[Autox] On-Star makes car theft impossible?

[Kenneth Allan Mitchell]

Then my question is:  How did they steal the truck? Did someone leave the
key in the ignition?  If the Fords have an anti-theft system like the GM
trucks how did the thieves were able to start the vehicle and drive it off?
Either they had the appropriate key or it was towed. Hotwired, I doubt it.



Kenneth Allan Mitchell
nokones at kenmitchell.com

-----Original Message-----
From: John Lieberman [mailto:jlieberman37 at comcast.net] 
Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 16:10
To: nokones at kenmitchell.com
Cc: 'Greg'; autox at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Autox] On-Star makes car theft impossible?

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