Vandals and burglars made off with 20 Chevrolet MyLink systems after the vehicles were broken into at Airport Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac.
Local news affiliate KTVL reports alarms did not sound because the trucks had their windows smashed to allow access to the media systems. The center stacks were completely gutted, dashboards popped open and wires cut precisely.
Local police stated suspects clearly know their way around electronics to make off with the MyLink systems intact.
Similar incidents have been reported across California dealerships, but it’s the first time a dealer in Oregon has been targeted.
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Stories like that just boil the blood in me! Such scums should be put down immediately. Humanly or not, just taken out of society.
Okay something deson’t add up well they don’t go into full detail. I get that the trucks windows were busted but chances are wouldn’t they be locked? and wouldn’t the thieves then have to unlock the vehicle? Causing the alarm to sound. Maybe the trucks weren’t armed. I know most GM vehicles you have to hit the lock button twice I think. Too many variants I guess.
owing to the fact that the system’s have EIN numbers similar to a smart phone#Sat phone..The system’s should be easy to rendered inert..Unless trhey are being reprogrammed at the dealership level….Smashed windows..never open the door..unlocking door from inside after door is closed automatically triggers alarm
I thought factory units could be rendered useless. Anyway, my dealership has a separate security system in place for cars on the lot plus security cameras. I find it hard to believe this dealership doesn’t have the same. All the dealerships near me are fully lighted up during the night and have security cameras. This sounds more like an inside job to me
What do the thieves have to gain? Who would want a My Link system? I don’t you could easily adapt one to a vehicle that didn’t already have one. And if the EIN is traceable they are likely going to get caught anyway.
If the systems were the RPO codes IO5 or IO6’s the thieves didn’t get much. The IO5 MyLink infotainment system I have in my 2016 Suburban is junk.
Even if this was an inside job ( and it sure sounds like it ) wouldn’t the dealership have security cameras . And it must have taken some time to bust into 20 trucks all at the same time . Dealerships in my area are lit up very bright at night .
I hope these scumbags are caught .
This is not so uncommon in Germany, especially since the time we have open borders to the eastern European countries (Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine). Airbags, radios, entertainment systems, it’s all nice for them. Those groups are very well organized, using special employees with special equipment and training for breaking in, and then other people for transferring. If those people get caught, it’s just a driver lost (who may get not that high a sentence even). Usually they’ll take whole suburbs of the same make and model in one night, usually close to an Autobahn exit so they’ll get away smoothly with the night’s reap. And here usually people have to park on the streets, mind you, this isn’t no-one lives here country. Breaking in for the keys and car title exists, still.
Or even whole cars, BMW’s (3 and 5 series) get broken in by their triangular side window where there is a blindspot of the ultrasonic alarm system and then accessing OBD2 ports and programming new keyless-go keys (with normal ones they’ll still have to crack the steering coloumn lock); VW’s, Audis, Landrovers and Jaguars by cutting the outer door metal (driver’s side) and accessing the CAN-bus and OBD2 via that. They are reported to even wait for you to replace the door (paid for by insurance for vandalism) so they can drive away in a clean, shiny car the next week.
I’m surprised to learn this isn’t common in the US yet, I always thought of you being more crime prone. Which might have been a prejudice, I admit.
If you’re interested in details, I can provide a number of forum threads in German, though Google translate should fix them for you.
Nevertheless, I do enjoy reading stuff here, my grandpa used to work for Opel basically all his working life. Thanks for the work, and thanks for the interesting comments.
You mean to tell me with all the tech in these new trucks I can smash the windows out and sneak past the alarm??
That’s crazy.
It depends. With special equipment, training and knowing the details of a specific model they can do it. Usually the (stock) alarm can be disabled via the OBD2 port once they reach it. But without the alarm it’s a lot easier of course.
I believe they are after the touch screen. The “brain” for I05 MyLink or I06 MyLink w/ Nav is actually behind the glove box. The screen can be changed without reprogramming. To change from I05 to I06 the module needs to be replaced and programmed plus an antenna splitter added.