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[Excaliburitto]

Who removed the glove compartment door?

 

[BL Beast]

If they do recover it the value will go down because it will be reported stolen on the Carfax which sucks big time for me but I guess it is what it is and maybe I will get out of it and trade it in for something else just to move forward and part ways and prevent any bitter memories from the past.

I was on phone with the police detective for several minutes and he educated me that everyone needs to have OBD Port locks on their vehicles which are a red color and also maybe aftermarket GPS tracker like a apple chip from Best buy or something as a temporary GPS tracker and also maybe some sort of steering wheel lock as three good measures to help prevent and deter. The factory stellantis tracker sucks big time and the criminals can cut the wire and cut off the tracker really easily.

Fortunately in the state of Georgia we have a diminished value law. It means you can recover a loss of value for theft or auto accident since it will never be worth what it once was. In our state a lot of insurance companies will not insure anything with a rebuilt or salvage title for that reason. Lenders will not loan money on a salvage or rebuilt title either. STAY away from anything REBUILT!

 

[3TV]

Hell yes! Good to see you got it back and that the bad guys didn't win this time. Now if the police can find out who did it, arrest them and put them in jail, and forget where they put the key to their jail cell, it would be even better.

Hopefully it won't take much to get it going again and you can continue to have fun with it or get out of it for an acceptable loss if you decide to go that route.

As for me, this has been a wakeup call. I spent the day reading up on the IGLA digital kill switch, and even talked to the licensed installer for UT/NV. Haven't pulled the trigger on that one yet, still trying to look more into pros and cons.

 

[Bald Guy]

Who removed the glove compartment door?

I'm assuming the thief though not 100%.

 

[BadPrincess_392]

Glad they found it and you have it back. It doesn't appear to be any visible damage by the looks of the photos which is great! I'm so sorry you've went through this ordeal. What a mess!

 

[Bald Guy]

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[Earl 392]

Vehicle is not starting at this time with whatever the criminals did so I have lined up jeep roadside assistance to nearest dealership near my home.

Cool! It’s back

 

[Bald Guy]

I did call the finance company to report the vehicle stolen and gave them the police case number and emailed them the information so I wonder if the finance company has a tracking device and they helped contact the police department when I gave them the case number and emailed details and that's how they found the vehicle but no one's telling me so maybe that was a secret about finding this vehicle.

 

[Earl 392]

Cool! It’s back

I can’t imagine how you feel but I think you should fully modify and and rip that beast . Stolen Jeep found and returned home.

 

[RadMan]

For those w Compustar, what does the full package w best components cost? I assume approx $1000 + ongoing subscription fees?(website does not seem to have price info)

I paid around $1,300 for my Compustar system installed. I paid $359.40 for the 5 year premium plan, which comes out to $5.99 per month.

 

[BarneyM]

I'm assuming the thief though not 100%.

You might check the wiring to the horns inside the grill. They may have cut these so the horns would not go off.

 

[Bald Guy]

They found the vehicle dumped behind a fitness center in Frisco, Texas. Frisco PD was patrolling and they located.

 

[Bald Guy]

You might check the wiring to the horns inside the grill. They may have cut these so the horns would not go off.

It's at the dealer service now. I will text my service advisor and let him know. Ty.

 

[thexr6]

They found the vehicle dumped behind a fitness center in Frisco, Texas. Frisco PD was patrolling and they located.

I wonder if it finally ran out of gas? No key/DOA?

 

[Bald Guy]

For some reason, how this happened and everything I witnessed firsthand, I just feel this is an undercover/inside job. Whoever did this wanted me to see it happen in front of my eyes. And they did not drive like a criminal or a thief. They drove like they were skilled and trained and someone was giving them clearance on when it was good to break the signal as they were going through the red lights. How they took off after I pulled in front of my house was very clean and very professional and they knew I was going to pull in that second. Also, minimal or no damage to the vehicle and also no one injured. Usually criminals are more reckless (aka drugs involved and very careless).

 

[Earl 392]

For some reason, how this happened and everything I witnessed firsthand, I just feel this is an undercover job. Whoever did this wanted me to see it happen in front of my eyes. And they did not drive like a criminal or a thief. They drove like they were skilled and trained and someone was giving them clearance on when it was good to break the signal as they were going through the red lights. How they took off after I pulled in front of my house was very clean and very professional and they knew I was going to pull in that second. Also, minimal or no damage to the vehicle and also no one injured. Usually criminals are more reckless (aka drugs involved and very careless).

Unreal what a bunch of cork suckers

 

[Dirty Dog]

Unfortunately, once the Jeep is started a key is no longer required. It will run until it runs out of fuel.

That seems like poor planning.

 

[BarneyM]

That seems like poor planning.

On the other hand, if you were cruising down a packed So Cal freeway at 70 mph and your fob batter dies. The Jeep could no longer see the fob so it turns the engine off. That wouldn't be good either.

 

[Dirty Dog]

On the other hand, if you were cruising down a packed So Cal freeway at 70 mph and your fob batter dies. The Jeep could no longer see the fob so it turns the engine off. That wouldn't be good either.

True enough. But batteries rarely, if ever, die like that. You can absolutely tell that a battery is getting weak. Or you can just change them on a schedule.
I change oil annually. When I do, I also change fob batteries, wipers, that sort of thing.

 

[@WhiteBronze392]

Wow late to this roller coaster post so sorry man