[Autox] On-Star makes car theft impossible?

[John Lieberman]

Ford trucks have this, too,  I had a duplicate key made for my '03 F150 
shortly after I bought it -- only to find that it would unlock the doors 
and the tailgate but it wouldn't start the truck.

John Lieberman


Kenneth Allan Mitchell wrote:
> Also, I believe the GM vehicles have a factory anti-theft system and the
> keys are coded keys thus, the vehicle cannot start unless you have the coded
> key in the ignition.  I'm not sure if the Ford trucks have any electronic or
> anti-theft technology for their vehicles like the GM vehicles.  
>
> I'm not a Ford person so I'll leave that question to a Ford person.
>
> Kenneth Allan Mitchell
> nokones at kenmitchell.com