Always shocking to see this happening... On my side, I try to diversify the protections that I have in my NX : I think that the combination of purely mechanical anti-theft protections (such as a solid steering wheel bar that grips at least 2 spokes of the steering wheel, to make it harder and longer to rip off) and electronic protections (OBD2 port protection, or GPS tracker, for example) can deter thieves who may be ‘specialised’ in one technique or another, but don't have the full range of equipment to foil all types of protection at the same time. With that, thieves would prefer to focus on the next car instead of yours... And FYI, the location in the central console corresponds to where the DCM box is implemented...
It seems that thieves was searching a car immobilizer like IGLA system. I’ve already seen some pictures like this one on the web. May this one was equipped. Does the new encrypted key for the bus CAN can defeat the OBD2 key duplication ? If not I will think a little more about installing an IGLA in my NX. But it will void the warranty … so it’s a difficult choice …
Not sure what they were looking for, but denso smart key module could be what they are looking for. There are videos where they can get access to that and reprogram keys.
Lexus always place certification ECU at the back of glove box. Probably that's their target. The certification ECU is responsible for receiving the car key signals, analyze it and if everything is OK, it'll initiate a start order and send it to Hybrid Vehicle Control ECU. The point here is every module has CAN connection because it'll make fault diagnosis easy and effective. There's probably nothing vehicle manufacturers can do to prevent theft because no system is 100% hackproof. While car manufacturers are trying their best to make cars more comfortable, more sophisticated with techs, the bad boys are busy trying to hack the system. The other thing is since vehicle manufacturers make the system available to the dealers and the technicians at the dealership are trained to fully understand the system then the whole security system get out of hand. All car thefts are from experts who know what they are doing.
Totally agree with what you are saying here. The only way is to make it harder to pull with tools and enforce it with screws and not just clips. Cost more to assemble and heavier. Car design needs to have car theft in mind where important components are place in a place that is much harder to get to. It's a cat vs mouse game here and the victim is owners of the vehicles and insurance companies.
Those black wires (5:00) doesn’t have anything to do with ignition, they are foot well courtesy lights. They were probably after a wire going to the ecm behind that wire.
This isn't a new method fyi - breaking rear windows and then gaining access to the OBD port to create new keys has been done for years now. The new method was the headlight method via CANBUS but since LEXUS has patched it thieves are going back to their old methods. Seems like the interior damage they just wanted to remove the LEXUS GPS tracker. I have realized that the thieves tend to break the interior of the car once they actually physically steal a vehicle then drive it to a different location to then remove the GPS tracker. All of this interior damage was a result of that. As an owner of a 2021 RX which was stolen then attempted to be stolen various times (protect by IGLA now) I can tell you that there is no interior damage whatsoever. Only exterior damage with the fender as thieves are trying to get in out asap. Now with the rise of broken windows its just a matter of time till they strike again.
@@lsft you are being unsubscribed to by me. I have been a fan of your content for quite some time now - but if you will spread misinformation and delete other peoples comments correcting your misinformation then more power to you. Hopefully your car gets stolen and then make a nonsense video on how it happened. God bless!
.......................... IMO.....a Locking FOOT brake lock with RED trim... & a steering Wheel Lock with RED trim.....once LOCKED would have been a GREAT Determinant......If parked by a corner in well lit area ( not over nite!.....They most likely would have LQQKed through the window and Said Jus' too much trouble...... & move on to a EASY target w/o additional determinants Both with RED Coloring....Additionally, put Tracking GPS Stickers in windows...and hide "Air Pods in various places.....Clearly not a Guar.....However there Far to many other people who do Not do anything and MAYBE the thief will simply move down the street!....,.. Thank you for your UPDATES on this LSFT
I am truly shocked and disappointed with Toyota/Lexus ... how useless is their car alarm if someone BREAKS the freaking window and it doesn't go off !!! Unbelievable incompetence... 😡
@@chrisa.8175 if he left the keys in the car, he wouldn't be able to lock the car. Why bother smashing the window? Stop assuming and making up the story. Some information was not disclosed as it's part of an investigation.
@@mr2cqql i think the blame is everywhere. Manufacturers need to do better to protect from external hack. The government needs to do better to publish car thieves. Owners need to lock their cars and park them in a safe place.
@@mankind394 Not if you have to go through the manufacturers' security registration system to alter the identity or fingerprints as you would have to prove who you are to do that.
Get rid of this car!! It will get stolen again, again.. easy now! Trade in get a cheap Toyota! That nobody wants to steal. And be happy 😊 this video just shows you in some neighborhoods u can not have anything nice.. i would move! Or put cameras, get a garage... lol
