claim