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I've tried multiple times, including contacting the corporate branch of the automaker and talking to multiple dealers, scouring the forums, and everything else
by Judgmentality 6y ago
I've tried multiple times, including contacting the corporate branch of the automaker and talking to multiple dealers, scouring the forums, and everything else in an attempt to disconnect my car from their online services (in theory, depending on the automaker, the hackers can completely brick your car).
My car isn't from Kia, but this is not unique to Kia. I eventually personally found the microcontroller and shorted the modem myself, after doing extensive work to figure out how to do it without breaking anything else.
- mullingitover 6y agoI would wager that this is by design - if you stop making payments on your car, they basically have lojack built in that would help them repossess it. That's why they make it nearly impossible to disable.
- xadhominemx 6y agoNo, that is not why. It is something you just made up. Thanks.
- dschuler 6y agoIt’s possible. This was highlighted a few years ago in Canada when someone had their car disabled remotely over a fee dispute. That was a Kia incidentally. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-man-fights-back-after-dealer-remotely-disables-car-over-200-fee-1.4265588 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-man-fights-ba...
- xadhominemx 6y agoThis is done with an aftermarket part, not the embedded modem
- avmich 6y agoWonder how much it would cost to hire an engineer with required skills to solve this issue :) . Seems like demand is here...
- neolog 6y agoWould you post a picture of how to do it?
- Judgmentality 6y agohttps://www.vwvortex.com/threads/killing-carnet-how-to-find-bypass-and-remove-the-carnet-box-whats-inside-it-and-how-to-repurpose-the-buttons-too.7155564/page-4#post-87486377 https://www.vwvortex.com/threads/killing-carnet-how-to-find-... https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-0IaQ-frKqPb3l4MnFKZlF1SVhVSVR3WnRwTHd3SlNpTlFN/view https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-0IaQ-frKqPb3l4MnFKZlF1SVh...
- neolog 6y agoThanks
- reaperducer 6y agoI eventually personally found the microcontroller and shorted the modem myself I would think that breaking the antenna would be easier. Or are they not that large anymore since car bodies have so much plastic in them these days and not so much metal to interfere with the signal?
- ska 6y ago> I eventually personally found the microcontroller and shorted the modem myself, (perhaps silly?) question - why not just disable the antenna or put it in an appropriate faraday cage?
- Judgmentality 6y agoIt's a cellular antenna, like you'd find in your smartphone. And if I remember correctly it's soldered to the microcontroller, in a tight space with lots of wires (not to mention any potential metal contact points). The antenna on the body of the car is for XM/FM/AM radio and is only a receiver. It's not connected to the cellular modem in any way at all as far as I can tell (apart from being attached to the same car). It'll vary for each manufacturer, but in my case shorting the modem was trivial once you knew which pins to connect.
- ska 6y agoYes I assumed it was a separate antenna. My point was they are probably about the same work to identify, and rendering it non-functional would seem to be a safe way to not mess with anything else. It just seemed superficially easier/safer, which is why I asked.