Protecting Your Car from Being Stolen-Theft

[JennyLink]

Hi Everyone,

Im new to the forum and a 1st time owner with Ford! I picked up my 2023 Hybrid last week and loving it so much! This will be our family car and I have 2 kids. Has anyone heard of any issues with break-ins with Mavericks or stolen Mavericks since its a pretty hot car in the United States and Canada. Today, I decided to order on Amazon a few items. I got a RFID Key Fob Protector, RF Signal Blocking Case-Protection for Car Key Fob. Also, I ordered a steering wheel lock anti-theft called "Stoplock".

Im originally from Toronto, Ontario-Canada area and now living in Ottawa. Just alone in the Toronto and surrounding area, there has been 27,000 stolen cars in 2023. Canada has now been known to be a donor country for stolen cars. The cars get stolen and the thief's take the cars to Montreal port and ship it overseas (Africa, Dubai, etc).

Just curious, if anybody doing any additional protection on their Mavericks? If so, any additional tips for the rest of us? Thanks!

-Ric

I have a 23 XLT Hybrid and did everything you did. I also have a dash cam that records the outside and inside the cab. I have another camera for the rear. I had a McGard 76029 Premium Pick-up Truck Tailgate Lock installed as well. Mine stays in a garage and when I go shopping, I park far away from other vehicles, so it's in the open.

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[Joe Mac]

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Just my 2cents

 

[TheGoodEgg]

Hey @14mustangNJ: is it easy to install the Perimeter Plus Add-on yourself or it's something better to leave to the dealer to handle? Also, what's a faraday bag/box?

Lastly, how do you install the front/rear dash cam? Did you do the constant power wiring or you just hired someone to do it for you? Thanks!

 

[Jimmyland]

Hi Everyone,

Im new to the forum and a 1st time owner with Ford! I picked up my 2023 Hybrid last week and loving it so much! This will be our family car and I have 2 kids. Has anyone heard of any issues with break-ins with Mavericks or stolen Mavericks since its a pretty hot car in the United States and Canada. Today, I decided to order on Amazon a few items. I got a RFID Key Fob Protector, RF Signal Blocking Case-Protection for Car Key Fob. Also, I ordered a steering wheel lock anti-theft called "Stoplock".
Mine came with Stargard. It’s GPS tracking in case of theft. So far no issues
Im originally from Toronto, Ontario-Canada area and now living in Ottawa. Just alone in the Toronto and surrounding area, there has been 27,000 stolen cars in 2023. Canada has now been known to be a donor country for stolen cars. The cars get stolen and the thief's take the cars to Montreal port and ship it overseas (Africa, Dubai, etc).

Just curious, if anybody doing any additional protection on their Mavericks? If so, any additional tips for the rest of us? Thanks!

-Ric

 

[Jimmyland]

Mine came with Star Gaurd. It’s GPS tracking in case of theft. So far no issues.

 

[RedRider]

Hey @14mustangNJ: is it easy to install the Perimeter Plus Add-on yourself or it's something better to leave to the dealer to handle? Also, what's a faraday bag/box?

Lastly, how do you install the front/rear dash cam? Did you do the constant power wiring or you just hired someone to do it for you? Thanks!

Its called a Faraday cage, and it blocks signals typically into the room, bag or box that is wrapped in an electrical shield. They can't amplify the signal from up to 75ft within your house to steal the truck if they can't get a signal. Just keep your keys in a metal box when you drop them at the door as a cheap solution. Similarly, you should put tinfoil in your wallet around your touch-enabled credit cards to avoid people reading them as they walk by at 30ft. The equipment to steal the codes is readily available on multiple chinese websites for around $300, and no self-respecting crook is without it. First theft and its paid for in spades.

 

[RedRider]

I don't have my Maverick yet, but where I live, I only lock my current vehicle while I'm in town if I have something of value in it. Otherwise, it's unlocked and the windows are down while parked, if it's hot. I never lock it at home.

I assume I will do the same with my Maverick, when it arrives sometime this month.

I guess you don't have any homeless or drug addicts walking by in the middle of the night, checking for open cars, ripping off everything in your glove compartment and centre console, or just eating and having a shit in your new vehicle. You definitely have not thought this through. Maybe you should just leave the key on the dash too. Sorry, but you're one of the reasons why this problem exists. Get your head on straight and lock it up.

 

[MakinDoForNow]

Nothing other than locking it and turning on the alarm. All the security items you can put on or in the vehicle won't hold up in the face of a determined thief. Windows can be broken, steering wheel locks can be cut, drilled or picked. Tow trucks and trailers can be used to move them without even entering the vehicle. If someone wants your vehicle they will take it, simple as that. No point in causing more damage in the process than necessary, in the event that it is recoverable.

I doubt there is much, if any, international demand for the Maverick, there are lots of small cheaper pickups outside of the North America already. Add that it's hard enough for owners here to get parts, it would be virtually impossible elsewhere.

Keep your payments up to date! Your lenders repo dude may have one of these!

 

[Bob The Builder]

Interesting thread. My Maverick is safe at home. Locked in a garage, my Mav takes a key to start, the Rottweiler does not make friends easily and my two buddies Smith & Wesson are always available to assist me if needed.

 

[Bigred]

These are a pretty good deterrent.

 

[deej]

Also, what's a faraday bag/box?

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[RR - All the way]

I have not touched my key fob since I left the dealership in Aug of 2023. It is wonderful to just use the keypad. Caveat: l Live in a relatively safe area.

 

[Ozarkbeard]

I guess you don't have any homeless or drug addicts walking by in the middle of the night, checking for open cars, ripping off everything in your glove compartment and centre console, or just eating and having a shit in your new vehicle. You definitely have not thought this through. Maybe you should just leave the key on the dash too. Sorry, but you're one of the reasons why this problem exists. Get your head on straight and lock it up.

You don't have a clue about where I live.

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