midcow3

Just curious, was it on the street and easily accessible or was it behind a driveway gate and in a garage, Tow truck stealing is somewhat common for professional THIEVES.

Sorry it got stolen, bummer!


YMMV,
MidCiw3

Sounds

My buddies Mustang got stolen. He thought having gears would prevent that.

Regardless… if you see someone tampering with your vehicle. Let it go. Walk away from it.
Do not confront anyone. Do not hurt/killed by a car crook.

buhdeh

Yes that’s true but I would argue that using a truck and a faraday bag is a very targeted theft whereas in my case, it seems to be more a theft based on opportunity. My car was parked fully visible from Highway 7 so what they did could be done quickly and without people noticing (or caring). I don’t think you can ever stop a targeted theft but Lexus needs to do something about allowing thieves to take off with a car in less than 5 minutes (if I go by how long it took in that Tundra video)

GoPDemon

if it can still be broken in another minute or two I’m not sure if it’ll help. But I did get an Amazon vibration sensor to detect if someone is trying to brake the window or sit in the seat. I got the Yolink system.

this is how newer vehicles are done

JasDmw

It's all about demand. The market wherever these cars goes drive demand. Mazda is not in demand so they don't get stolen. Has nothing to do with security.

Droid13

Unfortunately, preventing keys from being programmed may remain an elusive task. With many jurisdictions implementing right to repair rules that has made supporting key programmers almost a legal requirement. I can hop onto Amazon and pick up a sophisticated Autel key programmer tool that will work with most cars, and get lifetime updates, for just a few hundred dollars. If readily available commercial tools don't do the job, I'm sure enterprising people can create even better tools for the thief on the go.

buhdeh

Interior panels are all mangled. Likely have to replace a lot of the wiring and interior parts. I'm told it's looking like a huge amount of work. Probably multiple weeks if not months. As per usual with garbage Lexus, it will take weeks to months just to get the parts in because nothing is in stock. For reference, I drove with no backup camera for nearly 2 months (again, no ETA because nothing is in stock and everything is considered "backordered") before they received the part and replaced it the last time I had to order a part.

I will never buy another Lexus again. I kind of wish the vehicle wasn't recovered so I could just buy something else and not deal with this.

Anyways, hope none of you guys (especially in Canada) never have to deal with this.

GoPDemon

Any pictures? I’d like to see where they try to access.

buhdeh

I'll try to find time later. Basically they opened up the panels under the shifter and the panels along the passenger side footwell / glove box.

JasDmw

That stolen ES I mentioned earlier, it took about 5 months for all the parts to arrive and be installed. Yes, there are still issues with replacement parts, especially those that are oddballs like interior trim bits and harnesses. The one that took the neighbour the longest to get was the power cable for the Lexus dash camera he had in the car that they ripped off when they stole the car. I'm sure all the other manufacturers are still having issues as well, this is not a Lexus or Toyota specific thing. The neighbours dealership lent him a car once he was out of insurance coverage for a rental, so maybe you can harp on yours to help out?

AM123

What I find puzzling is that Toyota and Lexus, known for their reliability and easy access to parts due to their status as leading automakers, are currently facing significant issues with the supply and demand of replacement parts. People choose Lexus and Toyota vehicles because they are reliable and because parts are typically readily available. It's disappointing to discover that the company is struggling with back-ordered parts. After going through this thread, immediately ordered an AirTag for my car.

JasDmw

There are thousands of parts in a car. All manufacturers try to stock those that are usually required but when a car is stolen and the interior is ripped apart, parts are damaged that are not high volume replacements. Cut them some slack, they can't warehouse every part everywhere!

As for the air tag, I have a Samsung tag in mine, although based on my experience and those here, I would not want my car back. That's what happened with our 2020 RX that this NX replaced, somebody is likely driving it around Dubai with the winter tires still on it (LOL). I would not want to take on the depreciated value of a theft recovery of my car. I have insurance that covers me for 5 years full value replacement, which means if the car is stolen or wrecked within 5 years, I get back all that I paid for it minus the deductible. So if it's stolen and hopefully not recovered, I'll have the $$ to pay for a new Mazda.

buhdeh

Damn, that’s some brand loyalty, lol. But yeah. I wish the car was never recovered.

AM123

I was speaking in general terms. For example, some community members have been waiting over six months to get their windshields replaced. It's frustrating to pay a lot for a car only to have it sit in the garage for so long.

P.S. I love my NX/Lexus and wouldn't want to wait that long for a part!

E46CT

According to IIHS data for 20-22 model years, here's the least stolen cars list.