The 2020 Corvette is certainly eye-catching, but that means it might catch the eye of would-be thieves as well. Luckily, the new mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette comes equipped with an alarm from the factory, and if it’s triggered, it’ll notify the owner with a series of horn chirps.
If the 2020 Corvette’s alarm system has detected a “Tamper Condition,” the horn will chirp three times after the owner presses the unlock button on the key fob remote. In addition to chirping the horn, the alarm system will also flash the lights three times, and a message will display on the Driver Information Center (DIC) in the instrument panel.
The 2020 Corvette comes equipped from the factory with an alarm system, which is activated after the vehicle is locked using the remote key, the Keyless Access system, or by pressing the lock button on the door panel with the door open. The system can be disarmed or turned off by pressing the appropriate button on the remote key, using the Keyless Access system, or by starting the vehicle.
Previously, we covered the 2020 Corvette key fob and what each of its related buttons do. The fob comes with six buttons total, including a button for remotely starting the engine, unlocking and locking the doors, opening the front trunk, and opening the rear hatch. There’s also a button on the key fob that will remotely activate the alarm system, as well as the vehicle’s horn and lights.
As we’ve seen in the past, the 2020 Corvette is far from impervious when it comes to malicious actors. Back in January, thieves in Michigan managed to run off with a set of brand-new C8 wheels.
Luckily, we’ll have more information on the 2020 Corvette’s alarm system in the near future, so stay tuned. In the meantime, make sure to subscribe to GM Authority for more mid-engine Corvette news, Corvette C8 news, Corvette news, Chevrolet news, and 24/7 GM news coverage.
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Does anyone know if any of the cameras are triggered by this alert and could potentially record the “tamper”? That would be a nice feature.
I agree. Maybe even trigger the camera with motion. As a former victim of a four panel keying of my C7, had it not been for the parking lot cameras, the a/h would have gotten away with it.
Doesn’t Tesla have a feature like this on its big sedan? I think the video camera powers up when the car is parked and someone just happens to walk alongside it, even if the pedestrian has no ill intent. An article I read said that the camera was able to capture the faces of a person who maliciously keyed the doors of a recent Tesla.
Really, have to sound horn 3 times? SOUNDS annoying.
Can the alarm be permanently deactivated? Nothing worse than hearing these beeps at three in the morning when every time someone locks there car.
My Camaro will give three beeps if you walk away with the remote key and the engine is running but I was able to deactivate the feature. Another is the locking the car with a remote and it beeps. Flashing lights is good enough but most owners do not know that It can be deactivated on most new cars. Why can’t the manufactures default all noise features in silent mode? When I rent a vehicle the first thing I do is deactivated all things that make the horn go off.
This has been a feature on several factory and aftermarket alarms for decades, good to see a small and easy to overlook function not be.
For some reason, thought it is not listed, my salesman told me that he installed Lo-Jack on my car. People speak without thinking. Lo-Jack is a copyrighted or patented service of the Lo-Jack Corporation. I saw no evidence on my bill of sale of a Lo-Jack on it. Perhaps he meant to say that he activated the anti-theft aspect of On-Star, which I purchased the car. A second item is anti-theft film. I don’t know if wrap is anti-theft or not. However, there is a company called, ” Armor Coat, specifically designed not to let go of the glass whether a crow bar is used, shotgun, 45 caliber ACP, etc. the film keeps holding onto the glass, as the alarm sounds. I was surprised a GM car didn’t have wheel locks on the wheels to prevent theft, because this is suggested by most salesmen and GM people to owners of these cars. That isn’t perfect, but it is a pretty good deterrent. I believe all upgraded wheels sold with a car should have wheel locks mandated as part of the purchase price. If you can’t afford the locks, you can’t afford the wheels.
He probably is using Lo-jack as a generic term or you would be getting a bill from them for monthly monitoring. Could just be BS because it cost about $700 to have one installed with monitoring. You also would have to give your TEXT number or email and phone number. The install is performed without the owner around so the location of the device in the car is not known. Wheel locks on most GM vehicles are usually a dealer option. It is listed under Accessories for $90.
Thank you for the information, George. I sent for the wheel lock kit for my C8 from an on line Corvette store, and i believe it was 95 dollars for the locks. I have a Lo-Jack on my Mustang Bullitt. It was installed without me around. I’ve never had to use the Lo-Jack thus far, 19 years and I’m just happy I’ve been this fortunate. Then I found out how to put a cell phone alert from the Chevrolet app on my smart phone that draws a perimeter (about one mile) around the car where it is parked. If moved outside of that perimeter, my cell phone beeps and notifies me and I can call On-Star and police at that point. On star will then begin the process of tracking the car and will reduce the car’s horse power and will with the direction of the police, inactivate the car. I hope I got the proper order of the procedure correct and I apologize if I made a mistake. Yesterday, I put a perimeter, electronically around my Corvette while it is being worked on. If someone trailers the car up and takes it away, the system will notify me and I then notify On-Star. Thank you to all GM Authority writers who are very helpful.
Those locking lug nuts sold as an accessory, for $90, are a big ripoff. I just checked Amazon, and they’re selling a set of four locking lug nuts, made by McGard and/or Gorilla, in the $20 to $30 range. TireRack has comparable prices, too. And it’s likely that one of those two companies actually is contracted by GM to make its locking lug nuts. and since it’s probably not likely you’ll see the packaging that came with the nuts, if they’re installed by the dealer, at the time of delivery, I wouldn’t put it past a dealer to buy their supply for their parts department from Amazon or TireRack, and then charge the buyer of a new C8, the GM MSRP price of $90 for the set of four. An average guy would be able to install a set of four in less than a half hour, and that’s with a manual tire iron. With a pneumatic drill. it would be no more than 10 minutes, tops, as one would be replacing only one nut with a locking version for each tire. as it sits on the ground.
All Chevrolet and GM employees ALL will say you must have OnStar and register your car for it. Used to work for a dealer… We got paid for every time or shall I say the first time the owner pushes to register the car. All employees register the car and I’ve even seen some go up and get the car and say that their the customer just to get the 40$ OnStar subscription commission. Their should be a class action in my opinion…
If I buy another GM, I will tell the salesman NOT to activate the OnStar. Over the past 15 years, I have had OnStar, and with each passing year, the operators become less and less attentive, more and more easily confused, and take longer and longer for getting directions. I did not find this true in Canada, but here in the US, the staff seems to be semi-literate at best. And, now that the trial is down to – what? One month? It’s not worth the bother.
The chirp is an high-tech reminder for the old folk Vette buyers to recharge thier pacemakers soon…..🙃..
Or, for you, to recharge your battery-powered addition you have your face buried in as you walk down the street, whippersnapper! See? Stereotypes can work both ways.
Now, get off my lawn.
It would be nice if the alarm is triggered it would alert the my Chevy app / on star app if your unable to hear the horn.
Hi Gentle Grizzly and others. I got one of those trials with On-Star and contacted them and did not have much luck. I was transferred back and forth between On-Star and the Concierge. Safety and, “Security,” are mentioned with On-Star and security is often just as important as responding in an emergency to we the owners. My C8 came with different information, some telling me I had a one month trial; some mentioning a two month trial; some mentioning a three month trial; some mentioning a ten month trial and the last one mentioning a ten month plus two bonus month trial. That was a little daunting. Why isn’t this straightened out at the time of sale and then the proper material given to the owner at that time?
Will the longshoremen hear the 3 beeps from the containers they are loading on the ships headed for the middle east?